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.
An account of the relationship of brotherhood between Cuba and Mexico led by an unprecedented interview with Eliseo Alberto Diego, Lichi that weaves together history, music, cinema, literature, and the character of both nations. Its also presents testimonies of diplomats, intellectuals, artists, athletes, educators and townspeople, who speak of this cultural fraternity.
Singer Eugenia León gives her own interpretation of Mexican cinema in her album Cine, a musical review from Santa composed by Agustín Lara for his first musical to a theme from the recent film Espiral. Her exceptional voice and the collaboration of groups and soloists offer a new version of classical and contemporary songs.
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.
