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The Forbidden Dance
The Forbidden Dance

The Forbidden Dance

LAMBADA...If it got any hotter, it wouldn't be dancing!

Genres

RomanceDrama

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A princess in the Amazon rain forests tries to fight a conglomerate threatening the forests by going to Los Angeles. There she links up with a rich kid who tells her that she must get on television to succeed with her mission. Quick as a wink, the two come up with the idea of winning a lambada dance contest.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.193/10

Release Date

16 March 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Laura Harring

Laura Harring

Nisa

Jeff James

Jeff James

Jason Anderson

Ángela Moya

Ángela Moya

Carmen

Sid Haig

Sid Haig

Joa

Barbra Brighton

Barbra Brighton

Ashley Wells

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Benjamin Maxwell

Pilar Del Rey

Pilar Del Rey

Queen

Ruben Moreno

Ruben Moreno

King

Shannon Farnon

Shannon Farnon

Katherine Anderson

Linden Chiles

Linden Chiles

Bradley Anderson

Connie Woods

Connie Woods

Trish

Kenny Johnson

Kenny Johnson

Dave

Sabrina Mance

Sabrina Mance

Cami

Charles Meshack

Charles Meshack

Eddie

Miranda Garrison

Miranda Garrison

Mickey

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Weed

Adriana Kaegi

Adriana Kaegi

Coconut

Kid Creole

Kid Creole

Kid Creole

Remy O'Neill

Remy O'Neill

Robin

Tom Alexander

Tom Alexander

Kurt

Taryn Hagey

Taryn Hagey

Coconut

Greg Niebel

Greg Niebel

Morgan

Janique Svedberg

Janique Svedberg

Coconut

Kenny Scott Carrie

Kenny Scott Carrie

Kenneth

Gene Mitchell

Gene Mitchell

Cutter

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