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Mambo Café (2000) -- A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract business to their restaurant, causing a wildly comic sequence of events ending in near disaster.
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5.6/10   147 votes
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Director:
Reuben Gonzalez
Writer (WGA):
Reuben Gonzalez (written by)
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Release Date:
21 April 2000 (Mexico) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Tagline:
A Place without limits
Plot:
A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract business to their restaurant, causing a wildly comic sequence of events ending in near disaster. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Danny Aiello ... Joey

Ismail Bashey ... Cabbie #2

Nesbitt Blaisdell ... Homeless Guy
Frank Bongiorno ... Mob Boss
Lillo Brancato ... Weasel
Robert Costanzo ... Fat Tony

Kamar De Los Reyes ... Manny
Rosanna DeSoto ... Carmen
Budd Friedman ... Goon #2

Octavio Gómez Berríos ... El Loco

Rick Gonzalez ... Ricky
Richard Hillman ... Chris
Mike Hodge ... Pawn Shop Clerk
Dave Konig ... Obnoxious Diner

Gabriel Olds ... Billy
Iraida Polanco ... Woman
Luis Raul ... Gilberto

Paul Rodriguez ... Frank

Tony Ray Rossi ... Henchman#1
Raymond Serra ... Goon #3
Gary Swanson ... Chris' Father
Thalía ... Nydia
Vinny Vella ... Cabbie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Salsa Cafe (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief violence and some crude sexual references.
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA | Mexico
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:L | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
New York, USA
Company:
Kushner-Locke Company, The more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
enjoyable fluff, 11 November 2001
6/10
Author: beardouk from Havana, Cuba

Not sure what the makers were planning - but they weren't going for any deep comments on the position of hispanics in modern America.

This is lightweight to the extreme - but on its own terms quite enjoyable.

Even my wife (who is a MASSIVE fan of Thalia) felt the film was disappointing.

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