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 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 | |
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| Directed by | Andrés Couturier Eduardo Sprowls |
| Written by | Martinez Vara Adolfo Jose C. Garcia de Letona Francisco Hirata |
| Produced by | Fernando de Fuentes Juan Fernando Pérez Gavilán |
| Starring | Rossy Aguirre Francisco Colmenero Miguel Couturier Eduardo Garza Juan Ramón Huerta Arath de la Torre Moisés Iván Mora Rubén Trujillo Gaby Ugarte Xochitl Ugarte |
| Edited by | Jorge Hernandez S. |
| Music by | Xavier Asali |
Production company | Ánima Estudios |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox International |
Release date | November 19, 2003 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | MX$8.3 million[1] (US$731,662)[2] |
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]
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.
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.
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]
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| 1. | "Un Amigo Así" | Ha*Ash | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Sigo Buscándote" | Oscar Schwebel | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Siempre" | Kabah | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Mayonesa" | Chocoboys | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Sube Que Baja" | El Círculo | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Aserejé" | Las Ketchup | 3:32 |
| 7. | "El Baile Del Gorila" | Melody | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Shabadaba" | OV7 | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Sinfonía Inconclusa en la Mar" | Piero | 4:22 |
| 10. | "El Gusanito" | Real Chicano | 2:07 |
| 11. | "El Patio de Mi Casa" | Tatiana | 3:25 |
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