Buena Vista Social Club
A group of elder forgotten Cuban music legends emerge from obscurity when an American producer reunites them in Havana, leading to spectacular performances that reignite their musical legacy.
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, Cuba
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
A group of elder forgotten Cuban music legends emerge from obscurity when an American producer reunites them in Havana, leading to spectacular performances that reignite their musical legacy.
Top credits
Compay Segundo — Self
Ibrahim Ferrer — Self- Rubén González — Self
- Octavio Calderon — Self - Musician
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• The sequence in the cigar factory was filmed without a permit.
• The success of the album and this subsequent documentary had a deep impact on the Cuban tourist industry, raising the country's profile.
• In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $7,002,182
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $127,370 (1999-06-06)
User reviews
If you can find it, first watch the 2016 Criterion interview with Wim Wenders
great music, wonderful images
Wonderful Music
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
