"...by smoking like a chimney and drinking as if there were no tomorrow."
from Chavela: "macha", free and proud. - El Mundo
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"Un trabajo que proyecta la vida y obra de la costarricense más mexicana"
from Chavela Vargas documentary gets good reviews at Berlinale. - The Huffington Post
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Chavela: Film Review | Berlin 2017 - Hollywood Reporter
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from Berlin Film Review: ‘Chavela - Variety
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"El recibimiento en Berlín fue inmejorable: las localidades para las presentaciones se agotaron y un largo y emotivo aplauso coronó el estreno."
from The Berlinale receives documentary on Chavela Vargas with great emotion. - La Jornada
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"Chavela is an exceptional documentary because in 90 minutes it focuses on the image and life of the artist without shrinking away from her contradictions, her pains (she died still enraged because of her mother's lack of love for her), her passions and her talent. Yesterday in Berlin the applause was well deserved."
"Chavela es un documental excepcional porque en 90 minutos fija la imagen y la vida de la artista sin regatear sus contradicciones, sus dolores (murió aún rabiosa por la falta de amor de su madre con ella), sus pasiones y su talento. Ayer en Berlín el aplauso fue merecido."
from My name is Chavela Vargas. Do not forget. - El Pais
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from Chavela: Berlin Review - Screen Daily
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"After the singer’s death, Gund began to revisit the tapes and found a treasure trove of raw, authentic Chavela contained within the fading magnetic tape. Teaming up with Kyi, an old friend and fellow filmmaker, Gund set out to bring the tapes back to live within the context of Chavela’s career and living legacy."
from This Moving Doc Is a Celebration of Mexico’s Feminist Musical Icon Chavela Vargas - Remezcla
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from Estreno mundial de Chavela en la sección Panorama de la Berlinale - Mangazo Digital
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from US Briefs: Women In Film unveils film finishing grantees - Screen Daily News
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National Endowment for the Arts FY 2016 Spring Grant Announcement
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FRAMELINE’S 2015 COMPLETION FUND AWARDEES CREATE GROUNDBREAKING QUEER & TRANS STORIES ABOUT FRIDA KAHLO’S BUTCH LOVER, VOGUING IN THE CONTEXT OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, & NYC’S FIRST TRANS FIREFIGHTER
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