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28 February 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
With a suitcase full of song, Hearts filled with passion, two brothers come to America in search of a dream.Plot:
Musician brothers Cesar and Nestor leave Cuba for America in the 1950s, hoping to hit the top of the Latin music scene... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
TCM—Race And Hollywood: Latino Images In Film (From Twitch. 15 April 2009, 12:32 AM, PDT)
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The Best (and only) Mambo Movie I've Ever Seen! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Armand Assante | ... | Cesar Castillo |
 | Antonio Banderas | ... | Nestor Castillo |
 | Cathy Moriarty | ... | Lanna Lake |
| Maruschka Detmers | ... | Delores Fuentes |
| Pablo Calogero | ... | Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Scott Cohen | ... | Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band |
| Desi Arnaz Jr. | ... | Desi Arnaz Sr. |
| Mario Grillo | ... | Mario - The Mambo Kings Band |
| Ralph Irizarry | ... | Pito - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Pete Macnamara | ... | Johnny Bing - The Mambo Kings Band |
| James Medina | ... | Manny - The Mambo Kings Band (as Jimmy Medina) |
| Marcos Quintanilla | ... | Willie - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Tito Puente | ... | Himself |
| J.T. Taylor | ... | Frankie Suarez - The Mambo Kings Band |
| William Thomas Jr. | ... | Xavier - The Mambo Kings Band |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
104 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Singapore:M18 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Tower Theatre - 802 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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'Banderas, Antonio' couldn't speak English when this movie was filmed, and thus performed all his lines phonetically. Armand Assante couldn't speak Spanish and thus performed all his lines phonetically. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: It is 1952 and the family is watching an episode of the TV series "Cheyenne" (1955) which did not premiere until 1955. moreSoundtrack:
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Excellent "mambo" music and colorful characters made me rate this a "9" after the first viewing. After several looks, the novelty - how many mambo movies are there? - wore off and it settled in as an "8 stars" film but I don't regret seeing this several times. It's fun to watch.
Armand Assante was particularly good in here and I was intrigued with Maruschka Detmers, a new face which at times looked striking. Since she resides in France and hasn't made many, if any, English-speaking films, we here in North America haven't really seen her since this film. Assante and Antonio Bandaras are the two leads, however, sharing the spotlight with the music. Both actors are excellent, maybe the best roles of their careers.
The story moves best the first 40 minutes with a lot of that "hot" music but then gets a little melodramatic afterward. However, I found it interesting all the way through with a nice tale of brotherly love and devotion.
For all you "Ricky Ricardo" fans of "I Love Lucy" television: if you want a real feel of Latin Americans-in America during the 1950s, check this film out.