Buena Vista Social Club
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.
Buena Vista Social Club
June 4, 1999
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Cast (30)
Compay Segundo
Self
Eliades Ochoa
Self
Ry Cooder
Self
Joachim Cooder
Self
Ibrahim Ferrer
Self
Omara Portuondo
Self
Rubén González
Self
Amadito Valdés
Self
Barbarito Torres
Self
Pío Leyva
Self
Lázaro Villa
Self
Octavio Calderon
Self
Angel Terry Domech
Self
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Self
Manuel Galbán
Self
Hugo Garzón
Self
Carlos González
Self
Alejandro Pichardo
Self
Yanko Pichardo
Self
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Self
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Self (as Salvador Repilado)
Benito Suárez Magana
Self (as Benito Suárez)
Heitor Goldflus
Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Crew (84)
Directing
Wim Wenders
Director
Writing
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Nick Gold
Original Concept
Production
Rosa Bosch
Associate Producer
Deepak Nayar
Producer
Linda Moran
Unit Production Manager
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
Ulrich Felsberg
Producer
Olga María Fernández González
Production Assistant
David Vigdor
Production Assistant
Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Line Producer
Victor Gutierrez
Accountant
Rachel Florian
Post Production Coordinator
Sven Sauër
Production Assistant
Sound
Martin Müller
Sound
Elmo Weber
Sound Supervisor
Elmo Weber
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ai-Ling Lee
Sound Editor
Omara Portuondo
Musician
Russell Farmarco
ADR Mixer
Russell Farmarco
ADR Supervisor
Joachim Cooder
Musician
Juan de Marcos González
Musician
Ry Cooder
Music Producer
Ry Cooder
Musician
Walter Spencer
Sound Supervisor
Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor
Compay Segundo
Musician
Ibrahim Ferrer
Musician
Jerry Boys
Music
Carlos González
Musician
Barbarito Torres
Musician
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Musician
Manuel Galbán
Musician
Angel Terry Domech
Musician
Roberto Garcia
Musician
Orada Jusatayanond
Sound Editor
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Musician
Yanko Pichardo
Musician
Octavio Calderon
Musician
José Antonio Rodríguez
Musician
Hugo Garzón
Musician
Lázaro Villa
Musician
Amadito Valdés
Musician
Sigfredo Ariel
Music Consultant
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Musician
Alejandro Pichardo
Musician
Benito Suárez Magana
Musician
E. Benjamin Posnack
Sound Mixer
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Musician
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Musician
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Musician
Eliades Ochoa
Musician
Rubén González
Musician
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Musician
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Musician
Pío Leyva
Musician
Art
No data availableCamera
Lisa Rinzler
Director of Photography
Theo Bierkens
Camera Operator
Jörg Widmer
Director of Photography
Jörg Widmer
Steadicam Operator
Brigit Hillenius
Camera Operator
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Richard Rutkowski
Assistant Camera
Stephen Consentino
Steadicam Operator
David Waterston
Camera Operator
Susan Titelman
Still Photographer
Geraint Lewis
Additional Still Photographer
Julio Simoneau
Focus Puller
Claire Pijman
Camera Operator
Donata Wenders
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
Diosdado Navarro
Driver
Kristi Lake
Post Production Supervisor
Zita Morriña
Translator
Guillermo Iglesias
Driver
Armando Roche
Driver
Nick Gold
Executive Music Producer
Editing
Linda Olague
Colorist
Monica Anderson
Associate Editor
Gary Trentham
Assistant Editor
Trevor Adkinson
Assistant Editor
Mark Sherman
Online Editor
Brian Johnson
Editor
Lighting
Mitch Bogard
Lighting Design