While critics at the time found the tone inconsistent—veering from serious environmentalism to "endless pelvis gyrations"—the film has found a second life as a campy cult favorite. Here is why it sticks in the memory:
: It served as an early showcase for Laura Harring, who would later become a muse for David Lynch in the masterpiece Mulholland Drive . The Forbidden Dance (1990)
: It was born out of a feud between Cannon Films founders Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, leading to two competing Lambada movies being produced simultaneously. While critics at the time found the tone
Check out how the Lambada craze took the world by storm during this era: The Forbidden Dance (1990)