Opening in the UK this November is Chico and Rita from Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque). Six years in the making, the film follows a pianist who pursues his true love, a Hollywood-bound nightclub singer, from Havana to New York and beyond. 93-year-old pianist-composer-bandleader Bebo Valdés wrote and performs the music and the film features “musical cameos” from Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and other jazz greats.
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Trailer/Preview For Animated Musical Feature Set In Cuba, “Chico & Rita”
Check out this trailer for an animated feature film titled Chico And Rita, written and directed by Fernando Trueba.
Said to have taken 6 years to make, the film takes place in Cuba, 1948. More trom IMDBPro: “Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites 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, the two battle impossible odds to unite in music and love.“
The animated musical feature film features “musical cameos” from the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and other jazz greats.
The film has already screened at festivals in Telluride, Toronto and London this month, with a UK theatrical debut scheduled for November.
No Word on further distribution…
Color me curious on this one. Here’s its trailer:
via CBR
