For most of its running time, Violeta Went to Heaven plays out as an engaging although not quite intimate biopic " an illuminative portrait of Chilean singer and artist Violeta Parra (Francisca Gavilán), whose music voiced the poetry and anguish of her nation's poor. Not always crystal clear, the film begins with Violeta's childhood and [...]
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:52PM on April 19, 2013