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The Mambo Kings

BBC One
on BBC One London

Musical drama based on the novel by Oscar Hijuelos, starring Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas

It is 1952 and the mambo craze is sweeping America. Two brothers travel from Cuba to find fame and fortune in New York through their music, but the contrast in their natures and desires causes problems between them.
(1992, 15)
See Films: pages 50-56

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Based on the novel by:
Oscar Hijuelos
Director:
Arne Glimcher
Cesar Castillo:
Armand Assante
Nestor Castillo:
Antonio Banderas
Lanna Lake:
Cathy Moriarty
Delores Fuentes:
Maruschka Detmers
Ramon:
Pablo Calogero
Source: Radio Times

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