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Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

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Buena Vista Social Club

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Director

  • Wim Wenders
    Wim Wenders

Writers

  • Wim Wenders
    Wim Wenders
    by
  • Nick Gold
    Nick Gold
    original concept

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Octavio Calderon
    Octavio Calderon
    Self - Musician
  • Joachim Cooder
    Joachim Cooder
    Self
  • Ry Cooder
    Ry Cooder
    Ry Cooder
    Self
  • Angel Terry Domech
    Angel Terry Domech
    Self
  • Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, and Eliades Ochoa in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Ibrahim Ferrer
    Ibrahim Ferrer
    Self
  • Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
    Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
    Self
  • Manuel Galbán
    Manuel Galbán
    Self - Musician
  • Hugo Garzón
    Hugo Garzón
    Self
  • Carlos Gonzalez
    Carlos Gonzalez
    Self
  • Juan de Marcos González
    Juan de Marcos González
    Self
  • Rubén González
    Rubén González
    Self
  • Pío Leyva
    Pío Leyva
    Self
  • Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
    Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
    Self
  • Ibrahim Ferrer, Pío Leyva, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Barbarito Torres, and Rubén González in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
    Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
    Self
  • Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal in Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017)
    Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
    Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
    Self
  • Eliades Ochoa in Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017)
    Eliades Ochoa
    Eliades Ochoa
    Self
  • Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
    Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
    Self
  • Alejandro Pichardo
    Alejandro Pichardo
    Self
  • Yanko Pichardo
    Yanko Pichardo
    Self
  • Omara Portuondo, Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo, and Papi Oviedo in Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017)
    Omara Portuondo
    Omara Portuondo
    Self
  • Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
    Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
    Self
  • Salvador Repilado Labrada
    Salvador Repilado Labrada
    Self - Musician
    (as Salvador Repilado)
  • José Antonio Rodriguez
    José Antonio Rodriguez
    Self
  • Ry Cooder, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Omara Portuondo, and Compay Segundo in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    Compay Segundo
    Compay Segundo
    Self
  • Benito Suárez Magana
    Benito Suárez Magana
    Self - Musician
    (as Benito Suárez)
  • Barbarito Torres in Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017)
    Barbarito Torres
    Barbarito Torres
    Self
  • Amadito Valdés
    Amadito Valdés
    Self
  • Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
    Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
    Self - Musician
  • Lázaro Villa
    Lázaro Villa
    Self - Musician
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Heitor Goldflus
    Heitor Goldflus
    Self - Man at a Manhattan Street
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Rosa Bosch
    Rosa Bosch
    associate producer
  • Ulrich Felsberg
    Ulrich Felsberg
    executive producer / producer
  • Deepak Nayar
    Deepak Nayar
    producer
  • Rafael Rey Rodríguez
    Rafael Rey Rodríguez
    line producer: Cuba (as Rafael Rey Rodriguez)

Cinematographer

  • Jörg Widmer
    Jörg Widmer
    director of photography

Editor

  • Brian Johnson
    Brian Johnson

Production Management

  • Kristi Lake
    Kristi Lake
    post-production supervisor: Los Angeles
  • Linda Moran
    Linda Moran
    unit production manager: New York

Art Department

  • Juan de Marcos González
    Juan de Marcos González
    artistic consultant

Sound Department

  • Russell Farmarco
    Russell Farmarco
    adr mixer: Los Angeles / adr supervisor: Los Angeles
  • Orada Jusatayanond
    Orada Jusatayanond
    sound editor: Los Angeles
  • Ai-Ling Lee
    Ai-Ling Lee
    sound editor: Los Angeles
  • Rik Meier
    Rik Meier
    supervisor: timecode sync, Amsterdam crew
  • Martin Müller
    Martin Müller
    production sound / sound: Cuban crew
  • E. Benjamin Posnack
    E. Benjamin Posnack
    sound mixer: New York crew
  • Walter Spencer
    Walter Spencer
    co-sound supervisor: Los Angeles / dialogue editor: Los Angeles
  • Elmo Weber
    Elmo Weber
    re-recording mixer: Los Angeles / sound supervisor: Los Angeles

