In the movie Mambo Kings (1992) there's a scene in a dance hall where
the actor Armand Asante dances with Antonio Bandera's girl (don't know
her name) to an instrumental song in the background. Does anybody know
the name of that song and who plays it? BTW, that song is not in the
soundtrack cd...

Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 08 Sep 2006 18:06 PDT

I think your song is "Mambo Gallego," by Tito Puente.

You can listen to an audio clip here (the second song):

http://www.amazon.com/Oye-Como-Va-Dance-Collection/dp/B000003OZA

Is this the right song?

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Clarification of Question by el_santo-ga on 08 Sep 2006 18:26 PDT

YES IT IS!!! Amazing, I've been trying to find that song for ages!!!,
thank you so much...

I'm delighted to have been able to help you identify your song. I love
mambo, so this was a pleasurable question to answer.

As I mentioned above, the song you want is Tito Puente's "Mambo Gallego."

The Internet Movie Database verifies that this song is used in "The
Mambo Kings," but the IMDb has spelled "Gallego" wrong!

"Mambo Gailego" [sic]
 Written by Tito Puente
 Performed by Mambo All-Stars

Internet Movie Database: Soundtracks for The Mambo Kings
http://imdb.com/title/tt0104802/soundtrack

If you like this tune, you might be interested a recent remix:

Mambo Gallego Remix
http://users.wfu.edu/shelj24/MamboGallegoREMIX.mp3

Very best regards,
pinkfreud