For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joseph Sargent
Michael O'hagan
Ruben Rabasa
Miguel Sandoval
Ryan M Braun
Marie Debrey
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Biopic about Arturo Sandoval, the Cuban jazz trumpeter who struggled against the Cuban government's attempts to suppress his art. Sandoval's early music career was stifled in Cuba, where he was forced to play in state-run orchestras, but he chose to stay because of his passionate love for his wife, Marianela, an ardent Castro supporter. His devotion to jazz was validated by a chance meeting with Dizzy Gillespie, who would later become instrumental in orchestrating Sandoval's escape. He ultimately defected to the United States in 1989 during a European tour with Gillespie. He went on to win widespread critical acclaim and three Grammy awards.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Cast
Michael O'hagan
Ruben Rabasa
Miguel Sandoval
Ryan M Braun
Marie Debrey
Gloria Estefan
Oswaldo Calvo
Frank A Torres
Fabrizio Bruenza
Britt George
Andy Garcia
Mia Maestro
Robert Wisdom
William Marquez
Steven Bauer
José Z·±iga
David Paymer
Miriam Colon
Rij Flynn
Monica Hallena
Nia Lara
Herman Benthien Viera
Freddy Rodriguez
Bob Karon
Tomas Milian
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Ramon Gonzalez-cuevas
Deborah Magdalena
Roberto Escobar
Alfredo Alvarez Calderon
Arturo Sandoval
Tyler Cravens
Mario Ernesto Sanchez
Andhy Mendez
Victor Trujilo
Fionnuala Flanagan
Chris Royal
Nicky Farrell
Mercedes Enriquez
Fernanda Andrade
Charles S. Dutton
Felix David Manrique
Joe Lala
Crew
David T Alban
Luis Raul Alcocer
Jose Alvarado
Sara Alvarez
Bobby Amor
Jay Amor
Howard Anderson
Rick Ash
Elizabeth R. Balmaseda
Jason Barfield
Jellybean Benitez
Jellybean Benitez
Charles C Bennett
Sajid Berrios
Christian R Beyer
Eric Bidinger
P. J. Bloom
Dominique Borrell
Clive Brown
Duke L Brown
Mike Brown
Zane Bruce
Gladys Bustos
Anne Cabral
Ed Calle
Jay Cannistraci
Emmauel Carrion
Chris Carroll
Jason Chavez
Bill Cimino
Manuel Cintron
Caridad Collazo
Leslie Colombani
Luis E Colon Arroyo
Ronn Cooney
Celia D. Costas
Juan Carlos Coto
Larry W Cranshaw
Marcon Cruz
Victor Cruz Cruz
Ramon Cuadrado
Mark Dane
Shirley Davis
Will Davis
Alicia Decordova
Jorge Del Barrio
Jorge Del Barrio
Carmen Alonzo Delvino
Dan Demirgian
Robert Deschane
Cecele Destefano
Buddy Devingo
Alfonso Diaz
Michael Doyle
Joseph Drago
Joe Earle
Robert Easton
Will Edwards
Bradford Ellis
Jerry Encarnacion
Rod England
Luis R. Estrella
Joey Federici
Joe Foglia
Jan Foster
Bob Frederickson
Marcy Froehlich
Walter G Fuller
Lazaro Galarraga
Bob Galene
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
George Gershwin
Ina Gershwin
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
J Giron
Genessa Goldsmith Proctor
Jose B Gonzalez
Ellen S Gordon
Scott L Gordon
Ernesto Grenez
Betty Abbott Griffin
Luis Grinan-camacho
Kenneth Grubiraman
Charles Guanci
Margeret Guerra Rogers
Hope Hanafin
Brian P Harris
James Harris
Kevin Harris
Melanie Hartford
Maureen Hendricks
John Hendrickson
James Hendrix
Leslie Herman
George Hernandez
George Martin Hernandez
George Hernandez
Jose Caridad Hernandez
Dennis M Hill
John Hinchie
Paula Hoppe
Jimmy Hoyson
Donita Huffman
Billy Hughes
Craig Huston
Barbara Issak
Loida Jeannot
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Darin Jones
Luis Jurado
Larry Kaster
Marc H Katz
Evyen Klean
Richard Kruder
Jerry Lane
Luis Legra
P J Lopez
Luis A Maldonado
Mike Marchain
Jose Mardi
Alexa Marino
William Marquez
William Marquez
Mark Marshall
Richard Eddy Martinez
William C. Mcconnell Jr.
Russ Mcelhatton
Russell Mcelhatton
Joe Mcjimsey
Gilbert Medina Cruz
Karen Meisels
Berthold Meltz
Sean Meyer
Michael Mitzil
Chitra F Mojtabai
Raphael Molinary
Donald M Morgan
Freddye Feliz Nunez
Julian Orbon
Raymond Orraca
Al Paconi
Henry Padilla
John Patteson
Tanya Peel
Felix Perez
Geronimo Perez
Mari Socorro Perez
Orlando Perez
Robert Peterson
Susan Wood Peterson
Jennifer Phillips
Enrique Pinerua
Chano Poso
Arnold Pouch
K G Ramsey
Georgi Ramsland
Dana Reaves Bolla
Mitch Reeves
Sue Rhoden
Rachel Richardson
Robert Richardson
Leopoldo Riera
Ray Rifice
Brian Risner
Holly Ritchie
Paul Rivera
Francisco J Roman
Jack H Rose
Allan K Rosen
Brian Ruberg
Joseph Sabella
John R Salemi
Sue Salzano
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
K H Santy
Eric Schilling
Wayne Schneiderman
Nicholas Scott
Pete Seeger
Patrick Selts
Timothy J Sexton
Rick Sharp
Roger Sherman
Gladyris Silva
Nancy Sivitz
Leah Sokolowsky
Ray Speiss
Henry W Starling
Marty Stein
Sunday Stevens
Paul Stickl
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 18, 2000
Released in United States on Video April 17, 2001
Began shooting March 27, 2000.
Completed shooting May 8, 2000.
Previous working title: "Havana Nocturne."