Ruben Blades stars in this low-budget independent salsa musical (filmed in Spanish Harlem at a cost of $600,000), chronicling the rise and fall of a salsa artist who wants to hit the big time. Blades plays Rudy Veloz, a salsa musician who grabs one-night gigs in Latino nightclubs. He idolizes Julio ...more
Year: 1985 | Running Time: 86 minutes
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- Rubén Blades - Rudy Veloz
- Shawn Elliott - Orlando
- Tom Signorelli - Lou Rose
- Elizabeth Peña - Liz Garcia
- Frank Robles - Ray Soto
- Amanda Barber - Radio D.J.
- Deborra-Lee Furness - Statue of Liberty
- Lorena Velazquez - Latin Club Groupie
- Ballistic Kisses
- Romeo Da Silva - Diner Punk
- Miriam Cruz - Liz's Mother
- Eddie Chea - Diner Punk
- Lori Carson - Sherry
- Cathy Carlin - American Photographer
- Leon Ichaso - Director
- Susan Rollins - Executive Producer
- Manuel Arce - Producer
- Leon Ichaso - Screenwriter
- Rubén Blades - Screenwriter
- Manuel Arce - Screenwriter
- Richard Karnbach - Art Director
- Claudio Chea - Associate Producer
- Carl Haber - Associate Producer
- Octavio Soler - Associate Producer
- Gary Karr - Editor
- Mauricio Smith - Composer (Music Score)
- Octavio Soler - Production Designer
- Claudio Chea - Cinematographer











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