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  • Chico & Rita
  • Opened February 10, 2012 (Limited) | Runtime:1 hr 33 min
  • NR
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. Read More
  • 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 Read More
  • Cast: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Mario Guerra, Bebo Valdés, Idania Valdés
  • Directors: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
  • Genres: Animated, Art House/Foreign, Drama, Music/Performing Arts, Romance

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Chico & Rita Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    a very beautiful story with great images and great music

    by gpompilj

    I was not very eager to go see a 'cartoon' but now I am so glad that I saw this movie that I want to see it again

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    Chico and Rita

    by sharonk410

    If you love great old Cuban jazz, this is a must see! It's an animated film for adults with a sound track of some of the best of that genre - featuring Bebo Valdes, Chano Pozo, Dizzy, Coltrane. The movie is deeply sentimental, passionate, and uses a unique style to tell the story.

  • Must Go!

    Chico & Rita

    by freemanshore

    Brilliant in all respects. An animated film for adults. The visual style and direction were perfect for the story and music. It's worth seeing the film for the music alone which had me tapping my foot the whole time. Just a wonderful movie in every way. The audience at my showing broke into applause at the end of the film. Run, don't walk to see "Chico & Rita."

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Chico & Rita Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 76 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Movieline | Stephanie Zacharek

    This is the kind of sophisticated storytelling you rarely get even in...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Betsy Sharkey

    This is definitely animation for grown-ups - its look is voluptuous, sexy and...

  • 88
    New York Post | Lou Lumenick

    Chico and Rita beguiles first and foremost as a bebop romance that evokes a...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The music is terrific. Idania Valdes dubs Rita's sensuous, smoky singing voice,...

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