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Directed by arne glimcher, the film stars armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriarty and maruschka detmers. Musician brothers cesar and nestor leave cuba for america in the 1950s, hoping to hit the top of. Exuberantly celebrated from the moment it was published in 1989, the mambo kings play songs of love won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1990 making hijuelos the first hispanic recipient of the award. Released by elektra in 1992 prcd 84902 containing music from the mambo kings 1992. Released february 24th, 1992, the mambo kings stars armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriarty, maruschka detmers the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of. Financial analysis of the mambo kings 1992 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The mambo kings 1992 armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriarty, maruschka detmers, desi arnaz jr. The mambo kings by various artists on amazon music. Antonio banderas and cathy moriarty in the mambo kings 1992. Jun 11, 2014 the mambo kings trailer 1992 director. The mambo kings 1992 cast and crew the story of cuban brothers cesar and nestor castillo, who bring their unique sounds to new york in search of fame and fortune. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Ladda ner var app och fa tillgang till extra funktioner. Read the the mambo kings movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
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Antonio banderas costars with armand assante in this romantic, musicfilled epic of two cuban brothers who come to new york city during the. It was adapted for a major motion picture in 1992 and remains a perennial bestseller. Cesar is the older brother, the business manager, and the ladies man. The mambo kings was the first feature film ever directed by arne glimcher, a powerful figure in the new york art world and founder of the prestigious pace gallery. One for a girl left behind in cuba and the other for the woman his brother married. Two cuban brothers bring a new music to the 1950s usa. The book told the story of two cuban brothers who emigrated to new york to try to make it as musicians in the 1950s. Download the mp3 instrumental versions of the mambo kings. The mambo kings soundtrack from 1992, composed by various artists. Based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel by oscar hijuelos, the mambo kings are brothers cesar armand assante and nestor castillo antonio banderas, cuban musicians who immigrate to new york. Carlos franzetti, robert kraft, various artist the mambo kings. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
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