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Buena Vista Social Club
- Directed by: Director Wim Wenders
- Country: (1999) Cuba
- Language: Spanish (English subtitles)
- Running time: 105 minutes
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Website: http://www.pbs.org/buenavista
- Synopsis:
A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film directed by Wim Wenders, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City’s Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Cuba and about how they got started in music. Winner of 18 awards and nominated for an Oscar.