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Buena Vista Social Club (1999) Poster

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Directed by 

Wim Wenders

Writing Credits  

Wim Wenders ... (by)
 
Nick Gold ... (original concept)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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

Produced by 

Rosa Bosch ... associate producer
Ulrich Felsberg ... executive producer / producer
Deepak Nayar ... producer
Rafael Rey Rodríguez ... line producer: Cuba (as Rafael Rey Rodriguez)

Cinematography by 

Jörg Widmer ... director of photography

Editing by 

Brian Johnson

Production Management 

Kristi Lake ... post-production supervisor: Los Angeles
Linda Moran ... unit production manager: New York

Art Department 

Juan de Marcos González ... artistic consultant

Sound Department 

Russell Farmarco ... adr mixer: Los Angeles / adr supervisor: Los Angeles
Orada Jusatayanond ... sound editor: Los Angeles
Ai-Ling Lee ... sound editor: Los Angeles
Rik Meier ... supervisor: timecode sync, Amsterdam crew
Martin Müller ... production sound / sound: Cuban crew
E. Benjamin Posnack ... sound mixer: New York crew
Walter Spencer ... co-sound supervisor: Los Angeles / dialogue editor: Los Angeles
Elmo Weber ... re-recording mixer: Los Angeles / sound supervisor: Los Angeles

Camera and Electrical Department 

Theo Bierkens ... camera operator: Amsterdam crew
Mitch Bogard ... lighting designer: New York crew
Stephen Consentino ... steadicam operator: New York crew
Brigit Hillenius ... camera operator: Amsterdam crew
Geraint Lewis ... additional still photographer: Amsterdam crew
Robby Müller ... director of photography: Amsterdam crew
Rick Pettit ... assistant lighting designer: New York crew
Claire Pijman ... camera operator: Amsterdam crew
Lisa Rinzler ... director of photography: New York crew
Richard Rutkowski ... assistant camera: New York crew
Ivan Scull ... lighting: Cuban crew
Julio Simoneau ... focus puller: Cuban crew
Susan Titelman ... still photographer
David Waterston ... camera operator: New York crew
Donata Wenders ... still photographer
Jörg Widmer ... director of photography: Cuban crew / steadicam operator / steadicam operator: Amsterdam crew / steadicam operator: Cuban crew
Gisbert Watermann ... camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Trevor Adkinson ... assistant editor: Los Angeles
Monica Anderson ... associate editor: Los Angeles
Rolando Diaz ... colorist assistant: Los Angeles
Bryson Jones ... avid technical support: Los Angeles
Linda Olague ... colorist: Los Angeles
Michael Sable ... post-production executive: Encore Video, Los Angeles
Mark Sherman ... on-line editor: Los Angeles
Gary Trentham ... assistant editor: Los Angeles
Chris Wayne ... on-line assistant: Los Angeles
Michael Donnelly ... post-production consultant (uncredited)

Location Management 

David Guido Pietroni ... location scout

Music Department 

Sigfredo Ariel ... music consultant: Cuban crew
Jerry Boys ... music recordist
Octavio Calderon ... musician (as Octavio Calderón)
Joachim Cooder ... musician
Ry Cooder ... music mixer / music producer / musician
Juan de Marcos González ... consultant: artists & repertoire / musician
Angel Terry Domech ... musician
Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. ... musician
Ibrahim Ferrer ... musician
Manuel Galbán ... musician
Roberto Garcia ... musician
Hugo Garzón ... musician
Nick Gold ... executive music producer
Carlos Gonzalez ... musician (as Carlos Gonzalez)
Rubén González ... musician
Salvador Repilado Labrada ... musician (as Salvador Repilado)
Pío Leyva ... musician
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea ... musician
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López ... musician
Benito Suárez Magana ... musician (as Benito Suárez)
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal ... musician
Eliades Ochoa ... musician
Gilberto 'Papi' Oviedo ... musician
Tomas Casanova Perera ... piano tuner: Cuban crew
Alejandro Pichardo ... musician
Yanko Pichardo ... musician
Omara Portuondo ... musician
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos ... musician
Steven A. Reich ... music rights clearance: Berlin (as Steven Reich)
José Antonio Rodríguez ... musician
Rail Rogut ... music mixer
Compay Segundo ... musician
Barbarito Torres ... musician
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés ... musician
Amadito Valdés ... musician
Lázaro Villa ... musician
David Guido Pietroni ... stage manager (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Guillermo Iglesias ... driver: Cuban crew
Diosdado Navarro ... driver: Cuban crew
Armando Roche ... driver: Cuban crew

Additional Crew 

Jenny Adlington ... director of marketing and artist relations
Zita Marina Morrina Atia ... assistant: Wim Wenders, Cuban crew
Ken Beltrone ... stage crew: New York crew
Ina Bialas ... accounting: Berlin
Denise Booth ... project coordinator: Berlin
John Cardinale ... stage crew: New York crew
Rose-Marie Couture ... project coordinator: Berlin
Rafael Cruz ... protocol: Cuban crew
James Csollany ... stage crew: New York crew
Jolanda Darbyshire ... assistant: Wim Wenders, Berlin
Olga María Fernández González ... production assistant: Cuban crew
Paul Frocchi ... provider: post-production equipment: Los Angeles
John Goodson ... stage crew: New York crew
Victor Gutierrez ... accountant: Cuban crew
Luis Juara ... assistant: Cuban crew (as Luis Juana)
Oswaldo Lima ... assistant: Cuban crew (as Osvaldo Lima)
Javier Castillo Mares ... runner: Cuban crew
Dennis O'Connell ... stage crew: New York crew
Claudia Pauly ... accounting: Berlin
Vesna Rudinac ... accounting: Berlin
Sven Sauër ... production assistant: Amsterdam crew
Luba Schatzberg ... office coordinator: New York crew
David Stallbaumer ... stage manager: New York crew (as David Stahlbaumer)
Erich Thum ... tax advisor: Berlin
Kai-Peter Uhlig ... legal services coordinator: Berlin
David Vigdor ... production assistant: New York crew
Rachel Florian ... post production coordinator (uncredited)
Zita Morriña ... translator (uncredited)

Thanks 

Gliceria Abreu ... thanks
Annie Bataillard ... thanks: Arte
David Bither ... thanks: Nonesuch Records
Susan Cooder ... thanks
Daniel Del Solar ... thanks
Robert Eisenhauer ... thanks
Gustovo Fernandez ... thanks: ICAIC
Dani Florestano ... thanks
Ivan Giroud ... thanks: Havana Film Festival Office
Klaus Grohmann ... thanks: German Embassy in Havana, Cuba
Alfredo Guevara ... thanks: ICAIC
Caroline Haertel ... thanks: Arte
Candice Hanson ... thanks
Clair McFadden ... thanks
Bertha Navarro ... thanks: Tequila Gang, Mexico
Reinhard Penzel ... thanks: Sony Broadcasting Europe
Judith Reuter ... thanks: Sony Broadcasting Europe
Michael Sable ... thanks
Wendy Sellars ... thanks
Eli Silvrants ... thanks
Martin Singer ... thanks
Caridad Perez Valdés ... thanks
Robert van Ommen ... thanks: Mojo Concerts
Camilo Vives ... thanks: ICAIC
Franz von Kouwen ... thanks: Mojo Concerts
Wim Westerveld ... thanks: CHAZZ Agency
Crew verified as complete

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