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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)


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Synopsis:
Documentary focusing on the relationship between American music star Ry Cooder and a veteran group of Cuban musicians. Cooder worked to reunite as many of Havana's old guard as possible, first for the hugely successful Buena Vista Social Club album, and then for another record and shows in Havana, New York and Amsterdam. Here band members are interviewed, including the 90 year old guitarist Compay Segundo and the Cuban Nat King Cole, Ibrahim Ferrer.
Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/4/1999
Director Credit
Wim Wenders Director
Cast Credit
Joachim Cooder Himself
Ry Cooder Himself
Ibrahim Ferrer Himself
Juan de Marcos Gonzalez Himself
Ruben Gonzalez Himself
Pio Leyva Himself
Manuel Licea ('Puntillita') Himself
Lopez Orlando 'Cachaito' Himself
Manuel Mirabal ('Guajiro') Himself
Eliades Ochoa Himself
Omara Portuondo Herself
Compay Segundo Himself
Barbarito Torres Himself
Amadito Valdes Himself
Production Credits Credit
Ulrich Felsberg Producer
Ulrich Felsberg Executive Producer
Rosa Bosch Associate Producer
Deepak Nayar Producer
Production Companies Credit
Road Movies Film Production Company
Kintop Pictures Production Company
ARTE France Production Company
Channel 4 Television Production Company
ICAIC Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Artisan Entertainment Domestic Theatrical Distributor
KCET/Hollywood Domestic TV Distributor
Mars Films Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Senator Filmverleih Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mikado Film Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Film Four Distributors Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
New York, New York, USA
Havana, Cuba
Film Camera Credit
Ivan Scull Lighting
Jorg Widmer Steadicam Operator
Claire Pijman Camera Operator
Robby Muller Director of Photography
Theo Bierkens Camera Operator
Mitch Bogard Lighting - lighting designer
Lisa Rinzler Director of Photography
Jorg Widmer Director of Photography
Birgit Hillenius Camera Operator
Richard Rutkowski Camera Operator
Stephen Consentino Camera Operator - Steadicam operator
Film Sales Financing Credit
Summit Entertainment, LLC Foreign Distribution Sales
Music Credit
Octavio Calderon Music - featured musician
Nick Gold Music Producer - executive producer of recordings
Francisco Repilado Song
Joachim Cooder Music - featured musician
Rafael Hernandez Song
Harry Warren Song
Ry Cooder Music - music mixer
Ry Cooder Music - featured musician
Mack Gordon Song
Angel Terry Domech Music - featured musician
Isolina Carillo Song
Ibrahim Ferrer Music - featured musician
Maria Teresa Vera Song
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr Music - featured musician
Eusebio Delfin Song
Manuel Galban Music - featured musician
Ray Henderson Song
Robert Garcia Music - featured musician
Lew Brown Song
B G DeSylva Song
Hugo Garzon Music - featured musician
Carlos Gonzalez Music - featured musician
Ernesto Lecuona Song
Guillermo Portabales Song
Juan de Marcos Gonzalez Music - featured musician
Ruben Gonzalez Music - featured musician
Victor Lay Song
Cole Porter Song
Pio Leyva Music - featured musician
Orchestes Lopez Song
Manuel Licea ('Puntillita') Music - featured musician
Orlando Lopez ('Cachaito') Music - featured musician
Guillermo Rodriguez Fiffe Song
Manuel Mirabal ('Guajiro') Music - featured musician
Faustino Oramas Song
Eliades Ochoa Music - featured musician
Israel Lopez ('Cachao') Song
Gilbert Oviedo ('Papi') Music - featured musician
Sergio Saiba Song
Celia Romero Song
Alejandro Pichardo Music - featured musician
Yanko Pichardo Music - featured musician
Forero Esther Song
Osvaldo Farres Song
Omara Portuondo Music - featured musician
Jesus Ramos ('Aguaje') Music - featured musician
Salvador Repilado Music - featured musician
Jose Antonio Rodriguez Music - featured musician
Compay Segundo Music - featured musician
Benito Suarez Music - featured musician
Barbarito Torres Music - featured musician
Amadito Valdes Music - featured musician
Alberto Valdes ('Virgilio') Music - featured musician
Lazaro Villa Music - featured musician
Raul Rogut Music - music mixer
Sigfredo Ariel Music - music consultant
Production Management Credit
David Stahlbauer Stage Manager
Linda Moran Unit Production Manager
Rafael Rey Rodriguez Line Producer
Sound Credit
E Benjamin Posnack Sound Mixer
Martin Muller Sound - production sound
Jerry Boys Sound Recordist
Martin Muller Sound