Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1999
Buena Vista Social Club
Directed by
Wim Wenders
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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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.
Cast
Compay SegundoSelf
Eliades OchoaSelf
Ry CooderSelf
Joachim CooderSelf
Ibrahim FerrerSelf
Omara PortuondoSelf
Rubén GonzálezSelf
Orlando 'Cachaíto' LópezSelf
Amadito ValdésSelf
Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalSelf
Barbarito TorresSelf
Pío LeyvaSelf
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Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaSelf
Juan de Marcos GonzálezSelf
Lázaro VillaSelf
Octavio CalderonSelf
Angel Terry DomechSelf
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.Self
Manuel GalbánSelf
Hugo GarzónSelf
Carlos GonzálezSelf
Gilberto 'Papi' OviedoSelf
Alejandro PichardoSelf
Yanko PichardoSelf
Jesús 'Aguaje' RamosSelf
Salvador Repilado LabradaSelf (as Salvador Repilado)
José Antonio RodríguezSelf
Benito Suárez MaganaSelf (as Benito Suárez)
Alberto 'Virgilio' ValdésSelf
Heitor GoldflusSelf - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
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