Buena Vista Social Club
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
105 mins
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.
Rubén González
Self
Amadito Valdés
Self
Barbarito Torres
Self
Pío Leyva
Self
Lázaro Villa
Self
Octavio Calderon
Self
Manuel Galbán
Self
Hugo Garzón
Self
Yanko Pichardo
Self
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Self (as Salvador Repilado)
Benito Suárez Magana
Self (as Benito Suárez)
Heitor Goldflus
Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Russell Farmarco
ADR Mixer
Elmo Weber
Sound Supervisor
Nick Gold
Original Concept
Russell Farmarco
ADR Supervisor
Richard Rutkowski
Assistant Camera
Gary Trentham
Assistant Editor
Geraint Lewis
Additional Still Photographer
E. Benjamin Posnack
Sound Mixer
Linda Olague
Colorist
Donata Wenders
Still Photographer
Julio Simoneau
Focus Puller
Trevor Adkinson
Assistant Editor
Elmo Weber
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mitch Bogard
Lighting Design
Monica Anderson
Associate Editor
Mark Sherman
Online Editor
Walter Spencer
Sound Supervisor
Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor
Susan Titelman
Still Photographer
Octavio Calderon
Musician
Nick Gold
Executive Music Producer
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Musician
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Musician
Angel Terry Domech
Musician
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo
Musician
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
Musician
Diosdado Navarro
Driver
David Vigdor
Production Assistant
Rubén González
Musician
José Antonio Rodríguez
Musician
Amadito Valdés
Musician
Manuel Galbán
Musician
Sven Sauër
Production Assistant
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Musician
Pío Leyva
Musician
Roberto Garcia
Musician
Hugo Garzón
Musician
Guillermo Iglesias
Driver
Armando Roche
Driver
Victor Gutierrez
Accountant
Rachel Florian
Post Production Coordinator
Yanko Pichardo
Musician
Sigfredo Ariel
Music Consultant
Olga María Fernández González
Production Assistant
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López
Musician
Lázaro Villa
Musician
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea
Musician
Benito Suárez Magana
Musician
Barbarito Torres
Musician
Alejandro Pichardo
Musician
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés
Musician
Zita Morriña
Translator
Ulrich Felsberg
Producer
Claire Pijman
Camera Operator
Rosa Bosch
Associate Producer
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
Brian Johnson
Editor
David Waterston
Camera Operator
Rafael Rey Rodríguez
Line Producer
Brigit Hillenius
Camera Operator
Stephen Consentino
Steadicam Operator
Lisa Rinzler
Director of Photography
Ai-Ling Lee
Sound Editor
Kristi Lake
Post Production Supervisor
Orada Jusatayanond
Sound Editor
Linda Moran
Unit Production Manager
Martin Müller
Sound
Jerry Boys
Music