
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

Ulrich Felsberg
Producer

Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer

Olga María Fernández González
Production Assistant

David Vigdor
Production Assistant

Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Line Producer

Rachel Florian
Post Production Coordinator

Sven Sauër
Production Assistant

Victor Gutierrez
Accountant

Linda Moran
Unit Production Manager
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 Supervisor

Russell Farmarco
ADR Mixer

Joachim Cooder
Musician

Juan de Marcos González
Musician

Ry Cooder
Music Producer

Ry Cooder
Musician

Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor

Compay Segundo
Musician

Walter Spencer
Sound Supervisor

Ibrahim Ferrer
Musician

Jerry Boys
Music

Carlos González
Musician

Barbarito Torres
Musician

Roberto Garcia
Musician

Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Musician

Orada Jusatayanond
Sound Editor

E. Benjamin Posnack
Sound Mixer

Benito Suárez Magana
Musician

Lázaro Villa
Musician

Hugo Garzón
Musician

Yanko Pichardo
Musician

Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Musician

Octavio Calderon
Musician

Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Musician

Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Musician

Alejandro Pichardo
Musician

Angel Terry Domech
Musician

Amadito Valdés
Musician

Manuel Galbán
Musician

José Antonio Rodríguez
Musician

Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Musician

Sigfredo Ariel
Music Consultant

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
Steadicam Operator

Jörg Widmer
Director of Photography

Brigit Hillenius
Camera Operator

Robby Müller
Director of Photography

Richard Rutkowski
Assistant Camera

Stephen Consentino
Steadicam Operator

Geraint Lewis
Additional Still Photographer

Susan Titelman
Still Photographer

Claire Pijman
Camera Operator

David Waterston
Camera Operator

Julio Simoneau
Focus Puller

Donata Wenders
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew

Zita Morriña
Translator

Guillermo Iglesias
Driver

Armando Roche
Driver

Nick Gold
Executive Music Producer

Kristi Lake
Post Production Supervisor

Diosdado Navarro
Driver
Editing

Gary Trentham
Assistant Editor

Linda Olague
Colorist

Monica Anderson
Associate Editor

Trevor Adkinson
Assistant Editor

Mark Sherman
Online Editor

Brian Johnson
Editor
Lighting

Mitch Bogard
Lighting Design