This interview was originally broadcast on April 12, 2012. Fernando Trueba's Chico & Rita is now out on DVD. The animated film Chico and Rita is set in 1940s Havana, at a time when Cuban musicians ...

The new film from Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque"), seems certain to enchant jazz lovers and find an appreciative audience wherever the music has a following. By Stephen Farber ...

When the Oscar nominations were announced, one of the nominations for best animated feature was for Chico & Rita, a film made by Latinos Javier Mariscal, an artist and designer, and director Fernando ...

The Spanish directors of this sensational film are three multimedia film-makers and designers who share a passion for Cuban music. Oscar-winning director, scriptwriter and producer Fernando Trueba ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In one sultry scene in “Chico & Rita,” Rita, a zaftig Cuban singer, ...

Chico >> Grab your popcorn and Twizzlers for a weekend of independent films that will be screened for the Chico Independent Film Festival. Kelly Desmore, filmmaker and founder behind Chico Indie Film ...

HBO has acquired the broadcast rights to “Chico Virtual,” a short film starring Jaden Michael (“Colin in Black & White,” “Harlan Coben’s Shelter”). Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Olivia ...

Since the 1937 filming of “The Adventures of Robin Hood” in Bidwell Park, movies have been produced in Chico. It is an ongoing artistic endeavor which keeps growing better. On Aug. 11, 12 and 13, ...

The animated film Chico and Rita is set in 1940s Havana, at a time when Cuban musicians were starting to leave the country and join the jazz scene in New York. It was also a time when musical styles ...

This interview was originally broadcast on April 12, 2012. Fernando Trueba'sChico & Rita is now out on DVD. The animated film Chico and Rita is set in 1940s Havana, at a time when Cuban musicians were ...