Review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) by Nariaki C — 01 May 2014

It is one of the greatest music movie ,but behind the politics is potentially a white supremacist movie.white people lead them to NY is not fun for them.

This review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) was written by Nariaki C on 01 May 2014.

Buena Vista Social Club has generally received very positive reviews.

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