Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

May 26 2017 PG 1h 50m
Documentary

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.

Plot

Revisit with the remaining original members of the Buena Vista Social Club and explore their contribution to the unknown history of Cuba.

Written by

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Directed by

Lucy Walker

Cast

Wim Wenders, Ry Cooder, Juan de Marcos González

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Cuba

Production Companies

Convergent Media, Broad Green Pictures, Blink TV

Languages

Español, English

Awards

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Trailers
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie
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