Chico Rita Now on DVD Official US Trailer

Now on DVD, Bluray and digital: GKIDS proudly presents Chico Rita, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Oscarwinning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque, Calle 54) and Spain s legendary illustrator Javier Mariscal celebrate their passion for 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 to Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist and fivetime Grammywinning composer Bebo Valdés, 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. Soundtrack now available on Calle 54 Records, Sony Music US Latin.