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Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

IMDB:

7.5
Buena Vista Social Club

Released

6/4/1999

Duration

1h 45m

Genre

Documentary, Music

Country

Germany

Cast

Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder

Overview

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

Self

Compay Segundo

Eliades Ochoa

Self

Eliades Ochoa

Ry Cooder

Self

Ry Cooder

Joachim Cooder

Self

Joachim Cooder

Ibrahim Ferrer

Self

Ibrahim Ferrer

Omara Portuondo

Self

Omara Portuondo

Rubén González

Self

Rubén González

Orlando 'Cachaíto' López

Self

Orlando 'Cachaíto' López

Amadito Valdés

Self

Amadito Valdés

Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal

Self

Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal

Barbarito Torres

Self

Barbarito Torres

Pío Leyva

Self

Pío Leyva