Luis Caballero is a

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and writer of Puerto Rican descent, who lived in

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for most of his life. After performing

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s for several years, he teamed up with

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to adapt his comedy material into a film. That film, which Model produced and directed, became ''The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)'', a 74-minute feature which was released theatrically in 1992 and on

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in 1996. Caballero's sardonic humor sought to shed light on the Puerto Rican experience.

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Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American male comedians 21st-century American comedians Comedians from New York City American people of Puerto Rican descent {{US-comedian-stub