Chico and Rita (2010)

Original title

Chico & Rita

Directed by

Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, Spain

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 252 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pianist and a singer fall in love in the late 1940s, traveling from Havana to New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Paris. Their passion for music and each other drives them, but their path is full of heartache and separation.

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What happens

Chico and Rita (Spanish: Chico y Rita) is a 2010 adult animated romantic drama film directed by Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. The story of Chico and Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. 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. The film was produced by Fernando Trueba Producciones, Estudio Mariscal, and Magic Light Pictures. It received financing from CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film. It won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 25th Goya Awards and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards (the first nomination for a Spanish full-length animated film). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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