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A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.
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- 1 nomination
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Laura Harring
- Nisa
- (as Laura Herring)
Ángela Moya
- Carmen
- (as Angela Moya)
Steven Williams
- Weed
- (as Steven Lloyd Williams)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film was based on an idea writers John Platt and Roy Langsdon came up with while driving to producer Menahem Golan's office. The script was commisioned in December 1989, written in 10 days, in production by the end of January 1990, and hit theaters on March 17th, all in an attempt to beat Lambada (1990) to theaters. Both films were released on the same day.
- GoofsNia is supposed to be an Amazon Princess from Brazil, the glaring mistake is this character speaking Spanish, instead of Portuguese the actual language spoken in Brazil.
- Alternate versionsPost-production was severely rushed to meet its intended March 1990 release date. Two months later, a director's cut was given a limited release in New York City, but this version has never been released on home video (at least in the U.S.).
- ConnectionsFeatured in I Love the '90s: 1990 (2004)
- SoundtracksLambada the Forbidden Dance
Performed by José Feliciano
Appears Courtesy of E.M.I. Records Ltd.
Written by Joseph Goldman, Joe Lamont, Jan Lucas
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A successful attempt to ruin a foreign culture in the US
Brazil was finally allowed to break onto the scene in the US for the first time since the 40s and along comes this piece of propaganda to ruin it every thing about Brazil in this movie is inaccurate if you want to watch something about Brazil watch Central Station (Central Do Brasil) this was without a doubt one of the worst movies ever don't waste your time
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Lambada - Der verbotene Tanz
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,823,154
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $720,864
- Mar 18, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $1,823,154
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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