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)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Guy Ferland
Starring: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery
Katie has to leave the Islands once Batista has fleed the country. She and Javier never finish the dance so they don't win the dance contest. They do however become king and queen of La Rosa Negra.
Maria
More mistakes in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Javier Suarez: It's like dancing with my mother's ironing board.
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Answer: Because they were singing revolutionary songs. And at that time was strictly forbidden.