Review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) by Chloe L — 26 Jan 2009

Beautiful music and characters, but not quite as good as I was expecting.

This review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) was written by Chloe L on 26 Jan 2009.

Buena Vista Social Club has generally received very positive reviews.

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