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The Mambo Kings (Episode 73) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Essentially an immigrant story set in the 1950's New York music scene, The Mambo Kings is also one of the few mainstream Hollywood films to highlight the Cuban/American experience, albeit without actual Cubans in the cast. Leads Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas are Italian/Irish and Spanish respectively. The female leads, Cathy Moriarity and Maruschka Detmers, are American and Dutch. The only cast members with any Cuban heritage are singer Celia Cruz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. but they each have small supporting roles in the film.
Dan and Vicky discuss the movie, based on the Oscar Hijuelos' 1989…
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