Buena Vista Social Club

Release Date:

Jun 4, 1999

MPAA Rating:

G

Running Time:

1:41

Genre:

Documentary

Director:

Wim Wenders

Cast:

Luis Barzaga	Himself
Joachim Cooder	Himself
Ry Cooder	Himself
Julio Alberto Fernández	Himself
Ibrahim Ferrer	Himself
Carlos González	Himself
Rubén González	Himself
Salvador Repilado Labrada	Himself
Pío Leyva	Himself
Manuel ``Puntillita'' Licea	Himself
Orlando ``Cachaíto'' López	Himself
Benito Suárez Magana	Himself
Manuel `` Guajiro'' Mirabal	Himself
Eliades Ochoa	Himself
Omara Portuondo	Herself
Compay Segundo	Himself
Julienne Oviedo Sánchez	Himself
Barbarito Torres	Himself
Alberto Virgilio Valdés	Himself
Lázaro Villa	Himself
Juan de Marcos González	Himself

Producers:

Ulrich Felsberg , Deepak Nayar

Writers:

Wim Wenders

Language:

English

Official Website:

http://www.bvsocialclub.com/

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This documentary by lauded German filmmaker Wim Wenders follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Among the artists included in the project are singer Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Rubén González, who are both interviewed and featured in studio footage. Eventually the ensemble travels to the United States to perform in front of rapt audiences.

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