Every year, we look forward to the Contemporary Spanish Film, Reel Music and International Film festivals from our friends at Northwest Film Center. We enjoy collaborating with them to bring you the best in Latino cinema, including this wonderful 2010 flick “Chico & Rita”. Check it out!

Sunday, October 23, 5 PM
CHICO & RITA
Spain/Great Britain 2010
Directors: Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba

Vibrant animation, passionate Latin storytelling, and music from the greatest period of creativity in Cuban-American jazz meld to chronicle the musical romance between Chico, a handsome piano player, and the beautiful Rita, an enchanting singer in 1948 Havana. Naturally, Rita is so attracted to the suave Chico that she will have nothing to do with him—until she hears him play at the swanky Tropicana Club and her resistance is swept away. But Chico and Rita’s love affair sparks heartache and longing across the decades, as rum-soaked evenings lead to drastic decisions for the star-crossed pair, traversing the glamorous jazz clubs of New York City, Paris, Hollywood, and Las Vegas. With animation design by Barcelona artists Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando and music orchestrated by Cuban pianist, bandleader, and composer Bebo Valdés, the film also features spirited re-recordings of standards by Nat King Cole, Charlie Parker, Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, and more, from a range of contemporary singers such as Idania Valdés, Carlos Sarduy, Horacio Hernández, Rolando Luna, Germán Velazco, and Jorge Reyes. (90 mins.)

With community support from Miracle Theatre Group and ASIFA Portland.

VENUE:
The Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205

TICKETS:
Tickets are $9 general admission; $8 students, seniors, Portland Art Museum members.

For more information, visit Northwest Film Center or call them at 503-221-1156.