Factual error: Whenever you see a license plate, it says "Puerto Rico, Isla Del Encanto" (where the film was shot). The movie takes place in Cuba.
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Plot summary
Directed by: Guy Ferland
Starring: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery
Katie Miller is forced to move to Cuba after her dad gets a promotion. once there she meets a cuban bus boy named Javier who happens to be a good dancer. She becomes intregued by the cuban form of dancing and and with the cuban boy.
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More mistakes in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Javier Suarez: You felt the sudden urge for Cuban music?
Katey Miller: The van left without me, I've been walking for an hour.
Javier Suarez: I can walk you back.
Katey Miller: Oh, no, you don't have to do that.
Javier Suarez: Oh, yeah, you're right. You'll find your way sooner or later. Maybe in a week or a month. Let me just say goodbye.
Answer: Because they were singing revolutionary songs. And at that time was strictly forbidden.