Buena Vista Social Club (1999) is a documentary film by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba. See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... The Caribbean island of Cuba has been influential in the development of multiple musical styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

The film documents how Ry Cooder, long-time friend of Wenders, brought together legendary Cuban musicians to record a CD of the same name, and to perform a concert in the USA. Although geographically close, travel between Cuba and the USA is restricted due to the political tension between the two countries, so many of the artists were travelling there for the first time. The film shows their reactions to this experience, as well as including footage of the resultant sell-out concert. It also includes touching interviews with each of the main performers. Ry Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is a guitarist especially well known for his slide guitar work. ...

It made the musicians, some of them already in their nineties, known to a world-wide audience, and some went on to release popular solo albums; these included Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Rubén González and Elíades Ochoa. Ibrahim Ferrer (born February 20, 1927) is a popular Afro-Cuban musician in Cuba. ... Compay Segundo Compay Segundo (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), was a Cuban musician and songwriter. ... Introducing. ...

The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

There is also an album by the same name, which features studio versions of the music heard in the movie. Buena Vista Social Club is an album with songs from the film of the same name, featuring Cuban music. ...

External links

• Buena Vista Social Club (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186508/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Site about Buena Vista Social Club (http://michbuze.club.fr/burdi/buena_vista_social_club.htm)