Buenavista Social Club, Entertainment center in Marianao, Cuba.

The Buenavista Social Club was an entertainment center in Marianao that hosted musical performances and social gatherings in dedicated spaces. The facility was designed to accommodate dancers, performers, and community participation in a welcoming environment.

The center was founded in 1932 as a recreation venue for Black workers in the district and operated until it closed following the Cuban Revolution. The political upheaval that reshaped the island ended its operations, though its memory remained part of local identity.

The club took its name from the Buena Vista neighbourhood of Havana. It was one of several ethnic societies in Cuba, alongside Spanish and Chinese ones, and its hall hosted dances with orchestras playing guajira, son montuno and bolero. Arsenio Rodríguez dedicated "Buena Vista en guaguancó" to it and Cachao wrote "Club Social Buena Vista".

The club no longer exists: no building or ruins remain at the site, and its exact location is uncertain. In 1999, when Ry Cooder, Compay Segundo and Wim Wenders' film crew tried to identify the spot, local residents could not agree on where it had stood. The musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club now play at the Havana Club Rum Museum.

The name of this venue was later adopted by a famous music ensemble in the 1990s that brought traditional Cuban music to audiences worldwide. This connection between the historical venue and the modern musical movement demonstrates how local history shaped a global cultural phenomenon.