Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Name: Buena Vista Social Club
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1999-06-04
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer

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

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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Released 1999-06-04 · 105 min · Documentary, Music

Directed by Wim Wenders

Cast

Compay Segundo as Self
Eliades Ochoa as Self
Ry Cooder as Self
Joachim Cooder as Self
Ibrahim Ferrer as Self
Omara Portuondo as Self
Rubén González as Self
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López as Self
Amadito Valdés as Self
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal as Self
Barbarito Torres as Self
Pío Leyva as Self
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea as Self
Juan de Marcos González as Self
Lázaro Villa as Self