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The Mambo Kings 1992 2 stars

    R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Arne Glimcher
Cast: Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz Jr., Celia Cruz, Roscoe Lee Browne, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tito Puente, Talisa Soto, Joe Petruzzi, Anh Duong

  Brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo (Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas) leave Cuba and travel to the U.S. in the early 1950s to pursue their dream of making names for themselves on the Latin music scene. They succeed as The Mambo Kings but encounter more than a few problems in the process. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song ("Beautiful Maria of My Soul").

The Perez Family 1995 3 stars

    R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Chazz Palminteri, Trini Alvarado, Celia Cruz, Vincent Gallo, Ranjit Chowdhry

  Jean Perez (Alfred Molina) is a Cuban out of prison after 20 years. He meets and teams up with Dottie (Marisa Tomei) to form a "family" in order to be able to improve their chances of American sponsorship in their refugee status.

Salsa 1988 1 and a half stars

    PG, 96 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Boaz Davidson
Cast: Robby Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Magali Alvarado, Miranda Garrison, Moon Orona, Angela Alvarado, Celia Cruz, Valente Rodriguez, Daniel Rojo, Humberto Ortiz

  There is going to be an important dance contest, and one young man (Robby Rosa) is determined that the prize will be his. The music in this movie is really spectacular, but the plot is suspiciously like "Dirty Dancing," or, in other words, there isn't any.

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Mambo Kings (1992)
2. The Perez Family (1995)
3. Salsa (1988)

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