Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Name: Buena Vista Social Club
Director: Wim Wenders
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1999-06-04
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer

In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.

4 June 1999 · 1h 45mDocumentaryMusic

★ 7.5 / 10 · 389 votes on TMDB

Directed by Wim Wenders

What it's about

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.