The mambo kings

Resource Information

The work The mambo kings represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The mambo kings

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. presents ; in association with Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films ; an Arnon Milchan production ; produced by Arnon Milchan, Arne Glimcher ; screenplay by Cynthia Cidre ; directed by Arne Glimcher

Contributor

• Alcor Films
• Alcor Films
• Regency Enterprises
• Regency Enterprises
• Studio Canal+
• Studio Canal+
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Assante, Armand, 1949-
• Assante, Armand, 1949-
• Banderas, Antonio
• Banderas, Antonio
• Cidre, Cynthia
• Cidre, Cynthia
• Detmers, Maruschka, 1962-
• Detmers, Maruschka, 1962-
• Glimcher, Arnold B
• Glimcher, Arnold B
• Hijuelos, Oscar
• Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
• Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
• Moriarty, Cathy
• Moriarty, Cathy

Subject

• Adaptations
• Adaptations
• Brothers -- Drama
• Brothers -- Drama
• Cuban Americans -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Cuban Americans -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Drama
• Drama
• Feature films -- France
• Feature films -- United States
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Hijuelos, Oscar -- Film adaptations
• Hijuelos, Oscar -- Film adaptations
• Mambos (Music) -- Drama
• Mambos (Music) -- Drama
• Musicians -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Musicians -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Video recordings
• Videorecording

Genre

• Adaptations
• Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Musician brothers, Cesar and Nestor, leave Cuba for America in the 1950s, with the hopes of making it to the top of the Latin music scene. Cesar is the older brother who serves as the business manager and is a consumate ladies' man. Nestor is the brooding songwriter, who cannot forget the woman in Cuba who broke his heart. This is an unrated version of the film, with one restored scene

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Claire Simpson ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel

Language note

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional English, French or Spanish subtitles

PerformerNote

Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz Jr., Roscoe Lee Browne, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Talisa Soto, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente

Runtime

105

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action