Movie
The Mambo Kings
Overview
The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.
Details
- Release date
- 1992-02-28
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films, Arnon Milchan Productions, Le Studio Canal+
- Country
- France, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as Nestor Castillo
- Armand Assante as Cesar Castillo
- Cathy Moriarty as Lanna Lake
- Maruschka Detmers as Delores Fuentes
- Pablo Calogero as Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band
- Scott Cohen as Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band
- Desi Arnaz Jr. as Desi Arnaz Sr.
- Mario Grillo as Mario - The Mambo Kings Band
- Ralph Irizarry as Pito - The Mambo Kings Band
- Pete Macnamara as Johnny Bing - The Mambo Kings Band
- James Medina as Manny - The Mambo Kings Band (as Jimmy Medina)
- Marcos Quintanilla as Willie - The Mambo Kings Band
Crew
- Arne Glimcher - Director
- Cynthia Cidre - Writer
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