Antonio Banderas as Nestor Castillo

Armand Assante as Cesar Castillo

Cathy Moriarty as Lanna Lake

Maruschka Detmers as Delores Fuentes

Pablo Calogero as Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band

Scott Cohen as Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band

Desi Arnaz Jr. as Desi Arnaz Sr.

Mario Grillo as Mario - The Mambo Kings Band

Ralph Irizarry as Pito - The Mambo Kings Band

Pete Macnamara as Johnny Bing - The Mambo Kings Band

James Medina as Manny - The Mambo Kings Band (as Jimmy Medina)

Marcos Quintanilla as Willie - The Mambo Kings Band

Tito Puente as Himself

Valerie McIntosh as Tracy Blair

Cordelia González as Anna María

Colleen Fitzpatrick as Redhead on Bus

Jonathan Del Arco as Young Cesar