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2022 Mexican film
Las leyendas: el origen
Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz Written by Angel Pulido Story by Ricardo Arnaiz Based on Characters by Ricardo Arnaiz Produced by
José C. García de Letona
Fernando De Fuentes
Starring Edited by Alberto Rodríguez Music by
Leoncio Lara Bon Production company
Distributed by
ViX Release date
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10 )
Running time
85 minutes
[2] Country Mexico Language Spanish Budget $800,000
[3]
Las leyendas: el origen (English: Legend Quest: The Origin ) is a 2022 Mexican
animated
comedy horror film, and the sixth installment in the
Leyendas franchise. Produced by
Ánima , the film is an
origin story focused on the little
Calavera duo, Finado and Moribunda, who must leave their home in Pueblo Calaca while looking out for a human baby.
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[5]
Las leyendas: el origen was released on the streaming platform
ViX platform on 10 August 2022.
[6]
[7] The film was initially planned for a theatrical release in 2020 in Mexico, but was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
Premise
Two
Calavera children must look after a human infant after crossing through an eternal mirror, absorbing energy of a portal that separates the worlds between life and death.
Voice cast (Spanish)
Bruno Bichir as Aniceto
[8]
Emiliano Ugarte as Finado
Paola Ramones as Moribunda
[9]
Eduardo España as Evaristo
[9]
Alex Casas as Chimo
[9]
Cajafresca as Moira
[9]
Daniela Ibañez as Eva
[9]
Germán Fabregat as Deveriux
Tommy Rojas as Pascual
Eduardo Ramírez Pablo as Chuletl
Development
Ricardo Arnaiz, the creator of the Leyendas characters, served as the director of the film, marking his return to the franchise since
The Legend of La Nahuala and his first collaboration outside of
Animex Producciones .
[10] The film was originally titled tentatively as The Legend of... and then The Legend of Finado and Moribunda .
[11] The film was first teased on social media.
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Release
It was originally slated for an April 2020 release, but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the country .
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[2]
The film was released on the
ViX service on August 10, 2022.
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Sequel
The film is succeeded by
La leyenda de los Chaneques , which was also released on
Vix on 14 July 2023.
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References
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b Milligan, Mercedes (4 November 2020).
"Animation! WIPs by Annecy Brings 5 Promising Projects to Ventana Sur" . Animation Magazine . Animation Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2020 .
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"Eficine - Proyectos aprobados - Producción (1er periodo 2019) y Fe de erratas" (PDF) . HACIENDA (in Spanish). EFICINE. Retrieved 12 June 2023 .
Notes:
MXN budget: $15,000,000.00
Referred to as "La leyenda de Finado y Moribunda"
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Ricardo Arnaiz on Twitter: "La nueva leyenda..." Twitter. Published: 14 August 2019. In Spanish.
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"Estrenos Videocine 2019 - 2020" . YouTube . 3 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019 .
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"T‑Mobile Gives Customers ViX+ on Us" . T-Mobile . T‑Mobile USA, Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2022 . Publish date: 20 July 2022.
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b Tinoco, Armando (21 July 2022).
"ViX+: TelevisaUnivision lanza nivel premium de plataforma de streaming con series originales y deportes" . La Opinion (in Spanish). Impremedia Operating Company, LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2022 .
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"Las Leyendas, el Origen - Bruno Bichir es Aniceto #shorts" . YouTube (in Spanish). Ánima. Retrieved 3 September 2022 . Uploaded: September 2, 2022.
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"Ánima on Twitter: "Todos estamos de acuerdo con que no podemos d..." Twitter (in Spanish). @helloanima. Retrieved 31 August 2022 . Publish date: August 9, 2022.
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"Las Leyendas - El Origen: Teaser trailer" . Sector Cine . sectorcine.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019 .
^ Pérez, Javier (30 May 2019).
"Los estrenos de Videocine para 2019 y 2020" . Cine Premiere (in Spanish). g21 Comunicación. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
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"Cinepolis on Twitter: "¡Algo nuevo de @helloanima se está cocinando! Sigue al pendiente para descubrir nuevas noticias...." " . Twitter . Cinepolis. Retrieved 12 November 2018 . In Spanish. Date published: 12 November 2018. 10:36am.
^ Pérez, Javier (30 May 2019).
"Los estrenos de Videocine para 2019 y 2020" . Cine Premiere (in Spanish). g21 Comunicación. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
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"Las Leyendas el Origen trailer 2" . YouTube . Cine Fandome. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022 .
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"ViX's New Animated Original Movie, LA LEYENDA DE LOS CHANEQUES, Premieres July 14" . TelevisaUnivision . TelevisaUnivision. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023 .
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