THE MAMBO KINGS

Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Desi Arnaz Jr.

Warner Bros.; Directed by Arne Glimcher

Rated R; 104 minutes; 1992

Two brothers (Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas) fresh from Havana look for acceptance and fame in 1953 America with their vibrant and touching mambo songs in this sizzling adaptation of Oscar Hijuelos’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Reviews

"A movie with passion, energy, style and heart. Magnificent music. An engrossing story. Just the thing to get you out of your seat—to dance or to applaud."

- Jack Garner, GANNETT FILM SERVICE

"A spicy cocktail of hot Latin music, fiery tropical color, throbbing emotion and exploding passion—MAMBO KINGS is a sexy, sensual knockout of a movie."

- Rex Reed, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER

"It sizzles and pulsates! It moves with a rhythm and energy few recent movies have. I loved it!"

- Jeffrey Lyons, CNBC/THE REAL STORY/WCBS RADIO

"A vibrant recreation of a time, a place, a state of mind."

- Dennis Cunningham, WCBS-TV

"Sizzles with romance, rhythm and humanity. Armand Assante is fabulous."

- Bill Diehl, ABC RADIO NETWORK

"A scorcher! Hot music, hot romance, a hot movie. Armand Assante is electrifying. The music is torrid. Director Arne Glimcher delivers a rousing drama."

- Gene Shalit, TODAY, NBC-TV

"Breathtaking! A stunner! It's extravagantly sexy, witty and romantic. Director Arne Glimcher goes where the music takes him, giving familiar feelings the fresh potency of melody. Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas are sensational."

- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

"Dazzling, flashy, red-hot."

- Lawrence Frascella, US MAGAZINE

"Movie theatres across America will be shaking and sliding on their foundations. Is it earthquakes? No, it's THE MAMBO KINGS! It's dynamite! Fasten your seatbelts!"

- Joel Siegel, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, ABC-TV

"A celebration! Exuberant. Sensuous. Witty. See THE MAMBO KINGS and try, just try, to keep from dancing out of the theatre."

- Richard Corliss, TIME MAGAZINE

"Two thumbs up! So much freshness and energy!"

- SISKEL & EBERT

"Hotter than life. Bursting with music and movement. A dream of a movie."

- Owen Glieberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"There's nothing like it. Engaging, original, catchy, kicky."

- Mike Clark, USA TODAY

"Jubilant and upbeat. Fiery. Impassioned."

- Janet Maslin, NEW YORK TIMES

"The most heartfelt American movie of the new year."

- Bob Campbell, NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE

BLURB

Students won’t want to miss Antonio Banderas in this stirring tale of 1950s America.