Mambo Kings - Drama Classic Movies on DVD (1992) Starring Armand Assante; Directed by Arne Glimcher; Warner Home Video : OLDIES.com

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region (unknown)
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85

Audio:

Dolby Surround 5.1 English

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 03/19/1992

"...The extravagantly sexy and witty MAMBO KINGS is a stunner; suffused with romantic longing..."

USA Today - 02/28/1992

"...THE MAMBO KING is engaging and original....It has a good beat, and you can swoon to it..." -- 3 out of 4 stars

Entertainment Weekly - 03/06/1992

"...Shot in hotter-than-life candy color, bursting with music and movement....THE MAMBO KINGS is a tinsel-edged dream of a movie..."

Los Angeles Times - 02/28/1992

"...Driven by an incendiary Latin beat, and filled with smoldering looks and irresistible music, it roars out of the starting gate..."

Chicago Sun-Times - 03/27/1992

"...Filled with energy, passion and heedless vitality....The soundtrack is terrific..."

Product Description:

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. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("Beautiful Maria of My Soul").

Plot Synopsis:

Cuban brothers Nestor and Cesar flee Havana, after a romantic rival threatens Nestor's life. Working in a meat-packing plant by day, at night they pursue their dreams of finding romance and of forming their own mambo band.

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Production Notes:

The book on which the film is based, "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," won the Pulitzer Prize. Shot in DeLuxe color, Technicolor prints. Ray Santos did the mambo arrangements. Shown at the Miami Film Festival February 7, 1992. First time director Arnold Glimcher is a producer and Manhattan art gallery owner.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Armand Assante
Directed by		Arne Glimcher
Performer		Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz Jr., Celia Cruz & Tito Puente

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