Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

Released on
Documentary, Music
Runtime
105 mins
(318 votes)

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

  • Ulrich Felsberg
  • Deepak Nayar

Screenwriter

  • Wim Wenders

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