Poster for the movie The Nightingale and the Night. Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.

The Nightingale and the Night. Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.

2015 • 76 minutes
Documentary

Chavela Vargas and Federico García Lorca are the main characters of this story. Poetry and music are the places of their meetings. Chavela explains when he lived in the same room where Federico García Lorca lived decades ago, was visited by a bird that contained the soul of the Spanish poet. In her last year of life, Chavela fulfills her last wish: to make a tribute to Spanish poet and finally meet him in the ranks of death. The Nightingale and the Night is a documentary that chronicles the transition from Chavela life to death, her union with Federico, dissolving the borders between reality and dreams.

Picture of Chavela Vargas

Chavela Vargas

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Picture of Lila Downs

Lila Downs

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Picture of Laura García Lorca

Laura García Lorca

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Picture of Sara Baras

Sara Baras

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Picture of Miguel Poveda

Miguel Poveda

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Picture of Liliana Achuy-Fan

Liliana Achuy-Fan

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Picture of Mario Ávila

Mario Ávila

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Picture of María Cortina

María Cortina

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Picture of Martirio

Martirio

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Picture of José María Velasco

José María Velasco

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Picture of Isabel Galán

Isabel Galán

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Picture of Mary Farquharson

Mary Farquharson

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Picture of Juan Carlos Allende

Juan Carlos Allende

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Picture of Miguel Peña

Miguel Peña

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Picture of Javier Gallego

Javier Gallego

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Picture of Lorena Barrera

Lorena Barrera

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Picture of Raúl Rodríguez

Raúl Rodríguez

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Picture of Jesús Guerrero

Jesús Guerrero

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