Top billed cast

1. 

   Antonio Banderas

   Nestor Castillo

2. 

   Armand Assante

   Cesar Castillo

3. 

   Cathy Moriarty

   Lanna Lake

4. 

   Maruschka Detmers

   Delores Fuentes

5. 

   Pablo Calogero

   Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band

6. 

   Scott Cohen

   Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band

7. 

   Desi Arnaz Jr.

   Desi Arnaz Sr.

8. 

   Mario Grillo

   Mario - The Mambo Kings Band

9. 

   Ralph Irizarry

   Pito - The Mambo Kings Band

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2021-08-06

_**Dynamic Latin dance performers in America in the 50s**_

Two brothers flee Cuba in the early 50s in search of the American Dream playing mambo music. The older sibling, Cesar, is a natural showman and businessman (Armand Assante) whereas the younger brother, Nestor, is a reserved composer (Antonio Banderas). The women in their lives are played by curvy Cathy Moriarty and Maruschka Detmers.

"The Mambo Kings" (1992) is reminiscent of “The Cotton Club” (1984) mixed with the later “Pollock” (2000) and maybe a little “Dirty Dancing” (1987). While not quite as good as those, it�...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$6,742,168.00

Keywords

• mambo