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Buena Vista Social Club

  • 19991999
  • GG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
20K
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Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
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Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring th... Read allAging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and res... Read allAging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
20K
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    • Wim Wenders
    • Wim Wenders(by)
    • Nick Gold(original concept)
  • Stars
    • Compay Segundo
    • Ibrahim Ferrer
    • Rubén González
    • Wim Wenders
    • Wim Wenders(by)
    • Nick Gold(original concept)
  • Stars
    • Compay Segundo
    • Ibrahim Ferrer
    • Rubén González
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Joachim Cooder and Ry Cooder in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Ry Cooder, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Omara Portuondo, and Compay Segundo in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Ibrahim Ferrer, Pío Leyva, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Barbarito Torres, and Rubén González in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, and Eliades Ochoa in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Wim Wenders and Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Wim Wenders, Elmo Weber, Ry Cooder, Russell Farmarco, Harper Hug, and Brian Johnson in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
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    Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

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    Compay Segundo
    Compay Segundo
    • Self
    Ibrahim Ferrer
    Ibrahim Ferrer
    • Self
    Rubén González
    • Self
    Octavio Calderon
    • Self - Musician
    Joachim Cooder
    • Self
    Ry Cooder
    Ry Cooder
    • Self
    Angel Terry Domech
    • Self
    Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
    • Self
    Manuel Galbán
    • Self - Musician
    Hugo Garzón
    • Self
    Carlos Gonzalez
    • Self
    Juan de Marcos González
    • Self
    Pío Leyva
    • Self
    Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
    • Self
    Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
    Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
    • Self
    Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
    Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
    • Self
    Eliades Ochoa
    Eliades Ochoa
    • Self
    Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
    • Self
      • Wim Wenders
      • Wim Wenders(by)
      • Nick Gold(original concept)
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    • Trivia
      The Buena Vista Social Club album was put together by guitarist Ry Cooder in 1997 as a means of recapturing the "lost" music of pre-revolutionary Havana. The story was later made into this movie.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Chan Chan
      Written by Compay Segundo (as Francisco Repilado)

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    9/10
    great music, wonderful images
    Besides the sones, guarachas and boleros (basic styles of good-old Cuban music), the beauty of this documentary relies on Wim Wenders' magnificent camera use.

    It is impossible not to feel the emotion of the crowded Carnegie Hall in the climax scenes, but there are also many other images that carry the viewer to more intimate experiences of La Habana, its music and musicians. Wenders' camera takes us to the Conservatory, where pianist Ruben Gonzalez rehearses surrounded by children; or to the Egrem Recording Studio, where singers Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo look at each other's eyes while rendering one of the most beautiful boleros I've heard in my life.
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    • garay
    • Dec 26, 1999

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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1999 (United States)
      • Germany
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Cuba
      • PBS (United States)
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Havana, Cuba
    • Production companies
      • Road Movies Filmproduktion
      • Kintop Pictures
      • Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Color
      • Black and White
      • Dolby Digital

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