Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Les Blank | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Bill Graham | ... | Self | |
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Francisco Aguabella | ... | Self |
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John Santos | ... | Self |
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Carlos 'Patato' Valdés | ... | Self (as Carlos 'Patato' Valdez) |
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Daniel Ponce | ... | Self |
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Julito Collazo | ... | Self |
| Cachao | ... | Self (as Israel 'Cachao' López) | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | ... | Self | |
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Armando Peraza | ... | Self |
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Robert Farris Thompson | ... | Self |
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Gladys Céspedes | ... | Self (as Gladys 'Bobi' Céspedes) |
| Katherine Dunham | ... | Self | |
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Esteban Vega | ... | Self (as Esteban 'Cha Chá' Vega) |
| Sheila E. | ... | Self (as Sheila E) | |
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Pete Escovedo | ... | Self |
| Carlos Santana | ... | Self | |
Produced by
| Les Blank | ... | producer |
| Jodi Faith Cahn | ... | associate producer |
| Tom Luddy | ... | producer |
| Chris Simon | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
| Les Blank | ||
Editing by
| Marianne Yusavage | ||
Production Management
| Chris Simon | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Luis M. Abaurrea | ... | sound recordist: concert |
| Jon Bendichk | ... | sound recordist: concert |
| Phil Edwards | ... | sound recordist: concert |
| Tom Flye | ... | multi-track music mix |
| Maureen Gosling | ... | sound recordist |
| Mickey Hart | ... | multi-track music mix |
| Will Harvey | ... | sound mixer |
| Ken Lee | ... | sound recordist: concert |
| Julian Neff | ... | sound recordist: concert |
| Ray Oviedo | ... | sound recordist: concert |
| David Roche | ... | additional sound |
| John Santos | ... | multi-track music mix |
| David Silberberg | ... | additional sound |
| Chris Simon | ... | sound recordist |
| Jeff Sterling | ... | multi-track music mix |
| Chris Strachwitz | ... | additional sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Harrod Blank | ... | camera assistant |
| Toni Hanna | ... | camera assistant |
| Susan Kell | ... | camera assistant |
| John Knoop | ... | concert lighting / second camera |
| Frank Simeon | ... | camera assistant |
| Jose Vergelin | ... | camera assistant (as José Vergelín) / concert lighting (as José Vergelín) |
| Lou Weinert | ... | camera assistant |
| Benjamin Young | ... | camera assistant / concert lighting |
Editorial Department
| Lyuba Birinbaum | ... | assistant editor |
| Les Blank | ... | additional editing |
| Medora Ebersole | ... | assistant editor |
| Maureen Gosling | ... | additional editing |
| Toni Hanna | ... | assistant editor |
| Susan Kell | ... | assistant editor |
| David Silberberg | ... | assistant editor |
| Lou Weinert | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
| Francisco Aguabella | ... | musician: Conga Summit / musician: Kimball's East / musician: NEA performance / musician: Santería ceremony / musician: tribute concert |
| Tomás Albondiga | ... | musician: Santería ceremony |
| David Belove | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Cachao | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Israel 'Cachao' López) |
| Julito Collazo | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Jeff Cressman | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Gladys Céspedes | ... | musician: tribute concert (as Gladys 'Bobi' Céspedes) |
| Martin 'Doc' Dietrich | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Jesús Díaz | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Sheila E. | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Sheila E) |
| Pete Escovedo | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Virgilio Figueroa | ... | musician: Santería ceremony |
| Lazaro Galarraga | ... | musician: NEA performance (as Lázaro Galarraga) |
| Carmelo García | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Dizzy Gillespie | ... | musician: Kimball's East |
| Roger Glenn | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Humberto Nengue Hernandez | ... | musician: NEA performance (as Humberto 'Nenge' Hernández) |
| Buddha Huffman | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Rebeca Mauleon | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Rebeca Mauleón-Santana) |
| Kevin Moore | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Harold Muñíz | ... | musician: Conga Summit / musician: tribute concert |
| Juan Oliva | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Bill Ortiz | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Armando Peraza | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Lorenzo Peñalber | ... | musician: Santería ceremony |
| Daniel Ponce | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
| Felix Reinoso | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Eduardo Reyes | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Rey Rodríguez | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Carlos Santana | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Ed Smith | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Michael Spiro | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| José Suárez | ... | musician: tribute concert |
| Carlos 'Patato' Valdés | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Carlos 'Patato' Valdez) |
Additional Crew
| Debbie Brubaker | ... | production assistant (as Deborah Brubaker) |
| Gladys Céspedes | ... | additional consultant (as Gladys 'Bobi' Céspedes) |
| Leticia Del Toro | ... | translator |
| Maribel García-Soto | ... | translator |
| Toni Hanna | ... | translator |
| Steve Losa | ... | additional consultant |
| Randall Low | ... | stage manager |
| Rebeca Mauleon | ... | translator (as Rebeca Mauleón-Santana) |
| Aaron May | ... | production assistant |
| Brian McCarthy | ... | concert security |
| Leonard Michaels | ... | additional consultant |
| Rock Ross | ... | titles |
| John Santos | ... | chief advisor |
| Ilana Scherl | ... | production assistant |
| David Silberberg | ... | production assistant |
| Chris Simon | ... | titles |
Thanks
| Cesar Ascarrunz | ... | special thanks |
| Mantra Ben-Ya'akova | ... | special thanks |
| Howard Cohen | ... | special thanks |
| Sergio Figueroa | ... | special thanks |
| Roger Glenn | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Goodwin | ... | special thanks |
| Gale Kissin | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Kuralt | ... | special thanks |
| Ellyn Kutch | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Newmark | ... | special thanks |
| Jeffrey Norman | ... | special thanks |
| Gloria Nusse | ... | special thanks |
| Maima Te'o | ... | special thanks |
| Irwin Young | ... | special thanks |
