Chavela
Chavela

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Through its lyrical structure, Chavela will take viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life of game-changing artist Chavela Vargas. Centered around never before-seen interview footage of Chavela shot 20 years before her death in 2012, and guided by the stories in Chavela's songs, and the myths and tales others have told about her - as well as those she spread about herself - the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dr... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Chavela:

Chavela Vargas
Pedro Almodóvar
Miguel Bosé
Martirio
Laura García Lorca
Eugenia León

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Through its lyrical structure, Chavela will take viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life of game-changing artist Chavela Vargas. Centered around never before-seen interview footage of Chavela shot 20 years before her death in 2012, and guided by the stories in Chavela's songs, and the myths and tales others have told about her - as well as those she spread about herself - the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.

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Toronto Star - 9/10 by Bruce DemaraWhat a wonderful and worthy tribute to a woman who led such a fascinating life.
TheWrap - 9/10 by Claudia PuigThe captivating documentary Chavela, directed by Catherine Gund (“Born to Fly”) and Daresha Kyi, mesmerizes with its impressionistic blend of archival photos, musical performances, concert footage and candid interviews with the legendary singer herself, as well with her ardent friends like Pedro Almodóvar and former lovers.
4:3 - 9/10 by Anders FurzeDespite adhering to a conventional documentary framework, Gund and Kyi's selection of interviewees signals an admirable refusal to descend into straight hagiography.
Out Magazine - 8/10 by Armond WhiteThe raspy passion of Chavela's singing connects the romantic fatalism of Mexican folk and pop music to the soulful understanding of gay life that defines filmmakers such as [Pedro] Almodovar.
Seattle Times - 8/10 by Moira MacDonaldThis tuneful portrait of Chavela Vargas, "born singing" in 1919 Costa Rica, admiringly explores her impact on the world of Mexican music as an out lesbian ... a charismatic figure and a great artist.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by J. R. JonesAs this documentary by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi reveals, Vargas came by her tragic persona honestly.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Sheri LindenCelebrating a great ranchera interpreter without sugarcoating her, this straightforward film honors her approach.
Chicago Tribune - 8/10 by Michael PhillipsMore than a female singing cowboy, Vargas was ranchera incarnate, whether singing the material of drinking companion Jose Alfredo Jimenez or her own cathartic cries from the heart. The film is a fond but clear-eyed tribute.
Original Cin - 8/10 by Liam LaceyA serial seducer of women, she had a relationship with artist Frida Kahlo, and a one-night stand with Ava Gardner. Kyi's film does an effective job of showing how Chavela's life was as intense as her music.
NOW Toronto - 8/10 by Susan G. ColeBy the end, the filmmakers have painted a portrait of a uniquely passionate artist, beloved by audiences in both her home country and Spain, where Pedro Almodóvar figures prominently in her story.

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