Buena Vista Social Club
- Released on
- Runtime
- 105 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Compay Segundo
- Eliades Ochoa
- Ry Cooder
- Joachim Cooder
- Ibrahim Ferrer
- Omara Portuondo
- Rubén González
- Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
- Amadito Valdés
- Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
- Barbarito Torres
- Pío Leyva
- Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
- Juan de Marcos González
- Lázaro Villa
- Octavio Calderon
- Angel Terry Domech
- Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
- Manuel Galbán
- Hugo Garzón
- Carlos González
- Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
- Alejandro Pichardo
- Yanko Pichardo
- Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
- Salvador Repilado Labrada
- José Antonio Rodríguez
- Benito Suárez Magana
- Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
- Heitor Goldflus
Director
- Wim Wenders
Producers
- Deepak Nayar
- Ulrich Felsberg
Screenwriter
- Wim Wenders
