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Chico & Rita

2010 · 93 min

A lush, bittersweet romance steeped in jazz and bolero, sweeping you through vibrant cities and heartbreak with elegant animation and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Fernando Trueba, Tono Errando
Genres
Animation, Music, Romance
Starring
Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña
Tagline
Do you know this guy?
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Fernando Trueba, Tono Errando
Genres
Animation, Music, Romance
Starring
Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • music
  • race
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, music, romance
Directed by
Fernando Trueba, Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal
Written by
Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, Fernando Trueba
Starring
Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Jon Adams, Renny Arozarena, Blanca Rosa Blanco, Jackie de la Nuez, Rigoberto Ferrera
Music
Bebo Valdés
Runtime
93 min
Country
Spain, United Kingdom
Languages
Spanish, English, French

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