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Buena Vista Social Club (1999) -- Legends of Cuban music perform with Ry Cooder in this lively documentary. Combining fabulous performance footage with intimate profiles, this rollicking, music-filled film is essential for world beat fans.
Buena Vista Social Club (1999) -- 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 the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of ext

Overview

Date of Birth:
18 November 1907, Siboney, Cuba more
Date of Death:
13 July 2003, Havana, Cuba more
Trivia:
The name Compay Segundo means "second friend". more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #4.12 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Veinte años")
  2. The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006) (writer: "Cuando Ya No Me Quieras", "Mal Herido", "La Rumba Y el Guaguancó", "Chan Chan")
  3. Yank Tanks (2002) (writer: "537-Cuba")
  4. Keeping the Faith (2000) (performer: "Saludo a Chango")

  5. "Great Railway Journeys" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio (1999) TV episode (writer: "Chan Chan")
Composer:
  1. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Revolution: Five Visions (2006) TV episode
Self:
  1. Globos de Ouro 1999 (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Periodistas" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 2000)
        - Los pájaros vuelan (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Singer

  3. Buena Vista Social Club (1999) .... Himself
    ... aka Buena Vista Social Club (France)
  4. "El séptimo de caballería" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode dated 9 November 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Continuarà..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode dated 12 September 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Caiga quien caiga" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode dated 3 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode #4.12 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "La tierra de las 1000 músicas"
        - Lo latino (2005) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Article more
Genres:
Documentary | Music | Comedy | Drama more
Plot Keywords:
Cuba | Independent Film more

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