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CHAVELA

CHAVELA

Documentary | English, Spanish | 90 minutes

Company

Latido Films


Cast & Crew

Directors

Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi

Producers

Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi


Trailer

youtube.com/watch?v=XKyj5Tzrumo&feature=youtu.be


Synopsis

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.


Completion Year

2017


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