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Chico & Rita
The movie centers on the couple of Chico, a young piano player with big dreams and Rita, 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.

















19 October 1959, New York City, New York, USA

24 May 1957, Chiswick, London, England, UK





7 October 1946, Brooklyn, New York, USA


11 April 1951, Burbank, California, USA




1973









April 09, 2012
Brash and jazzy and -- to use a word not often associated with animated feature films -- sexy.
March 23, 2012
The animation is inventive and eye-popping everywhere except where it most matters: the design of the characters.
March 01, 2012
When a soundtrack this fluidly elegant is married to trite dialogue, thin characterizations, and chockablock animation, it has to go down as a missed opportunity.
March 16, 2012
The movie works better if you sink into its milieu, enjoying the jazzy color schemes, the fluid animation and, above all, a dynamite soundtrack.
April 13, 2012
A vivid and musical illustration of the transportive powers of cinema.
March 21, 2012
The images and the music -- and for that matter the story -- seem to belong together to create the vibrant whole of the film.
March 16, 2012
"Chico & Rita" is that rare thing, a cartoon for adults, with a bittersweet take on love and fate and a romantic's view of the night.
March 29, 2012
It's hot and sweet and made with inspiration and cheek. And it is not your children's animated fare -- which, in this case, is a recommendation.
February 24, 2012
Presented in a wash of animated colors, this story of a hot-headed sexy Latina songstress and her jazz piano player takes on new life.
March 16, 2012
A pure delight, a keenly affecting, visually ravishing tale.
April 06, 2012
When a place and its people are this stylish, we can't help but be drawn to them.
March 08, 2012
A buttery rich animated tale of love, jazz, showbiz, fame and politics in the late '40s and early '50s that is as catchy as its tunes.