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Through its lyrical structure, Chavela will take viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life of game-changing artist Chavela Vargas. Centered around … See full summary »
Directors:
Catherine Gund (co-director), Daresha Kyi (co-director)
The film opens with the film’s subject Chavela Vargas saying on camera to her interviewer that it is not the past that counts but what goes on from then. That was before the time of her death in 2012, so the doc has to take audiences back to where CHAVELA came from. There is also the point that not many know who she is, so back to the past.
The question then is what is so special about this Mexican artist/singer and why is it necessary to dedicate an entire documentary to her?
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