The Mambo Kings
“With a suitcase full of song, Hearts filled with passion, two brothers come to America in search of a dream.”
The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.
Genres
Drama, Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Mambo Kings performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$6.7M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$971K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Nestor Castillo
Antonio Banderas
Nestor Castillo
Cesar Castillo
Armand Assante
Cesar Castillo
Lanna Lake
Cathy Moriarty
Lanna Lake
Delores Fuentes
Maruschka Detmers
Delores Fuentes
Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band
Pablo Calogero
Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band
Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band
Scott Cohen
Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band
Desi Arnaz Sr.
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Desi Arnaz Sr.
Mario - The Mambo Kings Band
Mario Grillo
Mario - The Mambo Kings Band
Pito - The Mambo Kings Band
Ralph Irizarry
Pito - The Mambo Kings Band
Johnny Bing - The Mambo Kings Band
Pete Macnamara
Johnny Bing - The Mambo Kings Band
Manny - The Mambo Kings Band (as Jimmy Medina)
James Medina
Manny - The Mambo Kings Band (as Jimmy Medina)
Willie - The Mambo Kings Band
Marcos Quintanilla
Willie - The Mambo Kings Band
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