Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.777 |
Directed By
Wim Wenders
Crew
Nick Gold
Russell Farmarco
Russell Farmarco
E. Benjamin Posnack
Walter Spencer
Walter Spencer
Elmo Weber
Elmo Weber
Mitch Bogard
Geraint Lewis
Richard Rutkowski
Julio Simoneau
Susan Titelman
Donata Wenders
Trevor Adkinson
Monica Anderson
Linda Olague
Mark Sherman
Gary Trentham
Sigfredo Ariel
Octavio Calderon
Joachim Cooder
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
Juan de Marcos González
Angel Terry Domech
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Ibrahim Ferrer
Manuel Galbán
Roberto Garcia
Hugo Garzón
Nick Gold
Carlos González
Rubén González
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Pío Leyva
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Benito Suárez Magana
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Eliades Ochoa
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Alejandro Pichardo
Yanko Pichardo
Omara Portuondo
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
José Antonio Rodríguez
Compay Segundo
Barbarito Torres
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Amadito Valdés
Lázaro Villa
Guillermo Iglesias
Diosdado Navarro
Armando Roche
Olga María Fernández González
Victor Gutierrez
Sven Sauër
David Vigdor
Rachel Florian
Zita Morriña
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ulrich Felsberg
Deepak Nayar
Jörg Widmer
Robby Müller
Ulrich Felsberg
Rosa Bosch
Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Jörg Widmer
Claire Pijman
Theo Bierkens
Brigit Hillenius
Lisa Rinzler
David Waterston
Stephen Consentino
Brian Johnson
Ai-Ling Lee
Orada Jusatayanond
Kristi Lake
Linda Moran
Martin Müller
Jerry Boys
TOP CAST
Compay Segundo
Self
Eliades Ochoa
Self
Ry Cooder
Self
Joachim Cooder
Self
Ibrahim Ferrer
Self
Omara Portuondo
Self
Rubén González
Self
Amadito Valdés
Self
Barbarito Torres
Self
Pío Leyva
Self
Lázaro Villa
Self
Octavio Calderon
Self
Angel Terry Domech
Self
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Self
Manuel Galbán
Self
Hugo Garzón
Self
Carlos González
Self
Alejandro Pichardo
Self
Yanko Pichardo
Self
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Self
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Self (as Salvador Repilado)
Benito Suárez Magana
Self (as Benito Suárez)
Heitor Goldflus
Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
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