Chico & Rita (2009)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 34min
- Animation, Crime
- 18 Dec 2009 (Argentina)
- Movie
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...
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 11 nominations.
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Cast
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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 | ... |
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Renny Arozarena | ... |
(voice)
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Blanca Rosa Blanco | ... |
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Jackie de la Nuez | ... |
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(as Jakie de la Nuez)
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Rigoberto Ferrera | ... |
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| Ken Forman | ... |
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Ray Gillon | ... |
(voice)
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| Steve Harper | ... |
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(as Michael Harper)
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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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Ashley Paige Albert | ... |
(voice)
(as Ashley Albert)
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Tracey Ayer | ... |
(voice)
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Carlos Cabal | ... |
(voice)
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Wendy Dillon | ... |
(voice)
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Kathy Fitzgerald | ... |
(voice)
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Luis Alberto García | ... |
(voice)
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Mark Anthony Henry | ... |
(voice)
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Kerin McCue | ... |
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Miriam Socarras | ... |
(voice)
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| Peter Appel | ... |
(voice)
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| Jay Benedict | ... |
(voice)
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Luis Enrique Carreres | ... |
(voice)
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Aleida Enríquez | ... |
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Carlos Ever Fonseca | ... |
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Yaroldi Abreu | ... |
Chano Pozo (singingVoice)
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| Mary J. Blige | ... |
(voice)
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Eddy Calderón | ... |
(voice)
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Freddie Cole | ... |
Nat King Cole (singingVoice)
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| Viola Davis | ... |
(voice)
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Alexis González | ... |
(voice)
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| Jimmy Heath | ... |
Ben Webster (singingVoice)
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David Kramer | ... |
(voice)
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Rolando Luna | ... |
Chico (Celia) (singingVoice)
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Pedro Martinez | ... |
Miguelito Valdés (singingVoice)
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Estrella Morente | ... |
Self (voice)
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Michael Phillip Mossman | ... |
Dizzy Gillespie (singingVoice)
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| Wendell Pierce | ... |
(voice)
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| Chris Pine | ... |
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Diana Preisler | ... |
(voice)
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| Rob Riggle | ... |
(voice)
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| Isabelle Stoffel | ... |
(voice)
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Amadito Valdés | ... |
Tito Puente (singingVoice)
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| Bebo Valdés | ... |
Chico (singingVoice)
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Idania Valdés | ... |
Rita (singingVoice)
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Germán Velazco | ... |
Charlie Parker (singingVoice)
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Gladys Zurbano | ... |
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Directed by
| Tono Errando | ||
| Javier Mariscal | ||
| Fernando Trueba | ||
Written by
| Ignacio Martínez de Pisón | ... | () |
| Fernando Trueba | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Steve Christian | ... | executive producer |
| Santi Errando | ... | producer |
| Andrew Fingret | ... | co-producer |
| Cristina Huete | ... | producer |
| Elisa Plaza | ... | delegate producer: TV3 |
| Martin Pope | ... | producer |
| Antonio Resines | ... | associate producer |
| Michael Rose | ... | producer |
| Marc Samuelson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Bebo Valdés | ||
Editing by
| Arnau Quiles | ||
Editorial Department
| Elena Araco | ... | scanning and film recording |
| Sandra Filippelli | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Neus Hernández | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Pedro Lozano | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Victor Martos | ... | color timer |
