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Buena Vista Social Club

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stars7.5
105 min

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.

Type:movie
Country:true
Genre:Documentary, Music
Release:June 4, 1999
Director:Wim Wenders
Production:Kintop Pictures, Road Movies
Actors:Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González
Writers:Wim Wenders, Nick Gold
Language:English, Spanish