The Mambo Kings (1992)

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total

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Armand Assante

Cesar Castillo

Antonio Banderas

Nestor Castillo

Pablo Calogero

Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band

Scott Cohen

Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band

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

James 'JT' Taylor

Frankie Suarez - The Mambo Kings Band

William Thomas Jr.

Xavier - The Mambo Kings Band

Yul Vazquez

Flaco - The Mambo Kings Band

Cathy Moriarty

Lanna Lake

Maruschka Detmers

Delores Fuentes

Desi Arnaz Jr.

Desi Arnaz Sr.

Celia Cruz

Evalina Montoya

Roscoe Lee Browne

Fernando Perez

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Miguel Montoya

Director
- Arne Glimcher
Writers
- Oscar Hijuelos
- Cynthia Cidre
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Trivia
Antonio Banderas couldn't speak English when this movie was filmed, and thus performed all his lines phonetically. Armand Assante couldn't speak Spanish and also performed all his lines phonetically.

Goofs
When the Castillo brothers first approach New York City in the early 1950s, the World Trade Center towers are visible in the skyline; they weren't built until the early 1970s.

Quotes
Cesar Castillo: In the name of the Mambo, the Rumba, and the Cha cha cha.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Memoirs of an Invisible Man/Under Suspicion/The Mambo Kings/This Is My Life (1992)

Soundtracks
Mambo Caliente
Written by Arturo Sandoval
Performed by Arturo Sandoval
Courtesy of GRP Records

The Royal Treatment Cubano style!

THE MAMBO KINGS (1992) *** Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz Jr. Flamboyant and fun watching film about two immigrant Cuban brothers in 1950s NYC trying to make the big time with their style and music. Banderas is particularly good as the heartbroken younger sibling and the soundtrack is memorably poignant and lavish set designs as well.