For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
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In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. Dutton as Dizzy Gillespie and José Zúñiga as Paquito D'Rivera, this gripping jazz biopic is at once a detailed portrait of a musician and a stinging critique
Status: Released
Released Date: 2000-11-18
Runtime: 120 mins
Director: Joseph Sargent
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
Spoken language: English, Español
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Original title: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
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Cast
Andy Garcia
Mía Maestro
Gloria Estefan
David Paymer
Charles S. Dutton
Tomas Milian
Freddy Rodríguez
José Zúñiga
Fernanda Andrade
Steven Bauer
Fionnula Flanagan
Michael O'Hagan
Miriam Colon
Ruben Rabasa
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