The mambo kings sweet latin music and an interesting look at the cubanamerican community in new york in the early 1950s highlight this 1992 drama. It tells the story of cesar castillo, an aged musician who once had a small amount of fame when he and his brother appeared on an episode of i love. A mambo craze spread through the usa in the 1950s, and rossen aimed to repair his finances after almost two years without work since his 1951 house unamerican activities committee hearing. Two cuban brothers bring a new music to the 1950s usa. Antonio banderas, cathy moriarty titolo originale the mambo kings. Various the original mambo kings an afro cubop anthology. The mambo kings original motion picture soundtrack by various. Love this cd, brilliant mix of happy mambo songs and a beautiful ballad. It was the basis for a 1992 motion picture, the mambo kings, as well as a musical in 2005. Glimchers movie knows how to let down its hair and live for the night. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The mambo kings arne glimcher, armand assante, antonio. The mambo kings was the first feature film ever directed by arne glimcher, a powerful figure in the new york art world and founder of the prestigious pace gallery. Sep 21, 2015 rapaz com aspiracoes a escritor resolve sair da casa dos pais e ir morar com sua paixao secreta, um policial.
The mambo kings original motion picture soundtrack. Get the mambo kings dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. The mambo kings film online gratis mambo musica wikipedia. Antonio banderas philadelphia, interview with the vampire makes his american film debut costarring with armand assante private benjamin in this romantic, musicfilled epic of two cuban brothers who come to new york city during the mambo craze of the 1950s. I really loved the book, the mambo kings play songs of love, by oscar hijuelos, which won the pulitzer prize back in the late 1980s. The mambo kings 1992 cast and crew the story of cuban brothers cesar and nestor castillo, who bring their unique sounds to new york in search of fame and fortune.
The two castillo brothers, successful musicians in havana, cuba, find themselves on the wrong side of the law after angering the wrong people, and decide to leave the country for new. Ver pelicula the mambo kings en espanol gratis 1992. The mambo kings play songs of love was published in 1989, and soon became a huge international bestseller. Read the the mambo kings movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The mambo kings 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Film the mambo kings in italiano newer post older post home.
The mambo kings is a 1992 frenchamerican musical drama film based on the 1989 pulitzer prizewinning novel the mambo kings play songs of love by oscar hijuelos. Mambo kings antonio banderas, armand assante 1992 youtube. Antonio banderas sings on the ballad which is a beautiful, haunting song. Although slowpaced, lovers of the music will thoroughly enjoy it. Eddie torres and his mambo kings orchestra and dancers part 1 duration. The mambo kings original motion picture soundtrack label. The book was also made into the 1992 film, the mambo kings, starring armand assante and antonio banderas.
Antonio banderas, armand assante, cathy moriarty, desi arnaz, jr. They are as different as the problems that await them. The mambo kings original motion picture soundtrack 1998. I mambo kings i re del mambo trama cast recensione scheda del film di arne glimcher con armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriarty. And even though the book is even better than the movie books usually are and the film only covers part of the book, this movie is pretty great. With armand assante, antonio banderas, pablo calogero, scott cohen. Cesar armand assante, the tightlywound ladies man, is the center of attention wherever he goes. Assembled here is a selection of mambos, rumbas, boleros and cha cha chas performed by stellar artists of the latin scene. The mambo kings original motion picture soundtrack by. Il termine mambo significa conversazione con gli dei in kikongo, lidioma parlato dalle popolazioni dellafrica centrale. Cesar concentrates on singing and managing the band, while nestor plays the trumpet and writes emotional songs of. Throughout his successful career as an art dealer, glimcher had dabbled in the movie business before as a producer on such films as gorillas in the mist 1988 and the good mother. The mambo kings is a 1992 musical drama directed by arne glimcher and based on the awardwinning novel the mambo kings play songs of love by oscar hijuelos cesar armand assante and nestor castillo antonio banderas are two cuban musicians cesars a singer and the manager, while nestor plays trumpet and is the songwriter who are forced to flee cuba in the 1950s to escape the wrath.
Antonio banderas beautiful maria of my soul the mambo kings. Antonio banderas beautiful maria of my soul the mambo. The soundtrack to the mambo kings is a solid effort that effectively conveys the atmosphere inherent in the film, which was based on oscar hijuelos s pulitzer prize winning novel, the mambo kings play songs of love. The mambo kings tells the story of two brothers who flee from havana in the early 1950s, arrive in new york, and dream of making themselves famous musicians. Armand assantes cesar and antonio banderas nestor are amazed and thrilled on their first night out in new york city. In some ways this story is as old as the movies, but the mambo kings is so filled with energy, passion and heedless vitality that it seems new, anyway. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Nestor antonio banderas is the quiet one still yearning for maria, the woman he left behind. Rent the mambo kings 1992 on dvd and bluray netflix. Its the kind of movie where an opening sequence, with its shot of dancers.
Migliori the mambo kings 1992 film cinema streaming. The talented, passionate castillo brothers, known as the mambo kings, leave their native cuba to find fame and fortune in new york city. Based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel by oscar hijuelos, the mambo kings are brothers cesar armand assante and nestor castillo antonio banderas, cuban musicians who immigrate to new york. Hot latin nights with the mambo kings new jersey symphony. The soundtrack to the mambo kings is a solid effort that effectively conveys the atmosphere inherent in the film, which was based on oscar hijueloss pulitzer prizewinning novel, the mambo kings play songs of love. The book told the story of two cuban brothers who emigrated to new york to try to make it as musicians in the 1950s. Cuban brothers armand assante, antonio banderas hit nightclub dance craze in 1950s new york. Antonio banderas philadelphia, interview with the vampire makes his american film debut costarring. Financial analysis of the mambo kings 1992 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The mambo kings 1992 the story of cuban brothers cesar and nestor castillo, who bring their unique sounds to new york in search of fame and fortune.
And even though the book is even better than the movie books usually are and the film. Rent the mambo kings 1992 starring armand assante and antonio banderas on dvd and bluray. The film features a scene where the brothers appear in an i love lucy episode, cleverly intercutting footage of banderas and assante into an actual i love lucy episode where assante and banderas characters appear to actually be intereacting in a scene with lucille ball. Fighting the demons of their souls, as well as the gangsters who. The mambo kings bring some serious heat as they celebrate the sizzling music of latin america and the united states. Set in the early 1950s, the story follows cesar assante and nestor castillo banderas, brothers and aspiring.
Soon, as the mambo kings, they get club bookings and cesar falls in love with a sharptongued cigarette girl, lanna lake cathy moriarty, and nestor with the beautiful delores fuentes maruschka detmers, who wants to be a teacher. Jul 26, 2014 eddie torres and his mambo kings orchestra and dancers part 1 duration. From the sultry melancholy of astor piazzolla and the burning afrocuban rhythms of tito puente to the rhythmic playfulness of jazz great dave brubeck and the pop strains of the beatles, the mambo kings take you on a latin jazz. Jun 11, 2014 the mambo kings trailer 1992 director. Mambo is a film written and directed from 1952 to 1953 by robert rossen and released in 1955. Directed by arne glimcher, the film stars armand assante, antonio banderas, cathy moriarty and maruschka detmers. The mambo kings arne glimcher, 1992 dvdrip ve divx clasico. I mambo kings i re del mambo film 1991 coming soon. Two cuban brothers, a singer and a trumpeter, go to new york to seek their fortunes playing mambo music. I mambo kings e il primo film girato in america da antonio banderas, dopo i successi in.
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