La Chana reveals the story of a mythical dancer who reached the heights of stardom only to plunge into anonymity. The deep look of director Lucija Stojevic—who has recently returned to portraiture with her documentary Pepi Fandango (2023)—follows her protagonist to understand how the artistic vocation of a woman like her could survive and recreate herself. throughout her life.
Synopsis: Self-taught dancer, Antonia Santiago Amador, known as Chana, lives a quiet life in Catalonia. Between 1960 and 1980, he was one of the world's biggest flamenco stars, surprising with his innovative, fast style and inventive use of rhythm. Peter Sellers, with whom she appears in The Bobo (1967), invited her to Hollywood. And suddenly, at the peak of his career, he disappeared from the scene. Decades of dancing have worn down his body. Sensual, vulnerable, but apparently invincible, she transports us to the essence of her passion as she returns to the stage after a pause of twenty-five years.