Chico & Rita

Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unite them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood, and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. A dazzling and delightful work of modern animation, a classic movie romance, and a hip-swinging, finger-popping tale of musical revolution, Chico & Rita is an animated valentine to Cuba and its extended soundtrack. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, filled with motion, color, and terrific original music, this nearly operatic romantic tragedy shows us the footsteps in an atmosphere of concrete desire.

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Direction: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal

Script: Fernando Trueba, Ignacio Martínez De Pisón

Editing: Arnau Quiles

Music: Bebo Valdés

Production: Fernando Trueba PC, Estudio Mariscal, Magic Light Pictures, Cinemax

Producers: Cristina Huete, Santi Errando, Michael Rose, Martin Pope

Co-producers: Andrew Fingret

Executive producer: Steve Christian, Marc Samuelson

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain, UK

Production Year: 2010

Duration: 94'

Contact: Fernando Trueba PC

Awards/Distinctions: Best Feature Film, FNAC Award – Annecy IAFF 2011, European Animated Feature Film – European Film Awards 2011, Best Animation Film – Goya Awards 2011, Best Spanish Film – Sant Jordi Awards 2012, Cineuropa Award – Les Arcs European FF 2010, Best Documentary or Animated Feature – José María Forqué Awards 2012, Best Original Music Score – Gaudì Awards 2012

Animation