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
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.859 |
Directed By
Wim Wenders
Crew
Russell Farmarco
Elmo Weber
Nick Gold
Russell Farmarco
Richard Rutkowski
Gary Trentham
Geraint Lewis
E. Benjamin Posnack
Linda Olague
Donata Wenders
Julio Simoneau
Trevor Adkinson
Elmo Weber
Mitch Bogard
Monica Anderson
Mark Sherman
Walter Spencer
Walter Spencer
Susan Titelman
Octavio Calderon
Ry Cooder
Nick Gold
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Carlos González
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Angel Terry Domech
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Omara Portuondo
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Diosdado Navarro
David Vigdor
Rubén González
Compay Segundo
José Antonio Rodríguez
Amadito Valdés
Manuel Galbán
Juan de Marcos González
Sven Sauër
Joachim Cooder
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Pío Leyva
Roberto Garcia
Hugo Garzón
Guillermo Iglesias
Armando Roche
Victor Gutierrez
Rachel Florian
Yanko Pichardo
Sigfredo Ariel
Olga María Fernández González
Ry Cooder
Ibrahim Ferrer
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Eliades Ochoa
Lázaro Villa
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Benito Suárez Magana
Barbarito Torres
Alejandro Pichardo
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Zita Morriña
Wim Wenders
Deepak Nayar
Jörg Widmer
Robby Müller
Ulrich Felsberg
Wim Wenders
Claire Pijman
Jörg Widmer
Rosa Bosch
Ulrich Felsberg
Theo Bierkens
Brian Johnson
David Waterston
Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Brigit Hillenius
Stephen Consentino
Lisa Rinzler
Ai-Ling Lee
Kristi Lake
Orada Jusatayanond
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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