The premiere aired on HBO on November 18th 2000

Cast:

Andy Garcia - Arturo Sandoval
Mía Maestro - Marianela
Gloria Estefan - Emilia
David Paymer - Embassy Interviewer
Charles Dutton - Dizzy Gillespie
Tomas Milian - Sosa
Freddy Rodríguez - Leonel
Andy Mendez - Young Leonel
Felix David Manrique - Turi
José Zúñiga - Paquito D'Rivera
William Marquez - Arturo Sr.
Steven Bauer - Angel
Fionnula Flanagan - Sally
Michael O'Hagan - Johnny Lewis
Miguel Sandoval - Osvaldo