''Chavela'' is an American documentary film, directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi and released in 2017. The film is a portrait of Mexican singer and actress

Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres o ...

. The film premiered at the

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on February 9, 2017, in the Panorama Dokumente program."Daresha Kyi’s ‘Chavela’ Taken by Latido Films"
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'', February 9, 2017. It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films. The film was a

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nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards. The film was screened at the 2017

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, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary, and at the 2018

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, where it won the Audience Choice award for Best Women's Film. The film also won a Pink Dragon Audience Award for the best film at the 2017 Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival.

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* 2017 films 2017 documentary films 2017 LGBT-related films Mexican documentary films Mexican LGBT-related films Documentary films about lesbians Documentary films about women in music Documentary films about singers 2010s Mexican films {{LGBT-documentary-film-stub