The Mambo Kings (1992)

Synopsis:
In the early 1950s, two Cuban brothers, musicians César and Nestor Castillo, must flee Havana after getting into a violent dispute with the mobster owners of a club where they performed. Eventually ending up in New York, the brothers (Banderas and Assante) work at menial jobs while attempting to revive their musical careers. At a nightclub where Cesar briefly crashes the act of mambo star Tito Puente, they make new friends and connections, as well as meeting cigarette girl Lanna Lake (Cathy Moriarty), who falls quickly into a love affair with Cesar.
Directed by Arne Glimcher, the film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos. Starring Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante.
Latin music legends Tito Puente and Arturo Sandoval performed on the soundtrack album, as did Celia Cruz, who also has a dramatic role in the film.
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