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For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

November 18, 2000
2h
Drama
TV Movie
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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

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Details

Director
Joseph Sargent
Cast
Andy García, Mía Maestro, Gloria Estefan, David Paymer, Charles S. Dutton, Tomas Milian, Freddy Rodríguez, José Zúñiga, Fernanda Andrade, Steven Bauer
Release Date
November 18, 2000

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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