Nelson Bocaranda, who is a columnist for the Venezuelan daily El Universal, revealed that in Cuba there was a meeting between Hugo Chavez, Raul Castro, six Cuban generals and eight pro-Chavez Venezuelan generals, including the Minister of Defense, Rangel Silva.
He collaborated with designer and illustrator Javier Mariscal for eight years to create the animated film, which tells the story of two Cuban performers, Chico, a pianist, and Rita, a singer, as they chase their dreams out of 1940s Cuba and to New York.