Review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) by Pat L — 09 Mar 2008

Lovely documentary; fantastic documentary. I badly want to go to Cuba to hear music and take pictures.

This review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) was written by Pat L on 09 Mar 2008.

Buena Vista Social Club has generally received very positive reviews.

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