Chavela (film)
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Daresha Kyi
Daresha Kyi
Catherine Gund
Paula Gutiérrez Orio
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| Directed by | Catherine Gund Daresha Kyi |
| Produced by | Catherine Gund Daresha Kyi |
| Cinematography | Natalia Cuevas Catherine Gund Paula Gutiérrez Orio |
| Edited by | Carla Gutierrez |
| Music by | Gil Talmi |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | Mexico Spain |
| Languages | English Spanish |
Chavela is a 2017 American documentary film, directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi.[1] The film is a portrait of Mexican singer and actress Chavela Vargas.[2] Vargas was known for her singing of boleros and behavior on and off the stage.[3] The film covers her identity as a singer and lesbian, something she did not publicly confirm until much later in her life.[3]
The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2017, in the Panorama Dokumente program.[4] It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films.[4]
The film was a GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards.[5] The film was screened at the 2017 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary,[6] and at the 2018 Queer North Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice award for Best Women's Film.[7] The film also won a Pink Dragon Audience Award for the best film at the 2017 Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival.[8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 40 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Chavela pays affecting tribute to its subject with an absorbing documentary that outlines her remarkable life while effectively communicating the power and lingering impact of her art."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
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