Despite its modern setting and undercurrents of social problems, MANHATTAN MERENGUE is, at heart, a goofy 1940s showbiz fantasy featuring the cheesiest song-and-dance numbers since STAYING ALIVE (1983).
In the Dominican Republic, frustrated Miguel Romero (George Perez), dreams of becoming a Broadway star. After his pal Tito (Abdiel Gonzalez) dies in shark-infested waters trying to enter the US, Miguel makes his own attempt. In Puerto Rico, with the help of transplanted Italian Carmelo (Marco
Leonardi), he slips through customs and flies to Manhattan.
Instead of immediate stardom, Miguel instead finds subsistence jobs and cheap lodgings at a boarding house ru...
Released:
1994
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
94 mins