Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 Cuba, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America Documentary, Music It stars Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder. 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.
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Country: Cuba, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Cast: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Rubén González, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Amadito Valdés, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Barbarito Torres, Pío Leyva, Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea, Juan de Marcos González, Lázaro Villa