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Mambo Café (2000)
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A Place without limitsPlot:
A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract business to their restaurant, causing a wildly comic sequence of events ending in near disaster. | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Danny Aiello | ... | Joey |
 | Ismail Bashey | ... | Cabbie #2 |
 | Nesbitt Blaisdell | ... | Homeless Guy |
 | Frank Bongiorno | ... | Mob Boss |
| Lillo Brancato | ... | Weasel |
| Robert Costanzo | ... | Fat Tony |
 | Kamar De Los Reyes | ... | Manny |
| Rosanna DeSoto | ... | Carmen |
| Budd Friedman | ... | Goon #2 |
 | Octavio Gómez | ... | El Loco |
 | Rick Gonzalez | ... | Ricky |
| Richard Hillman | ... | Chris |
| Mike Hodge | ... | Pawn Shop Clerk |
| Dave Konig | ... | Obnoxious Diner |
 | Gabriel Olds | ... | Billy |
| Iraida Polanco | ... | Woman |
| Luis Raul | ... | Gilberto |
 | Paul Rodriguez | ... | Frank |
| Tony Ray Rossi | ... | Henchman#1 |
| Raymond Serra | ... | Goon #3 |
| Gary Swanson | ... | Chris' Father |
| Thalía | ... | Nydia |
| Vinny Vella | ... | Cabbie |
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Rated PG-13 for brief violence and some crude sexual references.Parents Guide:
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Nydia (Thalia), a student at Boston University, comes home to Spanish Harlem between semesters. Her mother and father own the small Mambo Cafe where business is slow. To give their restaurant a higher profile, the owners invite a mobster to the restaurant. Their hope is that he will be rubbed out in their establishment and that the notoriety will improve their cash flow. Meanwhile, Nydia thinks she's in love with a snooty college student, even though handsome homeboy Manny holds her in high esteem. Will the family's plans succeed?
This movie invites viewers to enjoy a good laugh and a good feeling, even considering the darker elements of the plot. The restaurant's owners are a hard-working duo with plenty of charm and grit. Likewise, Thalia is utterly beautiful and enthralling as the daughter with man trouble. Then, too, the setting allows the viewer to experience an environment that may be different from his or her own. Recommended for romantic comedy fans and comedy fans in general. A fun evening of entertainment awaits those who seek it out at the video store or library.