Rock ‘n’ Docs: Chavela

An award-winning documentary portrait of Mexican singer and actress Chavela Vargas - a bold, sexual pioneer, known for having many female lovers at a time when being out in Mexico was dangerous. The film explores Chavela’s life from her birth in Costa Rica in 1919 to her death in Mexico in 2012.

The film will be preceded by a programme of music-inspired shorts and a live acoustic performance.

This event is part of Rock ‘n’ Docs, a series of music-related film and live performances happening at Coventry Canal Basin every Friday evening in August. If you’d like to start your evening early join Ludic Rooms for Roam + Dwell - free Friday afternoon sessions exploring the Canal Basin, sharing artist works-in-progress and inviting all to play, make and explore things afloat.

Rock ‘n’ Docs is presented by CineCov and The Tin Music and Arts in partnership with Coventry 2021’s Green Futures Programme.