Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017 · Movie · PG · 110 min · ★ 7.4 · 69% critics
This documentary revisits a beloved Cuban music group two decades after an unexpected recording session brought veteran performers back into the spotlight. Through personal reflections, performances, rehearsals, and archival material, it traces their journey from modest beginnings to a moving late-career revival set against major changes in Cuba.
Also known as Untitled Lucy Walker Buena Vista Social Club Documentary · Untitled Buena Vista Social Club Documentary
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (23 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like warm, music-centered documentaries about legacy, culture, and late-life rediscovery, especially if Western Stars or Crossfire Hurricane worked for you; Not for you if you want a fast-moving, conflict-heavy story.
Pros: uplifting musical performances; rich archival footage; heartfelt life reflections | Cons: limited conflict; documentary pacing; narrow historical focus
Themes
- music documentary
Cast & crew
Ibrahim Ferrer
as Self
Omara Portuondo
as Self
- MM
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
as Self
Eliades Ochoa
as Self
- BT
Barbarito Torres
as Self
- GM
Guajirito Mirabal
as Self
- JR
Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
as Self
Directed by Lucy Walker