Chavela

Chavela is a 2017 American documentary film, directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi. The film is a portrait of Mexican singer and actress Chavela Vargas. Vargas was known for her singing of boleros and behavior on and off the stage. The film covers her identity as a singer and lesbian, something she did not publicly confirm until much later in her life. The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2017, in the Panorama Dokumente program. It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films. The film was a GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards. The film was screened at the 2017 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary, and at the 2018 Queer North Film Festival, 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.