num_pages: 63
description: Cesar and Nestor Castillo, two very different Cuban brothers, recall their heyday in 1950s New York when they led an orchestra, were known as "the Mambo Kings," and appeared on the "I Love Lucy" show.
language: English
title: Selected from the Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
titlecomplete: Selected from the Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Writers Voices Ser)
genres: American, New York, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Music, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 12245
places: New York City, New York, Manhattan, New York City, New York
series: Mambo Kings
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Literacy Volunteers of