Huevocartoon
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Animation |
| Genre | Animation Entertainment |
| Predecessor | La Comunidad Huevo |
| Founded | 2001; 17 years ago |
| Founder | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 2 |
Area served | Mexico City, Querétaro |
| Products | Animated films Television shows YouTube Channels Web series Marketing |
Production output | Ignacio Martínez Casasares |
| Website | huevocartoon |
Huevocartoon is a Mexican multimedia entertainment brand founded in November 2001 by Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar, and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco.[1][2] The company consists of an internet series, four feature films, a video game, a television special, and advertisements, featuring anthropomorphic eggs in a civilized and humorous setting.
History
The brand was founded in November 2001 by brothers Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar, and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velascoas, as an internet website dedicated to animation, originally called 'La Comunidad Huevo' (Spanish for 'The Egg Community').[1] The website has officially been launched in 6 January 2002.[2] Since then, the website has gained 3 million visitors within the first three months of its launch, and at the end of 2004, it was visited 230,000 times daily.[2] Tycoon Enterprises, a marketing investing company, has invested in Huevocartoon within six months of the launch after gaining popularity. Hoping to expand into higher-budgeted projects, such as a film and a television series, the company partnered with several marketing companies, including Sabritas, Renault, and Telcel, to include the 'Huevos' characters and brands in their advertisements, which has put the company at further risk.[2] Nonetheless, the marketing and licensing campaign has helped the company's budget and plans for a film has moved on.[1]
The company's first film, Una Película de Huevos (A Film of Eggs), was released in theaters in Mexico on 21 April 2006, becoming a major box-office hit, grossing $142.3 million pesos (est. $7.6 million USD).[3] The film later won the Ariel Award (Mexico's equivalence to the Academy Awards) in 2007 for 'Mejor largometraje de animación' ('Best Animated Feature Film').[4]
The second film, Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo (Another Film of Eggs and a Chicken), was released on 20 March 2009. Despite performing slightly weaker, it was another box-office success, grossing $113.5 million pesos.[3]
Un gallo con muchos huevos was released in Mexico on 20 August 2015 where it was a major box-office success and holds the record as the highest-grossing Mexican animated film of all time.[3] It has grossed $167.8 million pesos (est. $9 million USD).[5] The film was also released in the United States on 4 September 2015, distributed by Pantelion Films, where it was a surprise box-office success.[6][7] The release has thrilled the filmmakers, to which co-director Gabriel Riva calls it "a dream come true", as it has been their goal to release a film in the U.S. from the beginning of the company's foundation. Neither of its predecessors were released in the United States in any major format due to their controversial and edgy content, failing to match the humor code within the American animation film industry.[8]
The company's next film, Marcianos vs. Mexicanos, has been released on 9 March 2018.[9] Unlike its past feature productions, Marcianos has an original concept and features an entirely human cast.[9] Additionally, the film is aimed for an older audience.[9] The film features the voices of Adal Ramones, Martha Higareda, Omar Chaparro, Angélica Vale and Eduardo Manzano.[9]
Other upcoming films include two succeeding Huevos films, and the horror-comedy, Grimalkin, which will all be animated with computer animation.[10]
Huevocartoon Producciones
Huevocartoon Producciones is the production label of the company, Huevocartoon. It is best known for producing films based on the "Huevos" characters from the internet shorts. All of the films have performed commercially well, earning over $100 million pesos for each film.
Their latest project is Marcianos vs. Mexicanos, which was released in Mexico on 9 March 2018.
