Review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) by Luke S — 10 Jan 2006

I've never enjoyed non-english speaking senior citizens so much.

This review of Buena Vista Social Club (1999) was written by Luke S on 10 Jan 2006.

Buena Vista Social Club has generally received very positive reviews.

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