O Menino Maluquinho
O Menino Maluquinho (The Nutty Boy) is a series of comic book and comic strip created by Brazilian writer and cartoonist Ziraldo. It was based on the eponymous children's book published in 1980 that became a phenomenon during the decades 1990 and 2000, receiving movies, plays and TV series.[1] His series of comic books was published by publishers Abril and Globo from 1989 until 2007, but is no longer published. It was the second series of comic books created by Ziraldo after the "Turma do Pererê".
The stories revolve around the life of Maluquinho, a playful and optimistic 10-years-old boy that uses a pan on the head. Most of the stories revolve around the antics of Maluquinho and friends.
Characters
- Maluquinho (literally Nutty) - The main character. It is an eccentric and playful boy. It is a typical mischievous boy and troublemaker, but is a good kid. Is always close to his friends Bocão and Junim besides being liked by girls (it is said in the book that he has 10 girlfriends, all at once), mainly Julieta. Is often seen wearing a pan on his head (as an improvised Napoleon's hat)[2] with adult-sized blue jacket with brown dress shoes (both pieces looking quite oversized on him). Aside from that, his main attire is a yellow T-shirt, black shorts and white and sky blue sneakers.
- Julieta - Maluquinho's girlfriend. She's a girl of his age which is sometimes considered a female version as "Menina Maluquinha" ("The Nutty Girl"). She also starred in several stories beside him. She had her own comic that was released in 2004. She has long, black, frizzy hair, wears a red T-shirt with a lightning bolt design, pleated white skirt and red and white sneakers.
- Bocão (literally Gobber) - It is the best friend of Maluquinho. He's chubby and has something of a sweet tooth, hence the meaning of his nickname. He has a little sister named Nina. He is a bit taller than the others and dresses all in blue.
- Junim (a corruption of Juninho, in turn an affectionate form of Junior) - Another best friend of Maluquinho. It is characterized as having short stature and thick-rimmed glasses. Often gets stressed when his friends make fun of his little size. Like Maluquinho and Julieta he also had his own comic that was released in 2007. Has blond hair which stands upright, wears a black-and-red striped shirt, blue pants and tennis shoes.
- Carol - A friend of Julieta and possibly love interest of Maluquinho. She is a vegetarian girl who cares about nature. She has black hair done in braided pigtails and wears a green dress.
- Herman - Maluquinho's rival bully. He is a tall and strong boy who is jealous of Maluquinho for always being the center of attention and often threatened to beat him. Has strawberry blond hair and wears mainly a blue sweater with jogging pants in the same color.
Adaptations
Films
In 1995 it launched a film based on the story book character, directed by Helvécio Ratton and having cast of actors Samuel Costa, Roberto Bomtempo, Patrícia Pillar, Othon Bastos and Luís Carlos Arutin. The film shows the everyday character Maluquinho and his friends playing during the holidays and ending in a trip to his grandfather's house from Maluquinho, at the end of the film the grandfather dies leaving her grandson very sad.
The same film had a sequel in 1997 titled Menino Maluquinho 2 - A Aventura (The Nutty Boy 2 - The Adventure)[3] directed by Fernando Meirelles and having the same cast from the first film. In this movie Maluquinho tells a story with your friends on another trip to her grandfather's house where they discover a creature of fire called Tatá and become her friends.
TV series
In 2006 the channel TVE Brasil (current TV Brasil) produced a live-action sitcom called Um Menino Muito Maluquinho (A Very Nutty Boy), which was the second adaptation of the channel to the comics of Ziraldo with the first A Turma do Pererê.[4] The series follows the life of Maluquinho alternating in their timid infancy to 5 years and his current age 10 with his friends, it is usually narrated by an adult. Became popular for its display winning several awards coming to be broadcast on other channels as TV Cultura[5] and Disney Channel, but did not have a second season.
In August 2014 it was announced the production of a cartoon series based on the character.[6] The series will be produced by the studio Oca Movies counting with a season of 26 episodes with style of traditional 2D animation based on the original style of Ziraldo.
References
- ↑ Portal Educacional — "Biografia detalhada"
- ↑ Montano, Fernanda (October 24, 2012). "O Eterno Maluquinho". Revista Crescer (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Sequência de O Menino Maluquinho retrata uma infância feliz". Terra Networks (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Petrobras patrocina série Um Menino Muito Maluquinho na TVE". Terra Networks (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Série do Menino Maluquinho estreia na TV Cultura". Terra Networks (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ↑ Matheus Sousa. "Menino Maluquinho: personagem vai ganhar série de animação". ANMTV (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 8, 2014.
External links
- Official Website (Portuguese)