Buena Vista Social Club

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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Directed by Wim Wenders

“In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.”

Documentary, Music · 1h 45m

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.

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Cast

Compay Segundo Self Eliades Ochoa Self Ry Cooder Self Joachim Cooder Self Ibrahim Ferrer Self Omara Portuondo Self
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Rubén González Self
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Orlando 'Cachaíto' López Self
A
Amadito Valdés Self
M
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal Self
B
Barbarito Torres Self
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Pío Leyva Self

Crew

Director
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Wim Wenders
Director of Photography
Jörg Widmer, Robby Müller, Lisa Rinzler
Editor
Brian Johnson
Producer
Deepak Nayar, Ulrich Felsberg

Details

Release date
1999-06-04
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Cuba
Production
Kintop Pictures, Road Movies