
Musician brothers Cesar and Nestor leave Cuba for America in the 1950s, hoping to hit the top of the Latin music scene. Cesar is the older brother, the business manager, and the ladies' man. Nestor is the brooding songwriter, who cannot forget the woman in Cuba who broke his heart.
Antonio BanderasNestor Castillo
Thomas F. DuffyMulligan
Yul VazquezFlaco - The Mambo Kings Band
Armand AssanteCesar Castillo
Cathy MoriartyLanna Lake'Banderas, Antonio' couldn't speak English when this movie was filmed, and thus performed all his lines phonetically. Armand Assante couldn't speak Spanish and thus performed all his lines phonetically.
Cesar Castillo:
In the name of the Mambo, the Rumba, and the Cha cha cha.
Anachronisms: When the Castillo brothers first approach New York City in the early 1950s, you can see the World Trade Center towers in the skyline. The towers weren't built until the early 1970s.
Written by Arturo Sandoval
Performed by Arturo Sandoval
Courtesy of GRP Records
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