(interprété par Robby Rosa), un jeune danseur talentueux de Porto Rico vivant à Los Angeles. Benny rêve de remporter le prestigieux concours de danse "La Luna" pour devenir le "Roi de la Salsa". Entre romance, rivalités et passion pour la musique, le film capture l'énergie vibrante de la culture latine de l'époque. Casting Principal Robby Rosa (Draco Rosa) :
Joyce Buñuel was a controversial figure in French cinema. As Luis Buñuel’s daughter, she inherited a taste for surrealism but wanted to make accessible, visceral films. Salsa was her ambitious attempt to bring the New York-Puerto Rican salsa explosion to French suburbs. She famously cast actual dancers rather than actors for many supporting roles, giving the film a raw, documentary-like energy during the club sequences. Film salsa 1988 en francais