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1999    1h 45mDocumentary, Music
7.692%90%7.5
A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Cuba and about how they got started in music.
Directed by Wim Wenders
  • Compay SegundoSelf / Musician
  • Eliades OchoaSelf / Musician
  • Ry CooderSelf / Musician
  • Joachim CooderSelf / Musician
  • Ibrahim FerrerSelf / Musician
  • Omara PortuondoSelf / Musician
  • Rubén GonzálezSelf / Musician
  • Orlando 'Cachaíto' LópezSelf / Musician
  • Amadito ValdésSelf / Musician
  • Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalSelf / Musician
  • Barbarito TorresSelf / Musician
  • Pío LeyvaSelf / Musician
  • Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaSelf / Musician
  • Juan de Marcos GonzálezSelf / Musician
  • Lázaro VillaSelf / Musician
  • Octavio CalderonSelf / Musician
  • Angel Terry DomechSelf / Musician
  • Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.Self / Musician
  • Manuel GalbánSelf / Musician
  • Hugo GarzónSelf / Musician
  • Brian E. BothwellOctober 9, 2025
    What a wonderful film: the music, the vibe of the culture of Cuba, I still listen to the soundtrack on the regular. Highly recommended if you are a Latin music fan.

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