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6.4/10
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Two Cuban brothers bring a new music to the 1950s USA. They are as different as the problems that await them.Two Cuban brothers bring a new music to the 1950s USA. They are as different as the problems that await them.Two Cuban brothers bring a new music to the 1950s USA. They are as different as the problems that await them.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total
James Medina
- Manny - The Mambo Kings Band
- (as Jimmy Medina)
- Director
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I saw this movie for the first time in 1995 on television and it has been a favorite of mine ever since.
Armand Assante was absolutely awesome! Pure male magnetism just oozed from his pores in this role and I think I became his biggest fan by the time the movie had ended.
Antonio Banderas was handsome as ever and the two of them together was definitely a treat for female viewers.
The the music, the dancing and the charisma of the movie was infectious and fun to be a part of, even if it was only in a visual context.
I must admit, my rating is strictly biased because, to date, I still think Armand Assante is the sexiest man alive and anything that he is in, I make it my business to see, so the 10 was earned entirely on the basis of Armand Assante's presence.
Armand Assante was absolutely awesome! Pure male magnetism just oozed from his pores in this role and I think I became his biggest fan by the time the movie had ended.
Antonio Banderas was handsome as ever and the two of them together was definitely a treat for female viewers.
The the music, the dancing and the charisma of the movie was infectious and fun to be a part of, even if it was only in a visual context.
I must admit, my rating is strictly biased because, to date, I still think Armand Assante is the sexiest man alive and anything that he is in, I make it my business to see, so the 10 was earned entirely on the basis of Armand Assante's presence.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAntonio Banderas couldn't speak English when this movie was filmed, and thus performed all his lines phonetically. Armand Assante couldn't speak Spanish and also performed all his lines phonetically.
- GoofsWhen the Castillo brothers first approach New York City in the early 1950s, the World Trade Center towers are visible in the skyline; they weren't built until the early 1970s.
- Quotes
Cesar Castillo: In the name of the Mambo, the Rumba, and the Cha cha cha.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Mambo Kings
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,742,168
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $319,793
- Mar 1, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $6,742,168
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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