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2026PGdocumentary

LA PALOMA

2026PGdocumentary

Kao Chu-hua, known as 'Pa Nana', navigated life as a celebrated Latin singer in 1950s-60s Taiwan while facing state surveillance after her father's execution.

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Kao Chu-hua, known as 'Pa Nana', navigated life as a celebrated Latin singer in 1950s-60s Taiwan while facing state surveillance after her father's execution.

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Lu Yuan-chi

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Known as ‘Pa Nana’, a celebrated Latin singer in 1950s–60s Taiwan, Kao Chu-hua supported her family through nightclub performances after her father’s execution during the White Terror. Drawing on family testimonies and newly declassified archives, the film reconstructs her life under state surveillance, revealing survival beneath authoritarian rule and enforced silence.

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