For Love Or Country - The Arturo Sandoval Story

He played his way out of Cuba and into the heart of America

The U.S. Embassy is about to play host to a defector, and the defector is about to play for his life. Based on an incredible true story, For Love Or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, tells the powerful tale of a Cuban musician with a trumpet, a few scratched American LPs, and a dream that would change his life forever.

Frustrated by the Cuban Government´s response to his music, and after meeting American jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval secretly plans to escape to the U.S. Tied do Cuba by a love for his wife, family and home, he cooperates with the government, going so far as to join the Party in order to travel internationally.

One night, on a European tour, he leaves a smoke-filled night club for a secret meeting at the U.S. Embassy. Fearful of being sent home, Sandoval´s heart beats like never before. At risk is everything he loves. The prize is everything he dreams.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 1 November, 2006