Chavela
2017 · Movie · Unrated · 93 min · ★ 6.9 · 82% critics
Built around an exclusive 1991 interview and performance footage, this documentary creates a vivid portrait of a bold artist who lived on her own terms. It explores how she challenged expectations through her voice, style, and unapologetic sense of self.
Also known as Amor Puro y Duro: Love Hard & Pure
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-06-16
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (27 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate artist documentaries like Jane Fonda in Five Acts or Howard, especially ones centered on personal voice and self-invention; Not for you if you want a broader, more conventional biography.
Pros: intimate interview footage; vivid personal portrait; inspiring self-expression | Cons: reflective pace; narrow focus; few outside perspectives
Themes
- mexico
- spain
- paris, france
- biography
- singer
- alcoholic
- lgbt
- woman director
- costa rica
- lyrical
Cast & crew
Chavela Vargas
as Self (archive footage)
Pedro Almodóvar
as Self
Miguel Bosé
as Self
Martirio
as Self
- LL
Laura García Lorca
as Self
Eugenia León
as Self
Jesusa Rodríguez
as Self
Tania Libertad
as Self
- MR
Marcela Rodríguez
as Self
- JJ
José Alfredo Jimenez Jr.
as Self
Directed by Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi