Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club1999
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Buena Vista Social Club
1h 45m·Documentary, Music·
Directed by Wim Wenders·1999
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7.5/10 avgAverage user ratingIn 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Compay SegundoSelf | Self |
 Eliades OchoaSelf | Self |
 Ry CooderSelf | Self |
 Joachim CooderSelf | Self |
 Ibrahim FerrerSelf | Self |
 Omara PortuondoSelf | Self |
| RRubén GonzálezSelf | Self |
| OOrlando 'Cachaíto' LópezSelf | Self |
| AAmadito ValdésSelf | Self |
| MManuel 'Guajiro' MirabalSelf | Self |
| BBarbarito TorresSelf | Self |
| PPío LeyvaSelf | Self |
| MManuel 'Puntillita' LiceaSelf | Self |
 Juan de Marcos GonzálezSelf | Self |
| LLázaro VillaSelf | Self |
| OOctavio CalderonSelf | Self |
| AAngel Terry DomechSelf | Self |
| IIbrahim Ferrer Jr.Self | Self |
| MManuel GalbánSelf | Self |
| HHugo GarzónSelf | Self |
 Carlos GonzálezSelf | Self |
| GGilberto 'Papi' OviedoSelf | Self |
| AAlejandro PichardoSelf | Self |
| YYanko PichardoSelf | Self |
| JJesús 'Aguaje' RamosSelf | Self |
| SSalvador Repilado LabradaSelf (as Salvador Repilado) | Self (as Salvador Repilado) |
| JJosé Antonio RodríguezSelf | Self |
| BBenito Suárez MaganaSelf (as Benito Suárez) | Self (as Benito Suárez) |
| AAlberto 'Virgilio' ValdésSelf | Self |
| HHeitor GoldflusSelf - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited) | Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited) |