Singer Tony loves dancer Lola in 1940s New York, but sinister Rico brings her to his nightclub in Havana.Singer Tony loves dancer Lola in 1940s New York, but sinister Rico brings her to his nightclub in Havana.Singer Tony loves dancer Lola in 1940s New York, but sinister Rico brings her to his nightclub in Havana.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Ralph Clift
- Customer
- (as Ralph M. Clift)
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring a late 1985 appearance on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson", shortly before the movie aired on TV, Manilow actually revealed the ending to the movie, leading much of the audience to groan. However, he mistakenly thought they groaned not because he revealed the ending, but because of what actually happened to his character at the end, leading Manilow to comment, "It's only a movie."
- Quotes
Tony Starr: [Improving a musical arrangement for Lola] We'll change the keys! That always works.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)
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Featured review
A true gem!
OK, I have been looking for this movie for years, I can't believe it's FINALLY on DVD. ( I too had a worn out VHS copy that I lost). My sis & I can practically sing every song from this movie....We've loved the song copacabana since it came out (I was a little kid at the time) so when they made a movie about it we were stoked to watch it, and watch we did, over & over. This is campy fun, with great costumes & one of the few musicals with cuban characters (albeit not very authentic) so if you like Latin music & choreography and enjoy great original songs...you'll love this movie. All of Manilow's songs here are well-written & are woven into the story in a pretty ingenious way. So do the merengue & the cha cha, you're at the COPA!
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- Nov 4, 2005
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- Barry Manilow's Copacabana
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