Original title: | CHAVELA |
Directed by: | Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi |
Country & Release Year: | USA 2017 |
Language: | Spanish, English |
Runtime: | 90 mins |
IMDB Link: | Link |
Production Companies: Aubin Pictures Executive Producers: Lynda Heinman, Bruce Heavin Associate Producers: Laura Tatham, Laura Pilloni Co-Producers: Pepita Serrano, Agnes Gund D.O.P: Catherine Gund, Natalia Cuevas, Paula Gutiérrez Orío Sound: Isabel Muñoz, Elena Coderch Editing: Carla Gutierrez Assistant Editor: Hajer Salem Music: Gil Talmi |
Directed by Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi
Did Chavela really creep into women’s bedrooms like Ava Gardner late at night to steal them away from their husbands? Did she pack a pistol she sometimes shot off just for fun? Or have epic drinking binges with friends that started on Friday and ended the following Wednesday? Did she spend a year living with Frida Kahlo and having a passionate romance with her? Chavela’s joyful, painful, musical and deeply spiritual journey to self-acceptance is the heart and soul of this documentary. An arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.
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