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Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Jon Adams
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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Chico & Rita from 2010 is a visually stunning animated film directed by Fernando Trueba that blends music, romance, and the vibrant culture of 1940s Cuba. Featuring standout vocal performances from Mario Guerra and Limara Meneses, the film immerses viewers in a captivating love story set against the backdrop of Cuba's golden age of music.
Chico and Rita is a 2010 adult animated romantic drama film directed by Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. The story of Chico and Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unite them, but their journey—in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero—brings heartache and torment. The film was produced by Fernando Trueba Producciones, Estudio Mariscal, and Magic Light Pictures. It received financing from CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film. It won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 25th Goya Awards and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards.
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