Cynthia cidre cane, the mambo kings wrote the pilot and will executive produce with director michael robin the closer, niptuck. They are as different as the problems that await them. Two brothers brought the cuban beat to 1950s new york with hot music, dancing and romance that wont stop smoldering. In some ways this story is as old as the movies, but the mambo kings is so filled with energy, passion and heedless vitality that it seems new, anyway.
The mambo kings is a 1992 frenchamerican musical drama film based on the 1989 pulitzer prizewinning novel the mambo kings play songs of love by oscar hijuelos. Nestors love ballad captures the interest of one of the customers, who turns out to be the. 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. Based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel by oscar hijuelos, the mambo kings are brothers cesar armand assante and nestor castillo. Watch the mambo kings movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The mambo kings 1992 original soundtrack remastered. The mambo kings play songs of love was published in 1989, and soon became a huge international bestseller. Antonio banderas and cathy moriarty in the mambo kings 1992 antonio. Jun 11, 2014 the mambo kings trailer 1992 director. 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.
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The mambo kings tells the story of cesar and nestor castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from cuba to america in search of the american dream. Directed by arne glimcher, it stars armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriartyand maruschka detmers. Rent the mambo kings 1992 starring armand assante and antonio banderas on dvd and bluray. Antonio banderas, armand assante, cathy moriarty, desi arnaz, jr. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Mambo kings soundtrack original 1992 theseven lines. Dmx prayer for the world during covid19 corona virus. The series wont premiere until next summer, but viewers can get their first look at the show monday july 11 during the season premieres of. Soundtrack, latin jazz, mambo, afrocuban, danzon, cubano, merengue. Directed by arne glimcher, the film stars armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriarty and maruschka detmers. The mambo kings 1992 based on oscar hijuelos 1989 pulitzer prizewinning novel the mambo kings play songs of love, arne glimchers 1992 film the mambo kings tells the passionate story of nestor and cesar castillo antonio banderas and armand assante, two brothers who flee cuba in the early 1950s and attempt to make it big as musicians in new york. Jul 08, 2014 antonio banderas costars with armand assante in this romantic, musicfilled epic of two cuban brothers who come to new york city during the mambo craze of the 1950s. The mambo kings 1992 stream and watch online moviefone.
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