For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | |
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Written by | Timothy J. Sexton |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Starring | Andy García Mía Maestro Gloria Estefan David Paymer |
Music by | Arturo Sandoval |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jellybean Benítez Andy García |
Producer | Celia D. Costas |
Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
Editor | Michael Brown |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | HBO Films |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | November 18, 2000 |
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story is a 2000 American made-for-television biographical drama film about jazz musician Arturo Sandoval starring Andy García. The film was produced for HBO premium cable network and first aired on November 18, 2000.
Plot
[edit]World-class trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was a shining light in Cuba's exciting jazz scene and championed by jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie as one of the greatest musicians he had ever heard. The film is the story of Sandoval's life, up to his defection to the United States.
Cast
[edit]- Andy García as Arturo Sandoval
- Mía Maestro as Marianela
- Gloria Estefan as Emilia
- David Paymer as Embassy interviewer
- Charles S. Dutton as Dizzy Gillespie
- Tomas Milian as Sosa
- Freddy Rodríguez as Leonel
- José Zúñiga as Paquito D'Rivera
- Steven Bauer as Angel
- Fionnula Flanagan as Sally
- Miguel Sandoval as Osvaldo
- Fernanda Andrade as Paloma
- Arturo Sandoval Valet (uncredited cameo)