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Title: Chico & Rita (2010)
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Limara Meneses | ... | Rita (voice) |
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Eman Xor Oña | ... | Chico (voice) |
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Mario Guerra | ... | Ramón (voice) |
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Jon Adams | ... | (voice) |
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Renny Arozarena | ... | (voice) |
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Blanca Rosa Blanco | ... | (voice) |
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Jackie de la Nuez | ... | (voice) (as Jakie de la Nuez) |
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Rigoberto Ferrera | ... | (voice) |
| Ken Forman | ... | (voice) | |
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Ray Gillon | ... | (voice) |
| Steve Harper | ... | (voice) (as Michael Harper) | |
| Lenny Mandel | ... | Ron (voice) | |
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Jorge Ryan | ... | (voice) |
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Claudia Valdes | ... | (voice) (as Claudia Valdés) |
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Claudia Valdés | ... | (voice) |
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. Written by Anonymous
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The second foreign nominee for the Academy Awards' Best Animated Feature in 2011, there has actually been buzz about this one since last year's Oscars (it debuted at Telluride in 2010 and also played at Toronto, but is not seeing a commercial release in the U.S. until February of 2012; it already saw a release in most European countries in late 2010 or 2011). That buzz is, thankfully, quite deserved, because this one is just wonderful. A simple story, sure, but a touching one about a young man and woman in Havana who begin a romance in 1948. They are musicians and get together through their art, but unfortunately petty jealousies keep getting in the way of their love. After initial success, Rita is swept off to New York City to become famous without Chico. He follows a few years later and finds his own fame, but the two seem destined to remain separate. The animation, like the story, is quite simple but really beautiful. It kind of reminds me of Waltz with Bashir, although it's not rotoscoped - at least not as extensively as Waltz with Bashir was. Rita, I must say, is the sexiest animated character since Jessica Rabbit - and she's not nearly so shy. It's kind of funny, but on account of this film, the Best Animated Feature category has far more nudity in it than all nine of the Best Picture nominees. Of course, as the characters are Cuban musicians, there's a ton of wonderful music throughout. I found the film deeply touching, and it brought me to tears at the end. This is far and away the best film among the four I've seen in its Oscar category this year (and I somehow doubt that Puss in Boots will eventually blow it out of the water!). Highly recommended.