In 1996 Ry Cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of Cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and Grammy winning album The Buena Vista Social Club. This ground-breaking documentary, inspired by the album, includes appearances by legendary performers Ry & Joaquim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzales, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo and many other renowned Cuban Musicians.
Production Road Movies Filmproduktion [de]; Kintop Pictures (in association with); Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC) [cu](in association with); Arte [fr](in association with); Channel Four Films [gb](uncredited);
Cast Names Luis Barzaga; Julio Alberto Fernández; Heitor Goldflus; Carlos González; Julienne Oviedo Sánchez; Compay Segundo; Eliades Ochoa; Ry Cooder; Joachim Cooder; Ibrahim Ferrer; Omara Portuondo; Rubén González; Orlando 'Cachaíto' López; Amadito Valdés; Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal; Barbarito Torres; Pío Leyva; Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea; Juan de Marcos González; Octavio Calderon; Manuel Galban; Salvador Repilado Labrada; Benito Suárez Magana; Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés; Lázaro Villa;
Box Office USD 6,997,620
Release Date 1999-05-21 (Seattle International Film Festival) 1999-06-04