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Buena Vista Social Club

  • 19991999
  • GG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
19K
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14,442
1,214
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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
19K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,442
1,214
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    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders(by)
      • Nick Gold(original concept)
    • Stars
      • Compay Segundo
      • Ibrahim Ferrer
      • Rubén González
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders(by)
      • Nick Gold(original concept)
    • Stars
      • Compay Segundo
      • Ibrahim Ferrer
      • Rubén González
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 87User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 21 wins & 12 nominations total

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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)

    Top cast

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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
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders(by)
      • Nick Gold(original concept)
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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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)

    User reviews87

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    Top review
    7/10
    Well-done documentary about long forgotten Cuban musicians ...
    1st watched 3/14/2001 - (Dir-Wim Wenders): Well-done documentary about long forgotten Cuban musicians and American country musician Ry Cooder's adventure into putting together this band. The music is captivating, the musician's come across as greatful wonderful people who just happen to be able to play their particular instrument very well. Tremendous look into Cuba and it's people with many shots of the city Havana. These musicians are very proud of their country and have no intention of difecting as we as Americans feel that they would because of our limited exposure into this culture. Rare opportunity to walk into a land and people that we don't often see.
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    • dwpollar
    • Mar 14, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Cuba
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Havana Rhapsody
    • Filming locations
      • Havana, Cuba
    • Production companies
      • Road Movies Filmproduktion
      • Kintop Pictures
      • Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,002,182
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $127,370
      • Jun 6, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,142,091
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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