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: 7.5/10 from 318 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)
Sound Russell Farmarco ADR Mixer
Sound Elmo Weber Sound Supervisor
Writing Nick Gold Original Concept
Sound Russell Farmarco ADR Supervisor
Camera Richard Rutkowski Assistant Camera
Editing Gary Trentham Assistant Editor
Camera Geraint Lewis Additional Still Photographer
Sound E. Benjamin Posnack Sound Mixer
Editing Linda Olague Colorist
Camera Donata Wenders Still Photographer
Camera Julio Simoneau Focus Puller
Editing Trevor Adkinson Assistant Editor
Sound Elmo Weber Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lighting Mitch Bogard Lighting Design
Editing Monica Anderson Associate Editor
Editing Mark Sherman Online Editor
Sound Walter Spencer Sound Supervisor
Sound Walter Spencer Dialogue Editor
Camera Susan Titelman Still Photographer
Sound Octavio Calderon Musician
Sound Ry Cooder Musician
Crew Nick Gold Executive Music Producer
Sound Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. Musician
Sound Carlos González Musician
Sound Salvador Repilado Labrada Musician
Sound Angel Terry Domech Musician
Sound Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo Musician
Sound Omara Portuondo Musician
Sound Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos Musician
Crew Diosdado Navarro Driver
Production David Vigdor Production Assistant
Sound Rubén González Musician
Sound Compay Segundo Musician
Sound José Antonio Rodríguez Musician
Sound Amadito Valdés Musician
Sound Manuel Galbán Musician
Sound Juan de Marcos González Musician
Production Sven Sauër Production Assistant
Sound Joachim Cooder Musician
Sound Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal Musician
Sound Pío Leyva Musician
Sound Roberto Garcia Musician
Sound Hugo Garzón Musician
Crew Guillermo Iglesias Driver
Crew Armando Roche Driver
Production Victor Gutierrez Accountant
Production Rachel Florian Post Production Coordinator
Sound Yanko Pichardo Musician
Sound Sigfredo Ariel Music Consultant
Production Olga María Fernández González Production Assistant
Sound Ry Cooder Music Producer
Sound Ibrahim Ferrer Musician
Sound Orlando 'Cachaíto' López Musician
Sound Eliades Ochoa Musician
Sound Lázaro Villa Musician
Sound Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea Musician
Sound Benito Suárez Magana Musician
Sound Barbarito Torres Musician
Sound Alejandro Pichardo Musician
Sound Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés Musician
Crew Zita Morriña Translator
Directing Wim Wenders Director
Production Deepak Nayar Producer
Camera Jörg Widmer Director of Photography
Camera Robby Müller Director of Photography
Production Ulrich Felsberg Producer
Writing Wim Wenders Screenplay
Camera Claire Pijman Camera Operator
Camera Jörg Widmer Steadicam Operator
Production Rosa Bosch Associate Producer
Production Ulrich Felsberg Executive Producer
Camera Theo Bierkens Camera Operator
Editing Brian Johnson Editor
Camera David Waterston Camera Operator
Production Rafael Rey Rodríguez Line Producer
Camera Brigit Hillenius Camera Operator
Camera Stephen Consentino Steadicam Operator
Camera Lisa Rinzler Director of Photography
Sound Ai-Ling Lee Sound Editor
Crew Kristi Lake Post Production Supervisor
Sound Orada Jusatayanond Sound Editor
Production Linda Moran Unit Production Manager
Sound Martin Müller Sound
Sound Jerry Boys Music

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