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

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Original title

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

Year

2000

Running time

120 min.

Country

United States

Director

Joseph Sargent

Screenwriter

Timothy J. Sexton

Cast

Music

Arturo Sandoval

Cinematography

Donald M. Morgan

Producer

HBO

Genre

Drama. Musical | Biography. TV Movie

Synopsis

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story chronicles the life of a man torn between his home and his devotion to his music. In a Golden Globe-nominated performance, Andy Garcia portrays the gregarious, passionate, and obstinate Arturo Sandoval, the Grammy-winning Cuban trumpet player.

This HBO film shows how Sandoval's life in revolutionary Cuba is affected--beginning in the early 1970s--by his zeal for his music and by the limits placed on him by his homeland. Representing his torn loyalties are Dizzy Gillespie (the enigmatic jazz musician played by Charles S. Dutton) and Sandoval's wife, Marianela (played by the beautiful Mia Maestro). Gillespie embodies the freedom to follow one's dream, while Marianela represents family loyalty and the ideals of the Castro revolution. Yet, the same regime his wife embraces forces Arturo to play government-imposed music instead of the jazz that he loves. Sandoval travels the world, and while the Cuban government profits from his success, he is exposed to a freedom that eventually draws him to the difficult and life-changing decision he and his family feel compelled to make.

Awards: 2001: Emmy: Best Music. 4 Nominations, Including Best TV Movie

2000: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Mini-Series or Picture for TV and Actor (Andy Garcia)

2000: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director (Miniseries/TV Movie)

2001: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Long Form)

2000: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations

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

2000

Joseph Sargent

5.7

(95)