For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
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
Director: Joseph Sargent
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Andy Garcia as Arturo Sandoval |
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Mía Maestro as Marianela |
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Gloria Estefan as Emilia |
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David Paymer as Embassy interviewer |
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Charles S. Dutton as Dizzy Gillespie |
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Tomas Milian as Sosa |
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Freddy Rodríguez as Leonel Sandoval |
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José Zúñiga as Paquito D'Rivera |
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Fernanda Andrade as Paloma |
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Steven Bauer as Angel |
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Fionnula Flanagan as Sally Lewis |
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Michael O'Hagan as Johnny Lewis |
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Miriam Colon as Cirita Sandoval |
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Ruben Rabasa as Cheo |
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Arturo Sandoval as Funcionario |
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Ron Madoff as Extra |
| Writing | Timothy J. Sexton | Writer |
| Directing | Joseph Sargent | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominique Borrel | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco | Set Dressing Artist |
| Sound | Arturo Sandoval | Musician |
| Sound | Arturo Sandoval | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Chitra F. Mojtabai | Second Assistant Director |