Chico & Rita

Sunday, December 29, 2013 - Thursday, January 2, 2014

Oscar®-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle EpoqueCalle 54) and Spain’s legendary illustrator Javier Mariscal celebrate their passion for the music and culture of Cuba with an epic story of love, passion, and heartbreak.

Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York to Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist and five-time Grammy®-winning composer Bebo Valdés, Chico & Rita captures a defining moment in the evolution of history and jazz, and features the music of (and animated cameos by) Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, Chano Pozo, and others.

  • Country Spain/UK
  • Language Spanish
  • Running Time 94 minutes
  • Website http://www.gkids.tv/chico/
  • Director Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba

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