Chico & Rita

 
Directors: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
Year: 2010
Language: Spanish, English | English subtitles
Length: 94 min
Original title: “Chico y Rita”

 

3rd Festival 2015


Havana, 1940s: Chico meets Rita. New York, 1950s: Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice.
In this film, animated by designer and cartoonist Javier Mariscal, music and romance unite them but their journey brings heartache and torment.