Films
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross (MXN) | Gross (USD) |
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| 1 | Una Película de Huevos | April 21, 2006 | $1.5 million | MXN$142.3 million[3][5] | $7.8 million |
| 2 | Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo | March 20, 2009 | — | MXN$113.5 million[3] | $8.6 million[11] |
| 3 | Un gallo con muchos huevos | August 20, 2015 (Mexico) September 4, 2015 (U.S.) |
$5.3 million | MXN$167.8 million[5][6] | $25.6 million[12] |
| 4 | Marcianos vs. Mexicanos | March 9, 2018 | [to be determined] | $22.09 million[13] | $1.18 million[14] |
Compilation
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross (MXN) | Gross (USD) |
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| 1 | Huevos en Corto!: Las Animacion Clásicas al Cine[15][16] | September 3, 2009 | — | — | — |
Upcoming
| Title | Release date | Ref(s) |
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| Huevitos en fuga | 2020 | [17] |
| Un gallo congelado | 2022 | [17][18] |
Frequent and recurring collaborates
In addition to the Riva brothers, Gabriel and Rodolfo, taking part in voicing aside of directing, producing, and writing, each film produced by Huevocartoon features the voice talent of famous Mexican talent, including Bruno Bichir, Carlos Espejel, and Angélica Vale, as well as some recognizable voice-over artists known for Spanish-dubbing in cartoons, such as Humberto Vélez and Rubén Moya. In the crew department, Carlos Zepeda, the company's co-founder and composer, have provided music for the first two films, while Spanish composer, Zacarías M. de la Riva has composed music for the third film. Amado López and Javier Calderón are providing music for the upcoming Marcianos vs. Mexicanos film. Paco Arriagada has co-produced the first two films, while company production output, Ignacio Casares, has produced the other two films including the upcoming Marcianos. The following consists of the list of actors and actresses who have provided voice work in two or more films. People who have single roles aren't included.
| Actor/actress | Una Película de Huevos (2006) | Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo (2009) | Un gallo con muchos huevos (2015) | Marcianos vs. Mexicanos (2018) |
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| Carlos Espejel |
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| Angélica Vale |
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| Omar Chaparro |
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| Humberto Vélez |
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| Gabriel Riva Palacio |
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| Rodolfo Riva Palacio |
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| Fernando Meza |
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| Rubén Moya |
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| Mario Filio |
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| Lourdes Morán |
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| Gaby Torres |
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| Enzo Fortuny |
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| Carlos Cobos |
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| Paco Arriagada |
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Single-film collaborates
The following consists of a list of actors and actresses who have provided voice-overs to a character in at least one film. Only those who have notable roles are included.
| Actor/actress | Una Película de Huevos (2006) | Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo (2009) | Un gallo con muchos huevos (2015) | Marcianos vs. Mexicanos (2018) |
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| Miguel Guerrero |
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| Darío T. Pie |
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| Lucila Mariscal |
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| Patricio Castillo |
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| Armando González |
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| Olga Fernández |
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| Maite Perroni |
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| Sergio Sendel |
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| Facundo |
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| Ninel Conde |
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| José Lavat |
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| María Alicia Delgado |
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| Juan Frese |
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| Cláudio Herrera |
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| Humberto Vélez Jr. |
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| Paco González |
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| Adal Ramones |
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| Martha Higareda |
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| Eduardo Manzano |
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| Jaime Maussan |
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Internet series
| Huevocartoon | |
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 A screenshot from a cartoon short depicting an egg resembling James Bond. | |
| Genre | Sketch comedy Off-color humor Animation Suspense Satire |
| Created by | Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco |
| Written by | Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste |
| Directed by | Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste |
| Voices of | Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Fernando Meza |
| Composer | Carlos Zepeda |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original languages | Spanish English |
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| Executive producers | Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco |
| Production company | Huevocartoon Producciones |
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| Network | YouTube (2007-present) |
| Release | 2002 – present |
Huevocartoon (Spanish for Eggcartoon; also known as HuevocartoonTV) is a Mexican internet series created by Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar, and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco. Its content typically features characters portrayed as civilized eggs, set in a humorous setting which focuses on politics, socialization, and culture.[2]
Much of the content is primarily aimed for a teen-to-adult audience as much of the shorts' content is "rauchy" and "edgy", to which co-creator Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste calls it a "latino South Park".[9]
All the shorts are written, directed, and voiced by brothers, Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, and is produced by Huevocartoon Producciones.
The original YouTube page was created in 2007, which has gained over 2 million subscribers.[19] Later, the company launched a new YouTube channel in 2014, named HuevocartoonTV, designed specifically for an English-language audience.
Videos
- Poeta Huevos (Shakespearean Eggs): A parody of William Shakespeare, the sketch follows three eggs dressed in a medieval-like attire, Ferdinand, Rododendro, and Gabrelle, as they attempt to recite a poetry to the audience in several cuts, while become increasingly drunk due to consuming alcohol.
- Huevos Rancheros (The Ranchero Eggs): Inspired by the Mexican dish of the same name, the sketch focuses on two ranchero-like eggs, named Chema and Chava. The eggs are portrayed homosexual in nature.