| Pepín | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Diana Toucedo | ... | assistant editor |
Makeup Department
| Mariolis Robaina Valiente | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Paula Blanqué | ... | assistant production manager |
| Kepa Dañobeitia | ... | unit production manager |
| Jean Cullen De Moura | ... | production supervisor: Lightstar Studios |
| Albert García Vila | ... | production manager |
| Angélica Huete | ... | executive production manager |
| María Pagán | ... | Production Director: Animagic |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fabio Meira | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Marc Calvelo | ... | texture artist |
| Steve Garry | ... | Color Artist |
| Joan Masip | ... | backgrounds |
| Sergio Muñoz | ... | graphic design |
| Matthew Oates | ... | Color Artist |
| Jorge Penny | ... | graphic design |
Sound Department
| Álex F. Capilla | ... | foley artist |
| Patrick Ghislain | ... | foley mixer |
| Pelayo Gutiérrez | ... | sound editor |
| Ana Belén Martín | ... | post-production sound |
| Miguel Muñoz Huete | ... | second sound editing assistant |
| Nacho Royo-Villanova | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Iñaki Sánchez | ... | sound assistant |
| Marco Toledo | ... | sound mixer (as Marco A. Toledo) |
| Ricardo Viñas | ... | dolby sound consultant |
Visual Effects by
| Marc Calvelo | ... | character animator |
| David Campassol | ... | 3D technical director (as David Kampa) |
| Ivan Costarrosa Rios | ... | compositor |
| Lluïsa Cuchillo | ... | compositor |
| Llorenç Esteve | ... | digital compositor |
| Boris Martínez | ... | digital compositor |
| Manel Ovat | ... | visual effects |
| Aurelio Pozas | ... | digital compositor |
| Eduard Puertas | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Carlos Rubio | ... | visual effects compositor |
| Adam Sullastres | ... | cg artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Miguel Calzado | ... | lighting (as Miguel Calzado Álvarez) |
Animation Department
| Fernando Abaca | ... | animator |
| Alberto Acelay | ... | animator |
| Silvia Aguilera | ... | color supervisor |
| Daniel Alcaraz | ... | animator |
| Lluís Arqués | ... | animator |
| Carlos Arroyo | ... | storyboard supervisor |
| Krisztina Bakos | ... | clean-up/inbetween artist |
| Zsolt Baumgartner | ... | animator |
| Augusto Borges Bastos | ... | key clean-up artist |
| Manuel Borras | ... | animator (as Manuel Borrás) |
| Cristina Calles | ... | animator |
| Carlos Cardero | ... | animator |
| Juan C. Concha | ... | animator (as Juan Carlos Concha) / animator |
| Dave Coogan | ... | animator |
| Sergi Cámara | ... | animator |
| Tino Córdoba | ... | animator |
| Salva de Haro | ... | animator (as Salva de Aro) |
| Jean Cullen De Moura | ... | key clean-up animator |
| Marcelo Fernandes De Moura | ... | animation director |
| Valentín Doménech | ... | animator (as Valentí Domènech) |
| Chris Doyle | ... | animator |
| Darío Durán | ... | animator |
| Joan Espinach | ... | animation supervisor |
| Douglas Alves Ferreira | ... | animator |
| Liliana Fortuny | ... | animator |
| Manuel Galiana | ... | animation director (as Manolo Galiana) |
| Pedro Daniel García Pérez | ... | lead animator |
| Sandra Gaudi | ... | animator |
| Diana Georgieva Anesteva | ... | assistant animator |
| Jesús Gracia | ... | layout artist |
| Arturo Hernández Correas | ... | animator (as Arturo Hernández) |
| Pedro Hernández | ... | animator (as Pere Hernández) |
| Arly Jones | ... | background artist |
| Carlos León | ... | animator |
| Rosana Llave | ... | animator |
| Carlos Luzzi | ... | animator |
| Pablo Mandelbaum | ... | animator |
| José Mansuy | ... | animator (as Pepe Mansuy) |
| Alberto Marcos | ... | animator |
| Pilar Menendez | ... | assistant animator |
| Toni Mengual | ... | animator |
| Francisco Muñoz | ... | animator |
| Jorge Zagatto Neto | ... | animator |
| Javier Ojuel | ... | animator |
| Felipe Orozco | ... | animator |
| Kimo Osuna | ... | animator |
| Sergio Pablos | ... | animator |
| Bojan Pantelic | ... | character animation director |
| Jesús Parada | ... | animator |
| Ferenc Petrovics | ... | animator |
| Vittorio Pirajno | ... | animation supervisor |
| Esteve Puig | ... | animator |
| Inma Puig | ... | animator (as Imma Puig) |
| Núria Puig | ... | color director (as Nuri Puig) |
| Miquel Pujol | ... | animation supervisor |
| Fernando Pérez | ... | animator |
| Andrzej Radka | ... | animator |
| Alberto Rodriguez | ... | animator |
| Santi Roig | ... | animation supervisor |
| Cadu Rosenfeld | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tathy Schorr | ... | inbetween artist |
| Renato dos Santos Sena | ... | animator |
| Mario Serrano | ... | animator |
| José Solís | ... | animator |
| Janos Szabo | ... | animator |
| Ricard Tarrés | ... | animator |
| Gern Thomas | ... | animator |
| Paula Magrini Urbinati | ... | clean-up artist |
| Wilson Henrique Vesco | ... | animator |
| Carlos Zapater | ... | animator |
| Francisco Álvarez | ... | animator |
| David Parcerisa | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| David H. Kramer | ... | adr voice casting |
| Rosa Marquetti | ... | casting: Cuba |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mariolis Robaina Valiente | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Yaroldi Abreu | ... | musician |
