Buena Vista Social Club (bc30)
樂滿夏灣拿 (bc30)
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
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- Released
- 17 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Certificate
- Category I
- Original title
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Language
- en
What it is about
This documentary by lauded German filmmaker Wim Wenders follows Ry Cooder, a renowned guitarist and Wenders’ frequent musical collaborator, and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Among the artists included in the project are singer Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Rubén González, who are both interviewed and featured in studio footage. Eventually the ensemble travels to the United States to perform in front of rapt audiences.
Trailer
Cast
- Compay Segundo Self
- Eliades Ochoa Self
- Ry Cooder Self
- Joachim Cooder Self
- Ibrahim Ferrer Self
- Omara Portuondo Self
- Rubén González Self
- Orlando 'Cachaíto' López Self
- Amadito Valdés Self
- Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal Self
- Barbarito Torres Self
- Pío Leyva Self
- Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea Self
- Juan de Marcos González Self
- Lázaro Villa Self
Crew
- Director Wim Wenders
- Screenplay Wim Wenders
- Music Jerry Boys
- Director of Photography Jörg Widmer
- Director of Photography Robby Müller
- Director of Photography Lisa Rinzler
- Editor Brian Johnson
- Producer Deepak Nayar
- Producer Ulrich Felsberg