Movie · Romance · Drama

Cuba, 1948. 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, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Bebo Valdés, and featuring music by jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie and Freddy Cole (brother of Nat King Cole). Chico & Rita captures a definitive moment in the evolution of jazz music.

2012 · 1h 33m

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Chico and Rita

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Cuba, 1948. 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, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Bebo Valdés, and featuring music by jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie and Freddy Cole (brother of Nat King Cole). Chico & Rita captures a definitive moment in the evolution of jazz music.

COMMON SENSE

Sweet but mature animated love story is aimed at grown-ups.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.6
Reviews 72
Fresh 63
Rotten 9

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Studio
Cinedigm
Released
2012
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
Spain, Cuba, United Kingdom
© 2010 Fernando Trueba P.C.S.A.

Languages

Original Audio
Spanish, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Cuba), English (Spain), English
Audio

Spanish (Spain) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (Always On), English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.