- Tenorio e Inés (Romegg and Juliegg): In a parody of Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla, Tenorio the egg tries to recite a poet to Inés, an insensitive and rude egg who frequently interrupts Ternorio's poets.
- Huevo Filósofo (Egg Philosopher): The Huevo Filósofo, who is sometimes referred as the "Easter Egg", is a psychedelic, clueless, and friendly hippie-like egg. He often enjoys smoking marijuana, and is very talkative, haughty, and ridiculous. He often calls everyone "carnal".
- Huevo Zen (Zen Master Egg): The sketch is about an egg with a karate gear who tries to teach martial arts and meditation with his young lemon companion, Lee-Mong-Shu-Pao.
- Huevos Bongó (Bongo Eggs): Two Cuban-origin eggs are a bongo duo who start a conversation and then transform the talk into a Caribbean song using their bongo drums.
- El Huevasesino (The Egg Assassin): An egg within the horror figures, such as Saw, Friday the 13th, The Ring, etc., was considered a villain at first. In the end, however, he reveals his true friendly nature and wants to make friends, but is resulted in being killed, insulted, and ignored. He wears a hockey mask and carries a large knife, in parody of Jason Voorhees.
- Los Super Huevos (The Super Eggs) - They are a group of superheroes who make up "the Egg of Justice ", parodying the Justice League.
- El Huevo Santa (Santa Egg) - Being a parody of Santa Claus, the Huevo Santa is a bitter and serious egg that gives bad gifts of low cost to the children because, according to him, they never behave well. He's never been in the chimney when he delivers gifts. In his workshop, his helper elves don't work. He only has a hungry-looking reindeer: Rudolph.
- Huevitos en el Espacio (Eggs in Space) - A space crew that has the mission to travel on their spacecraft to discover new hidden objects or fight with enemies in a comic way, in parody of Star Trek.
Reception
The web series has gained 3 million viewers on the first day of its launch.[2] To date, the videos have gained a total of 594.2 million views, according to the company's website.
References
- ^ a b c "Una historia de huevos". Universia.net. Fundación Universia. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Valdez, Aline (18 April 2014). "Huevocartoon, una marca con muchos huevos". Circulo Marketing. Circulo Marketing. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Apanco, Edgar (1 September 2015). "Taquilla MX: Los Huevos le ganaron al oso". Cine Premiere. G21 Comunicación Entertainment. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Soares, Andre. "2007 Ariel Awards". Alt Film Guide. Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Las 10 cintas mexicanas mas taquilleras". Grupo Milenio. Grupo Milenio. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b Thill, Scott (21 July 2015). "Meet Huevocartoon, The First Mexican Animated Feature That'll Get A U.S. Release". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (5 September 2015). "Mexico's 'Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos' Surprises with a Top 10 U.S. Bow". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "La animación mexicana se pone a prueba en EE. UU. con un gallo y muchos huevos". Presna Libre. Presna Libre. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Huerta, Cesar (16 January 2016). "Ni los marcianos pueden con los mexicanos". El Universal (Mexico City). El Universal. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (29 November 2017). "Ventana Sur: Mexico's Huevocartoon, Arellano Take Horror Comedy Project 'Grimalkin' to Animation! (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (magazine). Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Otra película de huevos y un pollo". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Mexico Box Office, March 16–18, 2018". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Marcianos vs Mexicanos". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Carmen Albarran, Mary (2 September 2010). "Huevos en corto: las animaciones clásicas al cine". Cine Premiere. G21 Comunicación Entertainment/Movies. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "HUEVOS EN CORTO:LAS ANIMACIONES CLÁSICAS AL CINE". GritaRadio. GritaRadio. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b ""Huevitos en fuga", la nueva película de huevos". Publimetro Mexico. Metro International. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Rodarte se suma a Huevocartoon". El Siglo. El Siglo de Durango. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "BALANCE FAVORABLE PARA HUEVOCARTOON". Revista Merca2.0. MERCADOTECNIA PUBLICIDAD MARKETING NOTICIAS. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
See also
External links
- Official website
- Huevocartoon History (in Spanish)
- HuevocartoonOficial on YouTube (current page)
- Huevocartoon on YouTube (original page)
- HuevocartoonTV on YouTube (English page)