Review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) by Allan B — 09 Oct 2007

You can feel what a life is! Such a wonderful movie.

This review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) was written by Allan B on 09 Oct 2007.

Buena Vista Social Club has generally received very positive reviews.

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