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For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

2000

120 minutes

DramaTV Movie

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

Top Cast

Andy García headshot

Andy García

Arturo Sandoval

Mía Maestro headshot

Mía Maestro

Marianela

Gloria Estefan headshot

Gloria Estefan

Emilia

David Paymer headshot

David Paymer

Embassy interviewer

Charles S. Dutton headshot

Charles S. Dutton

Dizzy Gillespie

Tomas Milian headshot

Tomas Milian

Sosa

Freddy Rodríguez headshot

Freddy Rodríguez

Leonel Sandoval

José Zúñiga headshot

José Zúñiga

Paquito D'Rivera

Fernanda Andrade headshot

Fernanda Andrade

Paloma

Steven Bauer headshot

Steven Bauer

Angel

Fionnula Flanagan headshot

Fionnula Flanagan

Sally Lewis

Michael O'Hagan headshot

Michael O'Hagan

Johnny Lewis

Miriam Colon headshot

Miriam Colon

Cirita Sandoval

Ruben Rabasa headshot

Ruben Rabasa

Cheo

Arturo Sandoval headshot

Arturo Sandoval

Funcionario