The Mambo Kings is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty and Maruschka Detmers. Set in the early 1950s, the story follows Cesar (Assante) and Nestor Castillo (Banderas), brothers and aspiring musicians who find success and stardom after fleeing from Havana, Cuba to New York City to escape danger. The film marks Glimcher's directing debut, and features Banderas in his first English-language role.
The Mambo Kings (1992)
Directed by Arne Glimcher
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$15,500,000
Box Office
$6,742,168
Tags
Desi Arnaz, Film Based On Literature, Mambo, Mambo Kings Play Songs Of Love, New York, Pulitzer Prize
Attributes
Based On: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Narrative Location: Cuba, New York City
Narrative Location: Cuba, New York City
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Alternate Titles
A mambó királyai
HU
I re del mambo
IT
Kraljevi Mamba
RS
Królowie mambo
PL
Les mambo kings
FR
Les rois du mambo
CA
Los reyes del mambo
AR, MX
Los reyes del mambo tocan canciones de amor
ES
Mambo karaliai
LT
Mambo Kings
AT, DK, FI, DE, SI
Os Reis do Mambo
BR, PT
The Mambo Kings
AU, CA, EC, GR, GB, US
Короли мамбо
RU
Кралете на мамбото
BG
マンボ・キングス わが心のマリア
JP
曼波狂潮
TW