Buena Vista Social Club

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-04

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

Germany, USA, UK, France, Cuba

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (12398 Reviews)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Genres:

Documentary Music

Cast:

Compay Segundo Eliades Ochoa Ry Cooder Joachim Cooder

Writer:

Wim Wenders (by)

Nick Gold (original concept)

Fullplot:

A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Cuba and about how they got started in music.

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