Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

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G | 1 hr 41 mins | Music, Documentary | Released: 6/4/1999 |Box Office Total: $6.9M

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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.

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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
Rosa Bosch	Associate Producer
Ulrich Felsberg	Producer
Ulrich Felsberg	Executive 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
KCET/Hollywood	Domestic TV Distributor
Mars Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Artisan Entertainment	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Senator Filmverleih	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mikado Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Film Four Distributors	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York City, New York, USA
Havana, Cuba
Film Camera	Credit
Robby Muller	Director of Photography
Claire Pijman	Camera Operator
Ivan Scull	Lighting
Jorg Widmer	Steadicam Operator
Lisa Rinzler	Director of Photography
Theo Bierkens	Camera Operator
Mitch Bogard	Lighting - lighting designer
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
Francisco Repilado	Song
Nick Gold	Music Producer - executive producer of recordings
Octavio Calderon	Music - featured musician
Joachim Cooder	Music - featured musician
Rafael Hernandez	Song
Harry Warren	Song
Ry Cooder	Music - music mixer
Ry Cooder	Music - featured musician
Mack Gordon	Song
Isolina Carillo	Song
Angel Terry Domech	Music - featured musician
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
Juan de Marcos Gonzalez	Music - featured musician
Guillermo Portabales	Song
Victor Lay	Song
Ruben Gonzalez	Music - featured musician
Pio Leyva	Music - featured musician
Cole Porter	Song
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
Israel Lopez ('Cachao')	Song
Eliades Ochoa	Music - featured musician
Sergio Saiba	Song
Gilbert Oviedo ('Papi')	Music - featured musician
Alejandro Pichardo	Music - featured musician
Celia Romero	Song
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
Linda Moran	Unit Production Manager
David Stahlbauer	Stage Manager
Rafael Rey Rodriguez	Line Producer
Sound	Credit
E Benjamin Posnack	Sound Mixer
Martin Muller	Sound
Jerry Boys	Sound Recordist
Martin Muller	Sound - production sound

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