Chico y Rita

1h 36m 2010

Brief Synopsis

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A gifted songwriter and beautiful singer chase their dreams - and each other - from Havana to New York and Las Vegas. 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 t

Cast & Crew

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Javier Mariscal

Director

Limara Meneses

Voice

Eman Xor Ona

Voice

Mario Guerra

Voice

Carlos Arroyo

Storyboard Artist

David Campassol

3-D Animator

Film Details

Also Known As
Chico & Rita, Chico and Rita
MPAA Rating
Genre
Foreign
Music
Period
Romance
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Hanway Films; Hanway Films; Instituto De La Cinematografia Y De Las Artes Audiovisuales; Isle Of Man Film; Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Distribution Company
GKids; A-One Films (Russia); Cinedigm; Die Filmagentinnen; Gkids; New Video; New Video Dvd; Praesens-Films; Rezo Films; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

A gifted songwriter and beautiful singer chase their dreams - and each other - from Havana to New York and Las Vegas. 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.

Directors

Javier Mariscal

Director

Fernando Trueba

Director

Tono Errando

Director

Cast

Limara Meneses

Voice

Eman Xor Ona

Voice

Mario Guerra

Voice

Crew

Carlos Arroyo

Storyboard Artist

David Campassol

3-D Animator

Steve Christian

Executive Producer

Santi Errando

Producer

Andrew Fingret

Coproducer

Manolo Galiana

Animation Director

Pelayo Gutierrez

Sound Editor

Angelica Huete

Line Producer

Cristina Huete

Producer

Jose Carlos Jimenez

2-D Animator

Pedrin E. Mariscal

Art Department

Ignacio Martínez Depisón

Screenplay

Bojan Pantelic

Character Animation

Martin Pope

Producer

Edu Puertas

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nuria Puig

Graphic Artist

Arnau Quiles

Editor

Marcello Quintanilha

Character Designer

Antonio Resines

Associate Producer

Antonio Resnines

Associate Producer

Michael Rose

Producer

Nacho Royo

Sound Mixer

Nacho Royo

Sound Department

Marc Samuelson

Executive Producer

Fernando Trueba

Screenplay

Fernando Trueba

Original Music

Bebo Valdes

Music

Albert Garcia Vila

Head Of Production

Film Details

Also Known As
Chico & Rita, Chico and Rita
MPAA Rating
Genre
Foreign
Music
Period
Romance
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Hanway Films; Hanway Films; Instituto De La Cinematografia Y De Las Artes Audiovisuales; Isle Of Man Film; Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Distribution Company
GKids; A-One Films (Russia); Cinedigm; Die Filmagentinnen; Gkids; New Video; New Video Dvd; Praesens-Films; Rezo Films; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Winter February 10, 2012

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States on Video September 18, 2012

Limited Release in United States Winter February 10, 2012

Released in United States on Video September 18, 2012

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 2010.)

Released in United States 2010 (World Cinema)

Released in United States 2011

Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema)

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