Directed by:
Arne GlimcherScreenplay:
Cynthia CidreCinematography:
Michael BallhausCast:
Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Scott Cohen, Desi Arnaz Jr., Yul Vazquez, Roscoe Lee Browne, Vondie Curtis-Hall (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Two ambitious Cuban brothers come to New York to make a name for themselves as musicians during the mambo craze of the 1950's. By day they work hard at manual labor, at night they are transformed; but the pressures of fame threaten to drive them apart. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Armand Assante](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267617_da631b.jpg)
Armand Assante
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
![Antonio Banderas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072619_dd9aff.jpg)
Antonio Banderas
Spain
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Shrek 2 (2004)
![Cathy Moriarty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268899_0458ab.jpg)
Cathy Moriarty
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Forget Paris (1995)
Digging to China (1998)
![Maruschka Detmers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/524/160524557_559918.png)
Maruschka Detmers
Netherlands
Best movies:
Via Mala (1985) (series)
First Name: Carmen (1983)
Devil in the Flesh (1986)
![Scott Cohen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/337/160337070_b6636f.jpg)
Scott Cohen
USA
Best movies:
Gia (1998) (TV movie)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
Private Parts (1997)
![Desi Arnaz Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325408_6a6dce.jpg)
Desi Arnaz Jr.
USA
Best movies:
A Wedding (1978)
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Billy Two Hats (1974)
![Yul Vazquez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/235/164235947_0f053a.jpg)
Yul Vazquez
Cuba
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Traffic (2000)
![Roscoe Lee Browne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272688_869f34.jpg)
Roscoe Lee Browne
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996)
The Connection (1961)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Vondie Curtis-Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267707_d1e979.jpg)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Mystery Train (1989)
![Talisa Soto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269384_639296.jpg)
Talisa Soto
USA
Best movies:
Licence to Kill (1989)
La Mission (2009)
Flypaper (1997)
![Carlos Gómez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275943_e19312.jpg)
Carlos Gómez
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Traffic (2000)
The Negotiator (1998)
Anh Duong
France
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
High Art (1998)
Mambo Kings (1992)
June Brown
UK
Best movies:
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Misunderstood (1984)
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
![Jonathan Del Arco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/036/166036697_8d1792.jpg)
Jonathan Del Arco
Best movies:
Lost Angels (1989)
Mambo Kings (1992)
Helena Carroll
UK
Best movies:
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Dead (1987)
Cordelia González
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Homeboy (1988)
Mambo Kings (1992)
Celia Cruz
Cuba
Best movies:
Salsa (1988)
Mambo Kings (1992)
The Vengeance of the Mummy (1975)
Tina Cote
Best movies:
Dracula (1992)
Mobsters (1991)
Heatseeker (1995)
James Medina
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Article 99 (1992)
White Squall (1996)
![Thomas F. Duffy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/119/162119187_4bcdec.jpg)
Thomas F. Duffy
USA
Best movies:
The Abyss (1989)
Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV movie)
State of Grace (1990)