La Leyenda del Chupacabras

La Leyenda del Chupacabras
Directed by Alberto Rodriguez
Produced by Fernando de Fuentes
Jose C. Garcia de Letona
Written by Acán Cohen
Alberto Rodriguez
Starring Benny Emmanuel
Mayte Cordeiro
Lalo España
Laura G
Music by Leoncio Lara Bon
Production
company
Distributed by Videocine (Mexico)
Pantelion Films (United States)
Release date
  • October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) (United States)
  • October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) (Mexico)
Running time
 81 minutes
Country Mexico
Language Spanish
Box office $5.1 million[1]

La Leyenda del Chupacabras (in English: The Legend of Chupacabras) is a 2016 Mexican animated horror comedy film, directed by Alberto Rodriguez.[2] Produced by Ánima Estudios, the film is the fourth installment to the Leyenda film series and its story is inspired by the chupacabras legend.[2]

The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2016 in limited release, distributed by Pantelion Films and Lionsgate,[3] and in Mexico on October 21, 2016,[4][5] opening to negative critical reception.[6][7]

Plot

Leo San Juan was imprisoned after being mistaken for a rebel insurgency by the royal army while on his way home to Puebla. But when a mysterious flying monster, known as the chupacabra, is on the rise, attacking prisoners and guards, he must defend his fate and fight the flying monster. Things are made even more complicated when it turns out that Leo's brother has joined the royalists.

Cast

Release

The film has been first teased on Ánima Estudios' social media on 4 March 2016, naming it the "next installment", tentatively titled "La Leyenda de".[8]

The film was announced for release in Mexico on 21 October 2016. The film's teaser trailer has premiered on 26 May 2016.[9] The film's official trailer has been released on 9 September 2016.[10]

The film has been presented at the 2016 Pixelatl Festival in Cuernavaca, Mexico.[11]

A Bugsted short was accompanied with the Mexican release of the film.[12]

U.S. Release

The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States, which was released on October 14, 2016, one week prior to its Mexican release, distributed by Pantelion Films and Lionsgate.[3] It was shown in the original Spanish language format with English subtitles.

The film was later released on DVD and Digital HD formats with an English language version on March 7, 2017.[13]

According to producer Jose C. Garcia de Letona, he stated that Chupacabras is the biggest release in the Leyendas franchise as it is the first, not only in the franchise, but also the first film from production company Ánima Estudios to receive a theatrical release in the "major" U.S. market, as well the challenges for the release.[14] "It is a first effort that we are very happy about. The market there is brutal. [I]t is 10 times bigger than ours and today we have 40 million Spanish speakers."[14] Co-producer Fernando de Fuentes also stated that he was satisfied with the reception of the news.[15] "This is the first time we debut a film in the U.S. and we're excited with how well the Latino community has received the news of the film," he said.[15]

Director Alberto Rodriguez, who previously directed Llorona and Momias, said that the success of the past installments were "unexpected" and "sensational", and said that, "[It] made us think that maybe we could repeat that success in the United States."[16] He said that the film's story included the "chupacabras" since the legendary creature has been widely recognized among the Hispanic culture in the United States.[16]

Box office

To date, there is currently no U.S. box-office data released for the film.[17]

In Mexico, the film debuted at #2 on its opening weekend, grossing $40,909,034 pesos (approx. USD $2.2 million), with an audience of 1 million.[18][19]

Reception

The film has received negative reviews from critics upon its release, with criticism focused on the film's writing, bland humor, and story.[6][7] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 17%, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10.[20]

Animation

Unlike its 2 previous installments, which were all animated in the flash animation format, this film is animated in style of traditional animation.[21] The animation is done by Ánima Estudios in Mexico while additional animation were provided by Toon City in the Philippines, Mighty in Mexico, and TeamApp.[22]

