Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
1h 45m
Running Time
June 4, 1999Release Date
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
1h 45m
Running Time
June 4, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Compay Segundo
Self
Eliades Ochoa
Self / Musician
Ibrahim Ferrer
Self
Rubén González
Self
Octavio Calderon
Self - Musician
Omara Portuondo
Self / Musician
Joachim Cooder
Self
Ry Cooder
Self
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Self / Musician
Angel Terry Domech
Self
Amadito Valdés
Self / Musician
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Self
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Self / Musician
Manuel Galbán
Self - Musician
Barbarito Torres
Self / Musician
Hugo Garzón
Self
Pío Leyva
Self / Musician
Wim Wenders
Director
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Self / Musician
Juan de Marcos González
Self / Musician
Nick Gold
Writer
Lázaro Villa
Self / Musician
Ulrich Felsberg
Producer
Deepak Nayar
Producer
Jörg Widmer
Cinematographer
Brian Johnson
Editor
Carlos González
Self / Musician
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Self / Musician
Alejandro Pichardo
Self / Musician
Yanko Pichardo
Self / Musician
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Self / Musician
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Self (as Salvador Repilado) / Musician
José Antonio Rodríguez
Self / Musician
Benito Suárez Magana
Self (as Benito Suárez) / Musician
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Self / Musician
Heitor Goldflus
Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Lisa Rinzler
Director of Photography
Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor / Sound Supervisor
Linda Moran
Unit Production Manager
Elmo Weber
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Supervisor
Martin Müller
Sound
Theo Bierkens
Camera Operator
Monica Anderson
Associate Editor
Richard Rutkowski
Assistant Camera
Rosa Bosch
Associate Producer
Claire Pijman
Camera Operator
Brigit Hillenius
Camera Operator
Ai-Ling Lee
Sound Editor
Stephen Consentino
Steadicam Operator
Russell Farmarco
ADR Supervisor / ADR Mixer
Orada Jusatayanond
Sound Editor
Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Line Producer
David Waterston
Camera Operator
E. Benjamin Posnack
Sound Mixer
Kristi Lake
Post Production Supervisor
Gary Trentham
Assistant Editor
Donata Wenders
Still Photographer
Julio Simoneau
Focus Puller
Mitch Bogard
Lighting Design
Geraint Lewis
Additional Still Photographer
Susan Titelman
Still Photographer
Trevor Adkinson
Assistant Editor
Linda Olague
Colorist
Mark Sherman
Online Editor
Sigfredo Ariel
Music Consultant
Roberto Garcia
Musician
Guillermo Iglesias
Driver
Diosdado Navarro
Driver
Armando Roche
Driver
Olga María Fernández González
Production Assistant
Victor Gutierrez
Accountant
Sven Sauër
Production Assistant
David Vigdor
Production Assistant
Rachel Florian
Post Production Coordinator
Zita Morriña
Translator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 4, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Filming LocationsAmsterdam, Netherlands · New York City, United States of America
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Wiki.
Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba. It is named for a danzón that became the title piece of the album Buena Vista Social Club. The film is an international co-production of Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Cuba.
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.
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