
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
Overview
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
Amadito Valdés
Self
Barbarito Torres
Self
Pío Leyva
Self
Lázaro Villa
Self
Octavio Calderon
Self
Manuel Galbán
Self
Hugo Garzón
Self
Carlos González
Self
Yanko Pichardo
Self
Salvador Repilado Labrada
Self (as Salvador Repilado)
Benito Suárez Magana
Self (as Benito Suárez)
Heitor Goldflus
Self - Man at a Manhattan Street (uncredited)
Pina
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Amy Winehouse: I Told You I Was Trouble - Live In London
The Soul of a Man
Killer Ending
Hammett
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Palermo Shooting
When We Were Kings
The Million Dollar Hotel
Beyond the Clouds
La trattativa
The Fountainhead
Don't Come Knocking
Son of the Bride
Until the End of the World
The Limey
Queen
Butterfly