About Buena Vista Social Club
- Released on June 04, 1999
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.
Full Cast of Buena Vista Social Club
Compay Segundo plays Self
Eliades Ochoa plays Self
Ry Cooder plays Self
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Joachim Cooder plays Self
Ibrahim Ferrer plays Self
Omara Portuondo plays Self
Rubén González plays Self
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López plays Self
Amadito Valdés plays Self
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal plays Self
Barbarito Torres plays Self
Pío Leyva plays Self
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea plays Self
Juan de Marcos González plays Self
Lázaro Villa plays Self
Octavio Calderon plays Self
Angel Terry Domech plays Self
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. plays Self
Manuel Galbán plays Self
Hugo Garzón plays Self
Carlos González plays Self
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo plays Self
Alejandro Pichardo plays Self
Yanko Pichardo plays Self
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos plays Self
Salvador Repilado Labrada plays Self (as Salvador Repilado)
José Antonio Rodríguez plays Self
Benito Suárez Magana plays Self (as Benito Suárez)
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés plays Self
Heitor Goldflus plays Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Crew of Buena Vista Social Club
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- Compay Segundo
- Eliades Ochoa
- Ry Cooder
- Joachim Cooder
- Ibrahim Ferrer
- Omara Portuondo
- Rubén González
- Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
- Amadito Valdés
- Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
- Barbarito Torres
- Pío Leyva
- Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
- Juan de Marcos González
- Lázaro Villa
- Octavio Calderon
- Angel Terry Domech
- Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
- Manuel Galbán
- Hugo Garzón
- Carlos González
- Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
- Alejandro Pichardo
- Yanko Pichardo
- Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
- Salvador Repilado Labrada
- José Antonio Rodríguez
- Benito Suárez Magana
- Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
- Heitor Goldflus