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Alan Adelman
    Alan Adelman
    lighting designer
  • Theo Bierkens
    Theo Bierkens
    camera operator: Amsterdam crew
  • Mitch Bogard
    Mitch Bogard
    lighting designer: New York crew
  • Stephen Consentino
    Stephen Consentino
    steadicam operator: New York crew
  • Brigit Hillenius
    Brigit Hillenius
    camera operator: Amsterdam crew
  • Geraint Lewis
    Geraint Lewis
    additional still photographer: Amsterdam crew
  • Robby Müller
    Robby Müller
    director of photography: Amsterdam crew
  • Rick Pettit
    Rick Pettit
    assistant lighting designer: New York crew
  • Claire Pijman
    Claire Pijman
    camera operator: Amsterdam crew
  • Lisa Rinzler
    Lisa Rinzler
    director of photography: New York crew

Editorial Department

  • Trevor Adkinson
    Trevor Adkinson
    assistant editor: Los Angeles
  • Monica Anderson
    Monica Anderson
    associate editor: Los Angeles
  • Rolando Diaz
    Rolando Diaz
    colorist assistant: Los Angeles
  • Bryson Jones
    Bryson Jones
    avid technical support: Los Angeles
  • Linda Olague
    Linda Olague
    colorist: Los Angeles
  • Michael Sable
    Michael Sable
    post-production executive: Encore Video, Los Angeles
  • Mark Sherman
    Mark Sherman
    on-line editor: Los Angeles
  • Gary Trentham
    Gary Trentham
    assistant editor: Los Angeles
  • Chris Wayne
    Chris Wayne
    on-line assistant: Los Angeles
  • Michael Donnelly
    Michael Donnelly
    post-production consultant (uncredited)

Location Management

  • David Guido Pietroni
    David Guido Pietroni
    location scout (specific segments)

Music Department

  • Sigfredo Ariel
    Sigfredo Ariel
    music consultant: Cuban crew
  • Jerry Boys
    Jerry Boys
    music recordist
  • Octavio Calderon
    Octavio Calderon
    musician (as Octavio Calderón)
  • Joachim Cooder
    Joachim Cooder
    musician
  • Ry Cooder
    Ry Cooder
    music mixer / music producer / musician
  • Juan de Marcos González
    Juan de Marcos González
    consultant: artists & repertoire / musician
  • Angel Terry Domech
    Angel Terry Domech
    musician
  • Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
    Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
    musician
  • Ibrahim Ferrer
    Ibrahim Ferrer
    musician
  • Manuel Galbán
    Manuel Galbán
    musician

Transportation Department

  • Guillermo Iglesias
    Guillermo Iglesias
    driver: Cuban crew
  • Diosdado Navarro
    Diosdado Navarro
    driver: Cuban crew
  • Armando Roche
    Armando Roche
    driver: Cuban crew

Additional Crew

  • Jenny Adlington
    Jenny Adlington
    director of marketing and artist relations
  • Zita Marina Morrina Atia
    Zita Marina Morrina Atia
    assistant: Wim Wenders, Cuban crew
  • Ken Beltrone
    Ken Beltrone
    stage crew: New York crew
  • Ina Bialas
    Ina Bialas
    accounting: Berlin
  • Denise Booth
    Denise Booth
    project coordinator: Berlin
  • John Cardinale
    John Cardinale
    stage crew: New York crew
  • Rose-Marie Couture
    Rose-Marie Couture
    project coordinator: Berlin
  • Rafael Cruz
    Rafael Cruz
    protocol: Cuban crew
  • James Csollany
    James Csollany
    stage crew: New York crew
  • Jolanda Darbyshire
    Jolanda Darbyshire
    assistant: Wim Wenders, Berlin

Thanks

  • Gliceria Abreu
    Gliceria Abreu
    thanks
  • Annie Bataillard
    Annie Bataillard
    thanks: Arte
  • David Bither
    David Bither
    thanks: Nonesuch Records
  • Susan Cooder
    Susan Cooder
    thanks
  • Daniel Del Solar
    Daniel Del Solar
    thanks
  • Robert Eisenhauer
    Robert Eisenhauer
    thanks
  • Gustovo Fernandez
    Gustovo Fernandez
    thanks: ICAIC
  • Dani Florestano
    Dani Florestano
    thanks
  • Ivan Giroud
    Ivan Giroud
    thanks: Havana Film Festival Office
  • Klaus Grohmann
    Klaus Grohmann
    thanks: German Embassy in Havana, Cuba
Crew verified as complete

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