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Film

The Mambo Kings

November 2, 2025
6:00 pm
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Free
FREE TICKETS

 

SCREENING INFORMATION

  | 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015

*Ages 25 and under & senior discounts apply at the box office only.

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The Mambo Kings

1992 | R | 1 hr 51 min
Directed by: Arnold Glimcher
Starring: Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty
Also starring Latin music superstars Celia Cruz and Tito Puente.

1952. The mambo craze is sweeping America. Fresh from Havana, Cesar and Nestor Castillo land in New York City, singing their heart-wrenching songs as The Mambo Kings. Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante star as sensitive introvert Nestor and self-styled master of seduction Cesar, two men torn between the vibrant world of New York and the home and loves they have left behind–who for one brief, immortal instant achieve their dream of stardom with a guest appearance on “I Love Lucy.”

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos

Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song