• 1999

  Release Date

• June 4th, 1999

• Runtime

• 105 minutes

• Synopsis

• 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.

• CAST

• Compay Segundo - Self,   Eliades Ochoa - Self,   Ry Cooder - Self,   Joachim Cooder - Self,   Ibrahim Ferrer - Self,   Omara Portuondo - Self,   Rubén González - Self,   Orlando 'Cachaíto' López - Self,   Amadito Valdés - Self,   Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal - Self,   Barbarito Torres - Self,   Pío Leyva - Self,   Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea - Self,   Juan de Marcos González - Self,   Lázaro Villa - Self,   Octavio Calderon - Self,   Angel Terry Domech - Self,   Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. - Self,   Manuel Galbán - Self,   Hugo Garzón - Self,   Carlos González - Self,   Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo - Self,   Alejandro Pichardo - Self,   Yanko Pichardo - Self,   Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos - Self,   Salvador Repilado Labrada - Self (as Salvador Repilado),   José Antonio Rodríguez - Self,   Benito Suárez Magana - Self (as Benito Suárez),   Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés - Self,   Heitor Goldflus - Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)     

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