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Oscar®-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque, Calle 54) and Spain's legendary illustrator Javier Mariscal celebrate the music and culture of Cuba with an epic story of love, passion and heartbreak. Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist and five-time Grammy®-winning composer Bebo Valdes, CHICO & RITA captures a defining moment in the evolution of history and jazz, and features the music of (and animated cameos by) Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, Chano Pozo and others.This limited-edition Collector's set includes the full-length Latin Grammy®-winning soundtrack and a hand-picked, 16-page excerpt from The New York Times bestselling graphic novel based on the film. The soundtrack features songs written and performed by Bebo Valdes, as well as the music of jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie and many more.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Ona
Directors: Fernando Trueba
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: Unrated
Studio: New Video Group
DVD Release Date: September 18, 2012
Run Time: 97 minutes
Special Features
Making of featurette
Audio commentary with acclaimed director Fernando Trueba
The U.S. Trailer
Cast & Crew
Limara Meneses Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only
Eman Xor Oña Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only
Mario Guerra Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only
Bebo Valdés Voice Only
Idania Valdés Voice Only
Estrella Morente Voice Only
Freddy Cole Voice Only
Jimmy Heath Ben Webster (Instrumentals)
Pedrito Martínez Voice Only
Michael Phillip Mossman Dizzie Gillespie (Instrumentals)
Amadito Valdés Voice Only
German Velazco Charlie Parker (Instrumentals)
Yaroldi Abreu Voice Only
Rolando Luna Voice Only
Technical Credits
Tono Errando Director, Editor
Javier Mariscal Director
Fernando Trueba Director, Screenwriter
Steve Christian Executive Producer
Ignacio Martinez de Pison Screenwriter
Santi Errando Producer
Andrew Fingret Co-producer
Pelayo Gutierrez Sound Editor, Sound/Sound Designer
Cristina Huete Producer
Pedrin E. Mariscal Art Director
Martin Pope Producer
Amau Quiles Editor
Antonio Resines Associate Producer
Michael Rose Producer
Nacho Royo-Villanova Sound Mixer
Marc Samuelson Executive Producer
Bebo Valdés Score Composer
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