Holiday in Havana

Holiday in Havana

A RUNAWAY RHUMBA ROMANCE rumbling with riotous rhythm!

1949 · 73 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy

While working as a hotel busboy, aspiring bandleader Carlos Estrada tries to persuade singer Lolita Valdez to join him in a rhumba contest in Havana.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough · Written by Morton Grant

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