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10/02/2012

BBC Two - Chico and Rita

Two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love in '40s Cuba.

Animated film about Chico, a young piano player who falls in love with Rita, a singer in 1940s Cuba. Two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love.

Award-winning animation.

Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love.

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