Director Alberto Rodríguez stated that the animation process was one of the challenges in the film.[21] "We started with the task of generating a more traditional type of animation that needs more energy, people, and knowledge," said Rodríguez.[21] Producer Fernando de Fuentes said that the America public "is not used to watching 2D [animated] productions."[14]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominees Result
2017 Premios Luminus 2017 Mejor Película de Animación[23][24] Alberto Rodríguez Won
4th Platino Awards Best Animated Film[25] Alberto Rodríguez Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La Leyenda del Chupacabras (2016) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ánima Estudios anuncia "La Leyenda del Chupacabras", la nueva película de la saga de "Las Leyendas" - Roastbrief". Roastbrief. Roastbrief. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "La leyenda de 'El Chupacabras'". Univision. Univision Communications Inc. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ ""La leyenda del Chupacabras" atrapará cines de México el 21 de octubre.". unomásuno. Grupo unomásuno. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "‘La leyenda del chupacabras’ tendrá película". Siete24. Siete24. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 Condes, Yvonne. "La Leyenda del Chupacabras Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 Baumgarten, Marjorie (20 October 2016). "La Leyenda del Chupacabras - Film Calendar". The Austin Chronicle. Austin Chronicle Corp. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Ánima Estudios on Twitter: "¡La próxima película de la saga de Las Leyendas está en camino! Esperen más noticias a través de nuestras redes."
  9. ↑ La Leyenda del Chupacabras - Trailer TEASER OFICIAL ¡PROXIMAMENTE EN CINES! - YouTube
  10. ↑ La Leyenda del Chupacabras TRAILER OFICIAL - ESTRENO 21 DE OCTUBRE - YouTube
  11. ↑ Pixelatl on Twitter: "La Leyenda del Chupacabras, nueva entrega de la saga de "Las Leyendas", de Ánima Estudios http://elfestival.mx/es-MX/contenidos/72/562/LA_LEYENDA_DEL_CHUPACABRAS.html …"
  12. ↑ ¡No te pierdas el corto de BUGSTED! En cines acompañando el estreno de "La Leyenda del Chupacabras" Youtube. (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ "THE LEGEND OF CHUPACABRAS - Find It on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand 3/7!". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Upload Date=10 January 2017. Uploader=Lionsgate Unlocked.
  14. 1 2 3 Santiago, Fabiola (13 October 2016). "Llevarán a EU La Leyenda del Chupacabras". Reforma. Reforma. Retrieved 18 January 2017. (in Spanish)
  15. 1 2 Huerta, Cesar (12 October 2016). "El Chupacabras animated film makes U.S. debut this weekend". El Universal. El Universal. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  16. 1 2 Infante, Victoria. "‘La Leyenda del Chupacabras’ ‘espantará’ en EEUU". sermamalatina.com. sermamalatina.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Date: October 14, 2016 (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ Gallagher, Brian (16 October 2016). "Ben Affleck's The Accountant Wins Weekend Box Office with $24.7M". MovieWeb. Watchr Media. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  18. ↑ I. Castro, Víctor (24 October 2016). "Taquilla MX - Las mexicanas se apoderan de la taquilla". El Tijuanense.com. Joomla!. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  19. ↑ Flores, Yesica (25 October 2016). "LA LEYENDA DEL CHUPACABRAS PRIMER LUGAR DE TAQUILLA EN SU PRIMER FIN DE SEMANA". Style by ShockVisual. Style by ShockVisual. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "La Leyenda del Chupacabras (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 "La leyenda del chupacabras al cine". La Presna. La Presna. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  22. ↑ All credited in the "Additional Animation Services" section of the end credits. ©2016 Ánima Estudios.
  23. ↑ "Ganadores de los Premios Luminus 2017 (in Spanish)". FICM. Festival Internacional del Cine en Morelia, A.C. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  24. ↑ “La Leyenda del Chupacabras” ganadora en los Premios Luminus a Mejor Película Animada - Ánima Estudios (in Spanish) Date: 2 May 2017. Accessed: 17 July 2017. Publisher: Ánima Estudios
  25. ↑ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (1 June 2017). "‘A Monster Calls’ Snags Seven Platino Awards Nominations". Variety (magazine). Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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