For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Overview
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
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.6978 |
Directed By
Joseph Sargent
Crew
Joseph Sargent
Timothy J. Sexton
Dominique Borrel
Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Chitra F. Mojtabai
TOP CAST
Andy García
Arturo Sandoval
Mía Maestro
Marianela
Gloria Estefan
Emilia
David Paymer
Embassy interviewer
Charles S. Dutton
Dizzy Gillespie
Tomas Milian
Sosa
Freddy Rodríguez
Leonel Sandoval
José Zúñiga
Paquito D'Rivera
Fernanda Andrade
Paloma
Steven Bauer
Angel
Fionnula Flanagan
Sally Lewis
Michael O'Hagan
Johnny Lewis
Miriam Colon
Cirita Sandoval
Ruben Rabasa
Cheo
Arturo Sandoval
Funcionario
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