director:
Wim Wenders
playwright:
Wim Wenders
actor:
Compay Segundo
/
Eliades Ochoa
/
Ry Cooder
/
Joachim Cooder
/
Ibrahim Ferrer
…
genre:
Documentary
/
Music
region:
Germany
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United States
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United Kingdom
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France
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Cuba
language:
Spanish
/
English
release date:
1999-06-04
(Release)
IMDb: tt0186508
website:
www.pbs.org/buenavista
overview
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.