Milly: Queen of Merengue
8.6
“No one becomes a Queen without a great story to tell”
Vibrant musical inspired by the unique life of Dominican singer Milly Quezada worldwide known as the Queen of Merengue who as precocious young girl is forced to leave her country to escape a city torn by the 1965 civil war, once in New York she'll struggle to find her place in the colorful streets of Washington Heights where the wave of Latino immigration was just beginning, her musical journey will place her amongst the few female figures of the Latin Boom in the seventies alongside Celia Cruz and La Lupe.
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Cast
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Sandy Hernández
Milly Quezada
Also in
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Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr.
Rafael Vásquez
Also in
El Equipito, Capítulo 1: ¡Todo por una Herencia!
Padre se busca
Raidher Díaz
Rafaelito Quezada
Known for
That Night
Jalsen Santana
Don Rafael
Also in
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Nicole Padrón
Young Milly
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Leticia Tonos Director · Junior Rosario Writer Pedro Juan López Cinematographer
First release January 28, 2026 · Produced in Dominican Republic · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Producciones Linea Espiral
Production
Dominican Republic
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Languages
Original title
Milly: reina del merengue
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Dominican Republic · January 28, 2026
Premiere · Festival de Cine Global Dominicano
No release date listed for United States.
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