Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

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

  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 1999-06-04
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 323 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Kintop Pictures
  • Production Country: Cuba, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Wim Wenders
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • Octavio Calderon

    as Self

  • Angel Terry Domech

    as Self

  • Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.

    as Self

  • Manuel Galbán

    as Self

  • Hugo Garzón

    as Self

  • Carlos González

    as Self

  • Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo

    as Self

  • Alejandro Pichardo

    as Self

  • Yanko Pichardo

    as Self

  • Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos

    as Self

  • Salvador Repilado Labrada

    as Self (as Salvador Repilado)

  • José Antonio Rodríguez

    as Self

  • Benito Suárez Magana

    as Self (as Benito Suárez)

  • Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés

    as Self

  • Heitor Goldflus

    as Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Camera Geraint Lewis Additional Still Photographer
Sound Russell Farmarco ADR Supervisor
Sound Russell Farmarco ADR Mixer
Camera Richard Rutkowski Assistant Camera
Editing Monica Anderson Associate Editor
Editing Gary Trentham Assistant Editor
Editing Trevor Adkinson Assistant Editor
Sound E. Benjamin Posnack Sound Mixer
Sound Walter Spencer Sound Supervisor
Writing Nick Gold Original Concept
Editing Linda Olague Colorist
Sound Elmo Weber Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Elmo Weber Sound Supervisor
Lighting Mitch Bogard Lighting Design
Camera Donata Wenders Still Photographer
Editing Mark Sherman Online Editor
Sound Walter Spencer Dialogue Editor
Camera Julio Simoneau Focus Puller
Camera Susan Titelman Still Photographer
Sound Pío Leyva Musician
Sound Ry Cooder Musician
Sound Benito Suárez Magana Musician
Sound Hugo Garzón Musician
Crew Guillermo Iglesias Driver
Sound Sigfredo Ariel Music Consultant
Sound Yanko Pichardo Musician
Production Victor Gutierrez Accountant
Sound Ry Cooder Music Producer
Sound Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. Musician
Sound Roberto Garcia Musician
Sound Carlos González Musician
Sound Eliades Ochoa Musician
Sound Ibrahim Ferrer Musician
Sound Salvador Repilado Labrada Musician
Sound Octavio Calderon Musician
Sound Orlando 'Cachaíto' López Musician
Production Olga María Fernández González Production Assistant
Sound José Antonio Rodríguez Musician
Sound Compay Segundo Musician
Sound Barbarito Torres Musician
Sound Juan de Marcos González Musician
Sound Manuel Galbán Musician
Sound Amadito Valdés Musician
Production Sven Sauër Production Assistant
Sound Angel Terry Domech Musician
Sound Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo Musician
Sound Omara Portuondo Musician
Sound Lázaro Villa Musician
Sound Joachim Cooder Musician
Crew Nick Gold Executive Music Producer
Sound Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal Musician
Sound Rubén González Musician
Sound Alejandro Pichardo Musician
Sound Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés Musician
Sound Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea Musician
Sound Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos Musician
Crew Diosdado Navarro Driver
Production David Vigdor Production Assistant
Crew Armando Roche Driver
Crew Zita Morriña Translator
Production Rachel Florian Post Production Coordinator
Production Deepak Nayar Producer
Camera Jörg Widmer Director of Photography
Production Ulrich Felsberg Producer
Directing Wim Wenders Director
Writing Wim Wenders Screenplay
Camera Robby Müller Director of Photography
Camera Stephen Consentino Steadicam Operator
Camera Jörg Widmer Steadicam Operator
Production Rosa Bosch Associate Producer
Camera Lisa Rinzler Director of Photography
Camera David Waterston Camera Operator
Sound Orada Jusatayanond Sound Editor
Camera Claire Pijman Camera Operator
Camera Theo Bierkens Camera Operator
Editing Brian Johnson Editor
Production Ulrich Felsberg Executive Producer
Production Rafael Rey Rodríguez Line Producer
Camera Brigit Hillenius Camera Operator
Crew Kristi Lake Post Production Supervisor
Sound Ai-Ling Lee Sound Editor
Production Linda Moran Unit Production Manager
Sound Martin Müller Sound
Sound Jerry Boys Music

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