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Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer. While living in Cuba, he was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977, Sandoval met Gillespie, who became his mentor and helped him defect from Cuba during a tour with the United Nations Orchestra. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1998. His life story was depicted in the 2000 film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Andy García.
