Buena Vista Social Club (film)

Buena Vista Social Club 1999 is a documentary film by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba. It is named for a danzn that became the title piece of the album Buena Vista Social Club.

The film helped the musicians, some of them already in their nineties, become known to a worldwide audience, with some going on to release popular solo albums. These included Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Rubn Gonzlez and Elades Ochoa. The latter went on to support younger musicians making the same style of music beyond 2010 under the name Buena Vista Social Club.The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2000. It won as best documentary in the European Film Awards as well as many others. The album Buena Vista Social Club features studio versions of the music heard in the movie. ........

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