The 16th of November marks the tenth anniversary of the nomination of flamenco as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco. For this reason, the Fundación Tres Culturas has programmed a mini-cycle of films (from the 16th to the 21st of November) with three very current films with the aim of highlighting flamenco and the whole cast of artists who express themselves through song, dance and musical instruments.
We will start the cycle with the film No, a Flemish taleby José Luis Tirado, which talks about human values, reality and everyday art. We will continue with La Chanaby Lucija Stojevic, a documentary awarded at several festivals that talks about a great artist, Antonia Santiago Amador, the lights and shadows of a life dedicated to creation. Finally, the film Singing is prohibitedby directors Félix Vázquez and Paco Ortiz, another recent documentary in which the Sevillian cantaora Esperanza Fernández, one of the main voices of today's flamenco, will guide us through the flamenco peñas of Andalusia.
Programming
Thursday, 19 November 2020. From 19.00 to 00.00 hours.
La Chana
Directed by Lucija Stojevic. Spain, 2016, 90 minutes.
Synopsis
A self-taught dancer, Antonia Santiago Amador, known as La Chana, is 68 years old and lives a quiet life in Catalonia. She lives in the shadow of the diva life she once was: between the 1960s and 1970s, La Chana was one of the biggest stars of the flamenco world, wowing audiences around the world with her innovative style, speed and inventive use of rhythm. Peter Sellers, with whom she appears in The Bobo (1967), invited her to Hollywood. Suddenly, at the peak of her career, she disappeared from the scene.
La Chana is a film about the process and power of creation, about ageing that embraces life, perseverance and reinvention. La Chana takes us deep into the essence of her passion and reveals a poetic and inspiring story that crystallises the clashes between the extremes and contradictions of her life; between the artist on stage and the woman behind the scenes.
The film will be available for viewing for five hours, from 19:00 to 00:00 at this location link.
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