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Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

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In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. When the Malians couldn’t get visas, the team turned their attention to reviving a forgotten generation of legendary son cubano musicians and formed an on-the-fly ensemble: the Buena Vista Social Club. Two decades since that fateful first session, we catch up to these master musicians, as they reflect on the magical unfolding of their lives—from humble origins to the evolution and surprising revival of their careers, all against the backdrop of Cuba’s dramatic history. Brimming with unseen concert, rehearsal, and archival footage, this film is an emotional, shimmering celebration of music’s power to transcend age, ideologies, and class, and to connect us to each other through our souls.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

26 May 2017

Country

Cuba

Cast

Ibrahim Ferrer

Ibrahim Ferrer

Self

Omara Portuondo

Omara Portuondo

Self

Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal

Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal

Self

Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa

Self

Barbarito Torres

Barbarito Torres

Self

Guajirito Mirabal

Guajirito Mirabal

Self

Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos

Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos

Self

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