Buena Vista Social Club

Name: Buena Vista Social Club
Duration: 1 h 45 min

1hr 45m

1hr 45m
4.0/5 (6.9K)
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A group of elder forgotten Cuban music legends emerge from obscurity when an American producer reunites them in Havana, leading to spectacular performances… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Wim Wenders

Producer:

Ulrich Felsberg, Deepak Nayar

Writer:

Nick Gold

Runtime:

1hr 45m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Octavio Calderon
Joachim Cooder
Ry Cooder
Angel Terry Domech
Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.
Manuel Galbán
Hugo Garzón
Rubén González
Compay Segundo

Letterboxd User Reviews

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RATINGS 238 FANS

4.0

Oct 22, 2017

I should (but I won't) give this 10/10 for that one shot of the woman smoking the biggest cuban cigar I've ever seen. Props to that woman.

616 Likes

EnteredTheVoid

Jun 14, 2014

As an outsider it is hard to understand where the poverty ends and the romance begins when looking at Havana. Like countless other places around the world where powerful music has been forged in desperate circumstances, a mysticism has evolved over time that obscures its…

428 Likes

Steven Sheehan

Aug 30, 2020

oh to be in cuba listening to buena vista social club while smoking a cigar

304 Likes

paula
Oct 5, 2021

“i have to work hard because ry cooder’s here”

219 Likes

Christina

May 26, 2021

so beautiful so see all of the joy put into some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard

202 Likes

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Aug 16, 2025

181st Review for The Collab Weekly Movie Watch Featuring one of the greatest flexings done by any musician ever, with my man Barbarito (Barbaro indeed!) playing the laud from behind. Like he took the instrument, put it behind him around his back and started riffing like a…

177 Likes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
Apr 22, 2017

48/100 Wouldn't be my thing even in pristine 35mm—the music's terrific, obviously, but Wenders gets virtually nothing of interest from the musicians, who at best speak in earnest platitudes (sample insight: "To see Compay [Segundo] at 90 playing the tres so well, and Rubén…

151 Likes

Mike D'Angelo

Jul 12, 2020

Fantastic music and wonderful people but as a documentary, it tells me too little.

137 Likes

Cristian Torres

May 17, 2025

you would not think wim wenders directed this

121 Likes

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