Magos y Gigantes (known as Wizards and Giants in English) is a 2003 Mexican animated fantasy-comedy film produced by Ánima Estudios and 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios) and released on November 19, 2003. This is the first feature film from Ánima Estudios and the first theatrically released animated film created with Adobe Flash, a program often used for internet cartoons. It was also the first Mexican animated feature in 30 years.[3]

Magos y Gigantes
Directed byAndrés Couturier
Eduardo Sprowls C.
Written byFrancisco Hirata
Story byAdolfo Martínez Vara
José C. García de Letona
Francisco Hirata
Produced byFernando de Fuentes S.
Guillermo Cañedo W.
Juan Fernando Pérez Gavilán M.
StarringXóchitl Ugarte
Rossy Aguirre
Rubén Trujillo
Gaby Ugarte
Francisco Colmenero
Miguel Couturier
Eduardo Garza
Juan Ramón Huerta
Arath de la Torre
Moisés Iván Mora
Edited byJorge Hernández S.
Music byXavier Asali
Production
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Distributed by20th Century Fox International
Release date
  • November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Box officeMX$8.3 million[1]
(US$731,662)[2]

It stars Xóchitl Ugarte, Rossy Aguirre and Trujo as the voices of Gigante, Ada and Trafalgar, respectively. The main antagonist, Titán Caradura, is played by actor and comedian Arath de la Torre. Also featured are actors Gaby Ugarte, Francisco Colmenero, Moisés Iván Mora and Miguel Couturier.

The film, set in a magical village inhabited by colorful beings and creatures that are part of a medieval kingdom, follows the story of Gigante (Xóchitl Ugarte), Ada (Aguirre) and Trafalgar (Trujo), three misfit children who join forces to rescue Princess Luna (Gaby Ugarte), daughter of the kingdom's rulers; At the same time, they must recover a powerful magic scroll and defeat Titán Caradura (De la Torre), a young sorcerer who wants to steal the magic of the villagers to become powerful and take over the kingdom.

An animated series loosely based on this film, Awesome Magical Tales (formerly Teenage Fairytale Dropouts), premiered on Seven Network in Australia on December 31, 2012.[4]

Plot summary

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Magos y Gigantes tells the story of Gigante, a vertically challenged giant, Ada, a fairy whose wings have yet to blossom, and Trafalgar, a curious-looking little wizard, and their adventures while attending the biggest magic tournament in the land of Reino Magico. Mayhem ensues when Titan Caradura, an evil wizard, is disqualified from the tournament and seeks revenge by hatching up an elaborate plan to steal the magic powers from all the inhabitants of Reino Magico.

Cast

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Release

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The film was released in theaters on November 19, 2003 in Mexico, produced by Ánima Estudios and distributed by 20th Century Fox Mexico. The film was produced in flash animation, which is the first animated film to be released theatrically, using that animation.

Box office

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The film opened #4 behind The Matrix Revolutions, Freaky Friday, and 21 Grams, grossing $4,531,492 pesos ($398,023 USD) on its opening weekend in Mexico.[5] The film later bombed at the domestic box office, due to an unsuccessful competition with more-successful animated releases in Mexico.[6]

Music

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La Magia Está Dentro de Ti
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Un Amigo Así"Ha*Ash3:59
2."Sigo Buscándote"Oscar Schwebel3:40
3."Siempre"Kabah3:48
4."Mayonesa"Chocoboys3:51
5."Sube Que Baja"El Círculo2:57
6."Aserejé"Las Ketchup3:32
7."El Baile Del Gorila"Melody3:08
8."Shabadaba"OV73:54
9."Sinfonía Inconclusa en la Mar"Piero4:22
10."El Gusanito"Real Chicano2:07
11."El Patio de Mi Casa"Tatiana3:25

References

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  1. ^ "Películas Animadas 2000 – 2018". Canacine. Cámara Nacional de la Industria Cinematográfica. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Magos y Gigantes box office
  3. ^ "México se anima con Magos y Gigantes". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Torreón, Coahuila. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ^ Zahed, Ramin (28 September 2011). "'Teenage Fairytale Dropouts' Gets Happy Ending | Animation Magazine". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ^ Mexico Box Office (November 21–27, 2003)
  6. ^ O'Boyle, Michael (17 July 2005). "Studio tries alien toon". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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