Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

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

Documentary Music

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.

star 7.5
  • Release Date: 1999-06-04
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Director: Wim Wenders

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Compay Segundo

      Self

    • Eliades Ochoa

      Self

    • Ry Cooder

      Self

    • Joachim Cooder

      Self

    • Ibrahim Ferrer

      Self

    • Omara Portuondo

      Self

    • Rubén González

      Self

    • Orlando 'Cachaíto' López

      Self

    • Amadito Valdés

      Self

    • Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal

      Self

    • Barbarito Torres

      Self

    • Pío Leyva

      Self

    • Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea

      Self

    • Juan de Marcos González

      Self

    • Lázaro Villa

      Self

    • Octavio Calderon

      Self

    • Angel Terry Domech

      Self

    • Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.

      Self

    • Manuel Galbán

      Self

    • Hugo Garzón

      Self

    • Carlos González

      Self

    • Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo

      Self

    • Alejandro Pichardo

      Self

    • Yanko Pichardo

      Self

    • Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos

      Self

    • Salvador Repilado Labrada

      Self (as Salvador Repilado)

    • José Antonio Rodríguez

      Self

    • Benito Suárez Magana

      Self (as Benito Suárez)

    • Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés

      Self

    • Heitor Goldflus

      Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)

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