| Chavela | |
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 Film poster | |
| 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 byCatherine Gund andDaresha Kyi.[1] The film is a portrait of Mexican singer and actressChavela Vargas.[2]
The film premiered at the67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2017, in the Panorama Dokumente program.[3] It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films.[3]
The film was aGLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the29th GLAAD Media Awards.[4] The film was screened at the 2017Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary,[5] and at the 2018Queer North Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice award for Best Women's Film.[6] The film also won a Pink Dragon Audience Award for the best film at the 2017Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival.[7]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten 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."[8]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]
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