Buena Vista Social Club

1999
Buena Vista Social Club
Poster Buena Vista Social Club

Title: Buena Vista Social Club

Original Title: Buena Vista Social Club

Year: 1999

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: September 17 1999
  • United States: June 04 1999

Plot

A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Cuba and about how they got started in music.

Awards

  • 2000 Academy Awards (Oscars): 2 0

Director:

Wim Wenders Wim Wenders

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