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Genres:
Music, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:33:35
Partner rating:
NO RATING
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Limara Meneses Rita (Speaking Voice)
  2. Eman Xor Oña Chico (Speaking Voice)
  3. Mario Guerra Ramón (Speaking Voice)
  4. Bebo Valdés Chico (Singing Voice)
  5. Idania Valdés Rita (Singing Voice)
  6. Estrella Morente Estrella Morente (Singing)
  7. Freddy Cole Nat King Cole (Singing)
  8. Jimmy Heath Ben Webster (Instrumentals)
  9. Pedrito Martínez Miguelito Valdés (Singing)
  10. Michael Phillip Mossman Dizzie Gillespie (Instrumentals)

Directors

  1. Fernando Trueba
  2. Javier Mariscal
  3. Tono Errando

Producers

  1. Cristina Huete
  2. Martin Pope

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Chico & Rita

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A love affair between two musicians spans six decades and numerous countries and political regimes in this animated romantic drama. In 1948, Chico (voice of Eman Xor Ona) is a hotshot jazz pianist living in Havana, where his reputation as a ladies' man nearly outshines his talent at the keyboard. One night, Chico sees Rita (voice of Limara Meneses) singing "Love for Sale" at a nightclub, and it's love at first sight, though Rita is put off by ... A love affair between two musicians spans six decades and numerous countries and political regimes in this animated romantic drama. In 1948, Chico (voice of Eman Xor Ona) is a hotshot jazz pianist living in Havana, where his reputation as a ladies' man nearly outshines his talent at the keyboard. One night, Chico sees Rita (voice of Limara Meneses) singing "Love for Sale" at a nightclub, and it's love at first sight, though Rita is put off by the fact Chico already has a steady girl. However, when Chico backs Rita during a talent competition held at a Havana radio station, she realizes they're musically simpatico, and her heart soon follows her creative instincts. But after a quarrel with Chico, Rita is approach by Ron, an American talent scout who says he can make her a star, and she takes him up on the offer, traveling with him to New York. Not wanting to lose Rita, Chico and his best friend Ramon head to New York City, but as Rita achieves fame and fortune in the United States, Chico finds the limelight is keeping them apart, and after returning to Cuba, the island's unstable political climate proves even better than Ron at keeping him away from Rita. Chico y Rita (aka Chico and Rita) was a collaboration between filmmaker and music producer Fernando Trueba, artist and designer Javier Mariscal, and animator and director Tono Errando, and features cartoon "cameo appearances" from a number of legendary jazz artists, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chano Pozo.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

86%Tomatometer score: 86% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    John Anderson, Newsday "Chico & Rita" is that rare thing, a cartoon for adults, with a bittersweet take on love and fate and a romantic's view of the night. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post A pure delight, a keenly affecting, visually ravishing tale. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times A buttery rich animated tale of love, jazz, showbiz, fame and politics in the late '40s and early '50s that is as catchy as its tunes. – Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Ty Burr, Boston Globe When a soundtrack this fluidly elegant is married to trite dialogue, thin characterizations, and chockablock animation, it has to go down as a missed opportunity. – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Tom Long, Detroit News Presented in a wash of animated colors, this story of a hot-headed sexy Latina songstress and her jazz piano player takes on new life. – Full review External link

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