Thursday, November 21, 2024
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| PRODUCER |
Magic Light Pictures, Estudio Mariscal, Fernando Trueba |
| DIRECTOR |
Fernando Trueba |
| STARRING |
Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oņa, Mario Guerra.
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| FILMED |
Winter 2008 - Spring 2010 |
STORYLINE
SYNOPSIS |
When Rita suspects Chico is seeing another woman, she dumps him and takes
a chance on a move to America. There Rita begins a meteoric rise to stardom.
Back home Chico is heartbroken so follows Chico to America. There he quickly
falls in love with the New York burgeoning jazz and bebop scene. He composes
a haunting love song which is played all over the city and which draws Rita
back to him. The love between the pair reignites, but they are once again
torn apart. This time by Rita's jealous manager, who turns Chico in to
immigration and forces him repatriated. It's 1959, and Chico return home
coincides with Castro's revolution. Travel and the old music are banned.
Chico ends up shining shoes. Moving on to the present day, Chico is
re-discovered and becomes a star once more. Touring America he tracks down
Rita, now an old woman living on the bread line. Their eyes meet, the years
fall away, but has love really survived?
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| TYPE |
Romance Animation |
| RUN TIME |
90 Minutes |
| CERTIFICATION |
UK 15 |
| ORIGINAL RELEASE |
UNKNOWN |
| COST |
9,200,000 Euros |
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