| Chico and Rita | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Fernando Trueba Javier Mariscal Tono Errando |
| Written by | Fernando Trueba Ignacio Martínez de Pisón |
| Produced by | Santi Errando Cristina Huete Michael Rose Martin Pope |
| Starring | Limara Meneses Eman Xor Oña Mario Guerra Jon Adams Renny Arozarena |
| Edited by | Arnau Quiles |
| Music by | Bebo Valdés |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International (Spain) CinemaNX (United Kingdom) Rézo Films (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Spain[1][2] Isle of Man[1][2][3] Hungary[1][2] Philippines[1][2] |
| Languages | Spanish English French |
| Budget | €10 million[4] |
| Box office | $2.2 million[5] |
Chico and Rita (Spanish: Chico y Rita) is a 2010 adult animated romantic drama film directed by Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal.[citation needed] The story of Chico and Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. 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. The film was produced by Fernando Trueba Producciones, Estudio Mariscal, and Magic Light Pictures. It received financing from CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film.[1][2] It won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 25th Goya Awards and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards (the first nomination for a Spanish full-length animated film).
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- ^ a b c d e "Animation Chico and Rita wins European film award". BBC News. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Chico and Rita (Animated Feature)". Isle of Man Film. Isle of Man Government. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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