
The Mambo Kings
1992, Drama/Musical, 1h 44m
27 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsYou might also like
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Cast & Crew
Cesar Castillo
Nestor Castillo
Lanna Lake
Delores Fuentes
Desi Arnaz Sr.
Evalina Montoya
Critic Reviews for The Mambo Kings
All Critics (27) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (5)
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September 7, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review… -
Glimcher's movie knows how to let down its hair and live for the night.
March 31, 2008 | Full Review… -
A spirited evocation of the mambo craze which swept post-war America, adapted from Oscar Hijuelos' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
February 9, 2006 | Full Review… -
It's as if there were a terrible telephone connection between the film's vivid sound track and its tepid romantic melodrama, to which the music is supposed to give style and substance.
August 30, 2004 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
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April 16, 2003 | Rating: 4/5 -
In some ways this story is as old as the movies, but "The Mambo Kings" is so filled with energy, passion and heedless vitality that it seems new, anyway.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Mambo Kings
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Mar 04, 2009I liked how serious both the musicians were about music in this film. That isn't portrayed convincingly in film very often.Morris N Super Reviewer
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Nov 27, 2007Two ambitious Cuban brothers come to New York to make a name for themselves as musicians during the mambo craze of the 1950's. By day they work hard at manual labor, at night they are transformed; but the pressures of fame threaten to drive them apart. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("Beautiful Maria of My Soul").Martin D Super Reviewer
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