Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 105m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Cuba, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Director: Wim Wenders
- Stars: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer
- keywords: cuba, havana, cuba
- Production_studio: Kintop Pictures, ICAIC, ARTE, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Road Movies, Film4 Productions
- Slogan: In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
- providers: Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel
- The Buena Vista Social Club is featured in the top rankings of 1999
- #6 in Top Documentary Movies of 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.