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Chico & Rita

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Eman Xor Oña and Limara Meneses in Chico & Rita (2010)
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 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 Lati... Read allChico 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.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.

  • Directors
    • Tono Errando
    • Javier Mariscal
    • Fernando Trueba
  • Writers
    • Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
    • Fernando Trueba
  • Stars
    • Eman Xor Oña
    • Limara Meneses
    • Mario Guerra
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    9.5K
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    • Directors
      • Tono Errando
      • Javier Mariscal
      • Fernando Trueba
    • Writers
      • Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
      • Fernando Trueba
    • Stars
      • Eman Xor Oña
      • Limara Meneses
      • Mario Guerra
    • 49User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:38
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    Eman Xor Oña, Mario Guerra, and Limara Meneses in Chico & Rita (2010)
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    Eman Xor Oña and Limara Meneses in Chico & Rita (2010)
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    Eman Xor Oña and Mario Guerra in Chico & Rita (2010)
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    Eman Xor Oña
    • Chico
    • (voice)
    Limara Meneses
    • Rita
    • (voice)
    Mario Guerra
    • Ramón
    • (voice)
    Jon Adams
      Renny Arozarena
        Blanca Rosa Blanco
          Jackie de la Nuez
            Rigoberto Ferrera
              Ken Forman
              Ken Forman
                Ray Gillon
                  Steve Harper
                  Steve Harper
                    Lenny Mandel
                    Lenny Mandel
                    • Ron
                    • (voice)
                    Jorge Ryan
                      Claudia Valdes
                        Claudia Valdés
                          Ashley Paige Albert
                            Tracey Ayer
                              Carlos Cabal
                                • Directors
                                  • Tono Errando
                                  • Javier Mariscal
                                  • Fernando Trueba
                                • Writers
                                  • Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
                                  • Fernando Trueba
                                • All cast & crew
                                • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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                                Storyline

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                                • Trivia
                                  In order to help accurately represent 1940s era Cuba, Javier Mariscal undertook an extensive research trip to Cuba and was able to view government archive photographs from 1949.
                                • Goofs
                                  The kitchen in which Chico and Rita eat kidney-bean soup is in the United States. However, a European-style electrical outlet can be seen clearly on one of the walls.
                                • Quotes

                                  Chico: Have you thought about your career? About your future?

                                  Rita: Future, what future? The future never gave me anything! All my hopes are set on the past.

                                • Crazy credits
                                  A Bebo.
                                • Connections
                                  Featured in The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)
                                • Soundtracks
                                  Tema de Rita (A Mayra)
                                  Written and Performed by Bebo Valdés

                                User reviews49

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                                Solid
                                Chico and Rita is a nice little film with some great music, animation that really brings out all of the vivid colors, and atmosphere that takes you into it's setting. It all blends it in so seamlessly. It's main problem? A weak screenplay that is filled with predictable plot points and turns. It never rises to become anything special, despite some great stand-alone scenes. Still, recommended for the great blend of music and what style it has! The voice-over performances are quite effective, and it isn't hard to see the passion put into it. It's also quite refreshing to see an animated film in Spanish, and definitely for one to get an Oscar nomination. But it doesn't hold a candle to Rango, which will deservedly win the Oscar.
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                                • Feb 17, 2012

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                                Details

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                                • Release date
                                  • November 19, 2010 (United Kingdom)
                                • Countries of origin
                                  • Spain
                                  • United Kingdom
                                  • Isle of Man
                                • Official sites
                                  • GKIDS (United States)
                                  • Official Facebook
                                • Languages
                                  • Spanish
                                  • English
                                  • French
                                • Also known as
                                  • Chico Và Rita
                                • Filming locations
                                  • Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión, San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba(Cuba)
                                • Production companies
                                  • Isle of Man Film
                                  • CinemaNX
                                  • Estudio Mariscal
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                                Box office

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                                • Budget
                                  • €9,200,000 (estimated)
                                • Gross US & Canada
                                  • $350,524
                                • Opening weekend US & Canada
                                  • $20,654
                                  • Feb 12, 2012
                                • Gross worldwide
                                  • $2,347,919
                                See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

                                Technical specs

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                                • Runtime
                                  1 hour 34 minutes
                                • Color
                                  • Color
                                • Sound mix
                                  • Dolby Digital
                                • Aspect ratio
                                  • 1.85 : 1

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