Chavela
A Singer. A Fighter. A Symbol.
6.9(27) 2017-06-16 93 minDocumentary
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.
DirectorCatherine Gund
DirectorDaresha Kyi
ProducerCatherine Gund
ProducerDaresha Kyi
Original Music ComposerGil Talmi
Cast & characters
Chavela Vargas
as Self (archive footage)
Pedro Almodóvar
as Self
Miguel Bosé
as Self
Martirio
as Self
No photo
Laura García Lorca
as Self
Eugenia León
as Self
Jesusa Rodríguez
as Self
Tania Libertad
as Self
No photo
Marcela Rodríguez
as Self
No photo
José Alfredo Jimenez Jr.
as Self
No photo
Alicia Elena Pérez Duarte
as Self
No photo
Betty-Carol Sellen
as Self
No photo
Diana Ortega
as Self
No photo
Patria Jiménez Flores
as Self
No photo
Tlany Ortega
as Self
Liliana Felipe
as Self
No photo
Mariana Gyalui
as Self
No photo
Elena Benarroch
as Self
Frida Kahlo
as Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner
as Self (archive footage)
José Alfredo Jiménez
as Self (archive footage)
Diego Rivera
as Self (archive footage)
No photo
Manuel Arroyo Stephens
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
