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For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)

Genre : Documentary, Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Joseph Sargent

Synopsis

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

Actors

Andy García
Andy García
Arturo Sandoval
Mía Maestro
Mía Maestro
Marianela
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Emilia
David Paymer
David Paymer
Embassy interviewer
Charles S. Dutton
Charles S. Dutton
Dizzy Gillespie
Tomás Milián
Tomás Milián
Sosa
Freddy Rodríguez
Freddy Rodríguez
Leonel Sandoval
José Zúñiga
José Zúñiga
Paquito D'Rivera
Fernanda Andrade
Fernanda Andrade
Paloma
Steven Bauer
Steven Bauer
Angel
Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnula Flanagan
Sally Lewis
Michael O'Hagan
Michael O'Hagan
Johnny Lewis
Miriam Colón
Miriam Colón
Cirita Sandoval
Ruben Rabasa
Ruben Rabasa
Cheo
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Funcionario

Crews

Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent
Director
Timothy J. Sexton
Timothy J. Sexton
Writer
Dominique Borrel
Dominique Borrel
Makeup Artist
Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco
Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco
Set Dressing Artist
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Original Music Composer
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Musician
Chitra F. Mojtabai
Chitra F. Mojtabai
Second Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story - Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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