Chavela

NR| 1 Hour and 36 Minutes | Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi

Showings

Pelham Screening Room Fri, Nov 17, 2017 6:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Fri, Nov 17, 2017 8:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, Nov 18, 2017 1:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, Nov 18, 2017 3:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, Nov 18, 2017 5:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, Nov 18, 2017 7:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, Nov 18, 2017 9:15 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, Nov 19, 2017 11:30 AM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, Nov 19, 2017 1:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, Nov 19, 2017 3:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, Nov 19, 2017 5:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, Nov 19, 2017 7:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, Nov 19, 2017 9:15 PM
Pelham Screening Room Mon, Nov 20, 2017 6:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Mon, Nov 20, 2017 8:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, Nov 21, 2017 2:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, Nov 21, 2017 4:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, Nov 21, 2017 8:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, Nov 22, 2017 11:30 AM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, Nov 22, 2017 1:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, Nov 22, 2017 3:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, Nov 22, 2017 5:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, Nov 22, 2017 7:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, Nov 22, 2017 9:15 PM
Film Info
Rating:NR
Runtime:1 Hour and 36 Minutes
Genre:Documentary
Format:Blu-Ray
Cast and Crew Info
Director:Catherine Gund
Daresha Kyi

Description

Chavela is the captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame. Born in Costa Rica in 1919, Chavela Vargas ran away to Mexico City as a teenager to sing in the streets. By the 1950s, she became a household name in her adopted country, delivering her performances with a raw passion and unique voice. Just as influential were her cultural contributions; Chavela was a bold, rebellious, sexual pioneer who was known for having many female lovers at a time when being out in Mexico was dangerous. Chavela centers around a 1991 interview–the singer’s first public appearance after 15 hard years lost to alcoholism and heartbreak. In the final years of her life, Chavela openly comes out as a lesbian and rises into her momentous third act, becoming a muse to filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, earning a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, and selling out performances at prestigious concert halls around the world.