| Ted Ackerman | ... | musician |
| James Anderson | ... | music mixing / music recording |
| Rodney Barreto | ... | musician |
| Geandelaxis Bell | ... | musician (as Geandelaxis Bell 'Mandela') |
| Seneca Black | ... | musician |
| Luis Bonilla | ... | musician |
| Kenji Bunch | ... | musician |
| David Bunn | ... | musician |
| Katherine Cherbas | ... | musician |
| Stephanie Cummins | ... | musician |
| Mark Feldman | ... | musician |
| Inoidel González | ... | musician |
| Maykel González | ... | musician |
| Joyce Hammann | ... | musician (as Joyce Hamman) |
| Antonio Hart | ... | musician |
| Jimmy Heath | ... | musician |
| Horacio Hernández | ... | musician (as Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández) |
| Lourdes Hernández | ... | music clearance and licensing |
| Conrad Herwig | ... | musician |
| Bobby Lavelle | ... | musician |
| Salomé Limón | ... | music recording: Madrid (as Salome Limon) |
| Rolando Luna | ... | musician |
| Michael P. Mossman | ... | additional musical arrangements |
| Dany Noel | ... | musician |
| Yuri Nogueira | ... | musician |
| Arturo O'Farrill | ... | musician |
| Jeb Patton | ... | musician |
| Carol Pool | ... | musician |
| Dafnis Prieto | ... | musician |
| Robert Procelli | ... | musician |
| Douglas Purviance | ... | musician |
| Roberto Quintero | ... | musician |
| Ivan Renta | ... | musician |
| Jorge Reyes | ... | musician |
| Michael Aku RoDriguez | ... | musician (as Michael Rodríguez) |
| Adel Rodríguez Casuso | ... | musician |
| Rubén Rodríguez | ... | musician |
| Tony Rosa | ... | musician |
| Frances Rowell | ... | musician |
| Carlos Sarduy | ... | musician |
| Laura J. Seaton | ... | musician (as Laura Seaton) |
| Jim Seeley | ... | musician |
| Debra Shufelt | ... | musician |
| Antoine Silverman | ... | musician |
| Gary Smulyan | ... | musician |
| Pedro Ugarte Pérez | ... | music recording: La Habana (as Pedro Ugarte) |
| Bebo Valdés | ... | musical arrangements / musician |
| Gary Valente | ... | musician |
| Pete Van Nostrand | ... | musician |
| Amadito Velazco | ... | musician |
| Germán Velazco | ... | musician |
| Erica von Kleist | ... | musician |
| John Walsh | ... | musician |
| Belinda Whitney | ... | musician |
| David Wong | ... | musician |
| Paul Woodiel | ... | musician (as Paul Woodiell) |
Additional Crew
| Nerea Aizpurua | ... | production coordinator (as Nerea Aizpurúa) |
| Renato Celani | ... | representative: CinemaNX |
| Rogerio Ferraz da Silva | ... | cleanup artist |
| Barney Goodland | ... | production assistant |
| Tansy Huws | ... | production assistant |
| Joshua Jason | ... | publicist |
| Josie Law | ... | head of development & acquisitions: CinemaNX |
| Yago Mariño | ... | making of |
| Judith Rocabert | ... | production assistant |
| Maloles Rodríguez | ... | production assistant |
| Jill Rosen | ... | For Hanway Films / publicity: for HanWay Films |
| Gemma Spector | ... | head of distribution |
| Graham Sylvester | ... | representative: CinemaNX |
| Fabien Westerhoff | ... | worldwide sales: Hanway Films |
| Tim Haslam | ... | Worldwide sales (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Carlos Carcas | ... | thanks |
| Jessica Huppert Berman | ... | very special thanks (as Jessica Berman) |
| Javier Limón | ... | thanks |
| Bebo Valdés | ... | dedicatee (as Bebo) |
Production Companies
- Isle of Man Film
- CinemaNX
- Estudio Mariscal
- Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas
- Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)
- HanWay Films
- ICF Institut Català de Finances
- Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
- Magic Light Pictures
- Mesfilms
- Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
- Televisión Española (TVE)
Distributors
- CinemaNX (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2011) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Odeon (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
- Rézo Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- KOOL Filmdistribution (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Praesens-Film (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Luma Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD) (subtitled)
- A-One Films (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Concorde Film Trust (funding)
- Hobsoft (integrated production system)
- La Bocina (sound post-production)
- Lightstar Studios (overseas animation studio)
- Sergio Pablos Animation Studios (AKA Animagic) (animation and clean-up services)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR Facility)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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| Taglines | Love Is A Song You Never Forget. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR9,200,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,347,919 |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | The poster for "Vertigo" in Paris has "D'entre Nos Mortes" on it rather than "Morts". This is the title of the source novel, sometimes featured on the poster in France, but the title was "Sueurs Froides". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tema de Rita (A Mayra) See more » |
| Crazy Credits | A Bebo. See more » |
| 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. See more » |