Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

[2003, Movie]

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights: Review

The forbidden dance: Romola Garai and Diego Luna

DIRTY DANCING fans shouldn't count on having the time of their lives at this reimagining (not a sequel, not a remake... a reimagining) in which choreographer JoAnn Jansen's experiences as a teenager in Cuba are meshed with DIRTY DANCING's story of racy dance moves and mismatched lovers. The major difference between this year's model and its predecessor is the setting: Instead of unfolding in the Catskills in the early 1960s, the action now takes place in Havana in November 19... read more

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights: Cast & Details

Year: 2003
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Diego Luna: Javier Suarez
Romola Garai: Katey Miller
Sela Ward: Jeannie Miller
John Slattery: Bert Miller
Jonathan Jackson: James Phelps
January Jones: Eve

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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights: TV Guide News

Sela Ward's Shocking Slap | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/8/2004
After wrapping her stint as a modern mom on ABC's Once and Again, Sela Ward traveled back in time to the 1950s in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. She plays lead girl Ramolo Garai's mother, who's a frustrated former ballroom dancer. While filming in Puerto Rico, Ward was thrilled to strap on sexy heels and show off her moves on the dance floor, albeit very briefly. "Damn it, I practiced for two solid weeks and there was only 30 seconds [on screen]," Ward laments to TV Guide Online. "I was so ... read more
Soaps News | 3/4/2004
General Hospital alum Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky) shakes his groove thang in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, and B&B v read more
Uh-Oh! Mya Gets Dirty | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/3/2004
Like many pop starlets, Mya ? best known for "My Love Is Like... Wo" ? wants to be a movie star. She sang "Lady Marmalade" in the musical spectacle Moulin Rouge! and had a brief cameo as a merry murderess in Chicago. Currently, the sultry singer croons in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, in which she appears as a nightclub performer. "This is actually the first time I'm appearing in the movie and on the soundtrack," Mya tells TV Guide Online. "[My song] is a significant moment in the ... read more
Why Dirty Star Almost Quit | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/2/2004
Mexican actor Diego Luna ? who gained indie film fame in Y Tu Mama Tambien ? was all set to be this generation's Patrick Swayze. The 24-year-old hottie was sure he could play a mysterious Cuban who woos a young American girl and teaches her Latin rhythm in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Just one small problem: He had two left feet! "I didn't know how to dance at all," Luna admits to TV Guide Online. "I was really bad at dancing." Jokingly, he adds: "We Mexicans, we know how to drink. We ... read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/1/2004
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