 | Antonio Banderas als Nestor Castillo |
 | Armand Assante als Cesar Castillo |
 | Cathy Moriarty als Lanna Lake |
 | Maruschka Detmers als Delores Fuentes |
 | Pablo Calogero als Ramon - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Scott Cohen als Bernardito - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Desi Arnaz Jr. als Desi Arnaz Sr. |
| Mario Grillo als Mario - The Mambo Kings Band |
| Ralph Irizarry als Pito - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Pete Macnamara als Johnny Bing - The Mambo Kings Band |
| James Medina als Manny - The Mambo Kings Band (as Jimmy Medina) |
| Marcos Quintanilla als Willie - The Mambo Kings Band |
 | Tito Puente als Himself |
| Valerie McIntosh als Tracy Blair |
 | Cordelia González als Anna María |
 | Colleen Fitzpatrick als Redhead on Bus |
| Arne Glimcher | Director |
| Charlie McIntyre | Rigging Gaffer |
| David M. Dunlap | Camera Operator |
| Sam Emerson | Still Photographer |
| Jack B. Bernstein | Co-Producer |
| Bruce Ericksen | Costume Supervisor |
| Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Teresa M. Austin | Makeup Artist |
| Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Gary Jones | Costume Design |
| Cynthia Cidre | Writer |
| Stuart Wurtzel | Production Design |
| Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Patti Safian | Art Department Coordinator |
| Josée Normand | Hairstylist |
| Dennis Glas | Makeup Artist |
| Steve Saklad | Art Direction |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Department Head |
| Judith Saunders | Script Supervisor |
| Oscar Hijuelos | Novel |
| Arne Glimcher | Producer |
| Kara Lindstrom | Set Decoration |
| Bridget Kelly | Costume Design |
| Medusah | Hairstylist |
| Kam Cooney | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Christopher Kennedy | Music Editor |
| Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Carlos Franzetti | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Kraft | Original Music Composer |
| David Carbonara | Music Editor |
| Thomas S. Drescher | Music Editor |
| Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Anna Reinhardt | Associate Producer |
| Steven Reuther | Executive Producer |
| Ray Santos | Music |
