Buena Vista Social Club
Wim Wenders1999-06-04
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
7.5
105 min
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
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Compay Segundo | Self | Unowned |
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Eliades Ochoa | Self | Unowned |
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Ry Cooder | Self | Unowned |
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Joachim Cooder | Self | Unowned |
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Ibrahim Ferrer | Self | Unowned |
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Omara Portuondo | Self | Unowned |
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Rubén González | Self | Unowned |
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Orlando 'Cachaíto' López | Self | Unowned |
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Amadito Valdés | Self | Unowned |
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Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal | Self | Unowned |
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Barbarito Torres | Self | Unowned |
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Pío Leyva | Self | Unowned |
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Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea | Self | Unowned |
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Juan de Marcos González | Self | Unowned |
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Lázaro Villa | Self | Unowned |
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Octavio Calderon | Self | Unowned |
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Angel Terry Domech | Self | Unowned |
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Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. | Self | Unowned |
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Manuel Galbán | Self | Unowned |
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Hugo Garzón | Self | Unowned |
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Carlos González | Self | Unowned |
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Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo | Self | Unowned |
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Alejandro Pichardo | Self | Unowned |
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Yanko Pichardo | Self | Unowned |
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Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos | Self | Unowned |
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Salvador Repilado Labrada | Self (as Salvador Repilado) | Unowned |
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José Antonio Rodríguez | Self | Unowned |
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Benito Suárez Magana | Self (as Benito Suárez) | Unowned |
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Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés | Self | Unowned |
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Heitor Goldflus | Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited) | Unowned |