Documentary /

Score: 69%( 25 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Chavela Vargas
Self (archive footage)

Pedro Almodóvar
Self

Miguel Bosé
Self

Martirio
Self

Laura García Lorca
Self

Eugenia León
Self

Jesusa Rodríguez
Self

Tania Libertad
Self

Marcela Rodríguez
Self

José Alfredo Jimenez Jr.
Self

Alicia Elena Pérez Duarte
Self

Betty-Carol Sellen
Self

Diana Ortega
Self

Patria Jiménez Flores
Self

Tlany Ortega
Self

Liliana Felipe
Self

Mariana Gyalui
Self

Elena Benarroch
Self

Frida Kahlo
Self (archive footage)

Ava Gardner
Self (archive footage)

José Alfredo Jiménez
Self (archive footage)

Diego Rivera
Self (archive footage)

Manuel Arroyo Stephens
Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor
Self (archive footage)