Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba.

[3] The film documents how Ry Cooder, a long-time friend of Wenders, brought together the ensemble of legendary Cuban musicians to record an album (also called Buena Vista Social Club) and to perform twice with a full line-up: in April 1998 in Amsterdam (two nights) and the 1st of July 1998 in the United States (at the Carnegie Hall, New York City).

The consensus summarizes: "A hopeful gesture of cultural outreach set to an irresistible soundtrack, Buena Vista Social Club is an enriching and zesty experience.

The album Buena Vista Social Club features studio versions of the music heard in the film.

The latter went on to support younger musicians making the same style of music beyond 2010 under the name "Buena Vista Social Club".