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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.
- $6.7 million
- $15.5 million
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Karen Assante was born on 25 March 1959 in the USA. She is an actress, known for The Mambo Kings (1992) and HeartBeat (1985). Born March 25, 1959. Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro Contact info & Agent info.
- Actress
- March 25, 1959
- Karen Assante
Feb 28, 1992 · 34 Photos. Drama Music. Two Cuban brothers bring a new music to the 1950s USA. They are as different as the problems that await them. Director. Arne Glimcher. Writers. Oscar Hijuelos. Cynthia Cidre. Stars. Armand Assante. Antonio Banderas. Pablo Calogero. See production info at IMDbPro. 40 User reviews. 16 Critic reviews. Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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- Drama, Music
- Arne Glimcher
- 1992-02-28
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Mar 13, 1992 · Assante, who last played a Puerto Rican drug dealer in "Q & A," here makes a virtue of sleek machismo, and his assurance in a scene where he glides Detmers onto the dance floor is the kind of romantic scene the movies loved in the 1940s, but have been shy about in recent years. Advertisement. Music. Foreign. Drama.
Learn more about the full cast of The Mambo Kings with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide ... The Yellowstone Sequel Series Eyes a Big Name for the Female Lead. ... Karen Assante. Karen ...
- Arne Glimcher
Based on Oscar Hijuelos' 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Arne Glimcher's 1992 film The Mambo Kings tells the passionate story of Nestor and Cesar Castillo (Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante), two brothers who flee Cuba in the early 1950s and attempt to make it big as musicians in New York. Cesar embraces ...
Feb 28, 1992 · The Mambo Kings received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for “Beautiful Maria Of My Soul.” End credits state: “Special Thanks to Mario Bauza, Pedro Knight, Harriet Wasserman, Ralph Mercado, Jeffrey Hoffeld, Hilda Grillo, and the entire Machito Family; ‘I Love Lucy’ appears courtesy of CBS.”
