The Forbidden Dance

Two lambada movies were released on March 16, 1990, but only one was written in 10 days and focuses on a Brazilian princess saving the rainforest by dancing on a TV show judged by Mama Coconut. Paul, June, and Jason watched The Forbidden Dance and discuss the cultural impact of the lambada, Joa the magical shaman, if the Jason character is a Choppleganger, Nisa's solo lambada dancing, Carmen offering her bed to a strange man to have sex in, and so much more. Plus, Paul chronicles the falling out between Cannon Films co-founders Golan and Golbus that led to the production of two dueling lambada films. Buy our "Jason Baby Needs A Swayze" t-shirt for this episode in black here or white here . • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Have a Last Looks correction or omission? Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your Last Looks theme song to us here • Join the HDTGM conversation on Discord: discord.gg/hdtgm • Buy merch at howdidthisgetmade.dashery.com/ • Order Paul’s book about his childhood: Joyful Recollections of Trauma • Shop our new hat collection at podswag.com • Paul’s Discord: discord.gg/paulscheer • Paul’s YouTube page: youtube.com/paulscheer • Follow Paul on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/paulscheer •

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The Forbidden Dance is an episode from How Did This Get Made? by Earwolf.

This episode is 01:09:05 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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