Monday, November 6, 2017

"The Mambo Kings"


Antonio Banderas is in New York City reading a book on the street as his friend passes out flyers for his musical event at the Empire Ballroom in Arne Glimcher's "Mambo Kings" (Warner Bros., 1992). Behind him we get the north side of the marquee of the Rialto Theatre, 812 S. Broadway. 

On the Rialto marquee: Esther Williams in "La Sirena de Millon Dolares" ("Million Dollar Mermaid," 1952). That title is also there for several other films where the theatre appears including "She's So Lovely" (1997) and "The Replacement Killers" (1998).



The Tower is featured prominently as the Empire Ballroom in New York City.  Here we get a look at patrons in the lobby. 



Looking toward the stage from the back of the main floor in "The Mambo Kings."



 A look out into the house.



Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante in front of the stage.



A shot at the back of the Tower's terraced main floor. 

See the pages on the Tower Theatre for a history of the 1927 vintage film palace along with hundreds of photos. The pages on the Rialto Theatre down the block detail its life from a 1917 film palace to its current life as an Urban Outfitters store. 

On IMDB: "The Mambo Kings"

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