Buena Vista Social Club
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
1999
Rated
G
105
minutes
Documentary, Music
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.
Language
English
Release Date
June 4, 1999
Cast
Compay Segundo
Self
Eliades Ochoa
Self
Ry Cooder
Self
Joachim Cooder
Self
Ibrahim Ferrer
Self
Omara Portuondo
Self
Rubén González
Self
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Self
Amadito Valdés
Self
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Self
Barbarito Torres
Self
Pío Leyva
Self
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Self
Juan de Marcos González
Self
Lázaro Villa
Self
Octavio Calderon
Self
Angel Terry Domech
Self
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Self
Manuel Galbán
Self
Hugo Garzón
Self
Carlos González
Self
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Self
Alejandro Pichardo
Self
Yanko Pichardo
Self
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Self
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Self (as Salvador Repilado)
José Antonio Rodríguez
Self
Benito Suárez Magana
Self (as Benito Suárez)
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Self
Heitor Goldflus
Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Camera
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Jörg Widmer
Director of Photography
Jörg Widmer
Steadicam Operator
Richard Rutkowski
Assistant Camera
Theo Bierkens
Camera Operator
Stephen Consentino
Steadicam Operator
Lisa Rinzler
Director of Photography
Donata Wenders
Still Photographer
Brigit Hillenius
Camera Operator
Claire Pijman
Camera Operator
David Waterston
Camera Operator
Geraint Lewis
Additional Still Photographer
Julio Simoneau
Focus Puller
Susan Titelman
Still Photographer
Production
Deepak Nayar
Producer
Linda Moran
Unit Production Manager
Ulrich Felsberg
Producer
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
Rosa Bosch
Associate Producer
Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Line Producer
Olga María Fernández González
Production Assistant
Victor Gutierrez
Accountant
Sven Sauër
Production Assistant
David Vigdor
Production Assistant
Rachel Florian
Post Production Coordinator
Directing
Writing
Sound
Russell Farmarco
ADR Mixer
Russell Farmarco
ADR Supervisor
Elmo Weber
Sound Supervisor
Elmo Weber
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Juan de Marcos González
Musician
Ry Cooder
Musician
Ry Cooder
Music Producer
Omara Portuondo
Musician
Ai-Ling Lee
Sound Editor
Martin Müller
Sound
Carlos González
Musician
Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor
Walter Spencer
Sound Supervisor
Compay Segundo
Musician
Rubén González
Musician
Ibrahim Ferrer
Musician
Joachim Cooder
Musician
Amadito Valdés
Musician
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Musician
Eliades Ochoa
Musician
Benito Suárez Magana
Musician
Orada Jusatayanond
Sound Editor
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Musician
José Antonio Rodríguez
Musician
Barbarito Torres
Musician
Yanko Pichardo
Musician
Alejandro Pichardo
Musician
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Musician
Lázaro Villa
Musician
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Musician
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Musician
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Musician
Pío Leyva
Musician
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Musician
Hugo Garzón
Musician
Roberto Garcia
Musician
Manuel Galbán
Musician
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Musician
Angel Terry Domech
Musician
Octavio Calderon
Musician
Sigfredo Ariel
Music Consultant
E. Benjamin Posnack
Sound Mixer
Editing
Brian Johnson
Editor
Trevor Adkinson
Assistant Editor
Monica Anderson
Associate Editor
Linda Olague
Colorist
Mark Sherman
Online Editor
Gary Trentham
Assistant Editor
Crew
Kristi Lake
Post Production Supervisor
Nick Gold
Executive Music Producer
Guillermo Iglesias
Driver
Diosdado Navarro
Driver
Armando Roche
Driver
Zita Morriña
Translator
Lighting