List of Mexican animated films

This is a list of animated films in Mexico. Below also lists the twelve highest-grossing animated films within the Mexican film industry.

List

1970s

Year	Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s) / Ref(s)
1976	Los tres Reyes Magos [es] The Three Wise Men	Fernando Ruiz Adolfo Torres Portillo	Traditional animation	First feature animated film produced in Mexico; based on the Gospel of Matthew story.
1978	Los supersabios[1]	Anuar Badin	Traditional animation	Based on the Los supersabios comic series created Germán Butze.

1980s

Year	Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s)
1981	El gran acontecimiento	Fernando Ruiz	Traditional animation	An adaptation of the apparition of Virgin of Guadalupe, Medium film.
1982	Crónicas del Caribe	Francisco López Emilio Watanabe	Traditional animation	Medium film.
1983	Roy del espacio[2][3]	Rafael Angel Gil Hector Lopez Carmona	N/A	Lost film
1984	Katy la oruga Katy Caterpillar	José Luis Moro Santiago Moro	Traditional animation	Based on Pepina Oruga, a book by Silvia Roche
1987	El pequeño ladronzuelo The Adventures of Oliver Twist	Fernando Ruiz	Traditional animation	Based on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.
1988	Katy, Kiki y Koko Katy and the Katerpillar Kids A.K.A Katy Meets the Aliens	José Luis Moro Santiago Moro	Traditional animation	Sequel to Katy la Oruga; final Mexican animated feature film before hiatus.

1990s

Year	Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s)
1997	Cuauhtli: Historias de un Pueblo	Fernando Ruiz	Traditional animation	Medium Film. [4]

2000s

Year	Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s)
2003	Magos y Gigantes Wizards and Giants[3]	Andrés Couturier Eduardo Sprowls	Flash animation	First Mexican animated film since 1988.
2005	Imaginum[5]	Alberto Mar Isaac Sandoval	Flash animation
2006	Una Película de Huevos A Movie of Eggs	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	Traditional animation	First film in the Huevos film series.
2007	La leyenda de la Nahuala The Legend of the Nahuala	Ricardo Arnaiz	Flash/Traditional animation	First film in the Leyendas film saga. Inspired by the nagual story.
2009	El Agente 00-P2 Agent Macaw: Shaken and Stirred	Andrés Couturier	Flash animation
	Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo Another Eggs and A Chicken Movie	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	Traditional animation	Second film in the Huevos film series.
	A Martian Christmas[6]	José Alejandro García Muñoz	Traditional animation	Based on the poem, "A Martian Christmas Carol" by M.H. Mickey Miller. TV Movie
	Nikté	Ricardo Arnaiz	Flash/Traditional animation	Final animated release of the 2000s

2010s

Year	Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s)
2010	AAA – Sin Límite en el Tiempo AAA the Movie	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash/CG animation	First animated release of the 2010s
	Kung-Fu Magoo	Andrés Couturier	Flash animation	Based on the Mr. Magoo character created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. DVD Movie
	Gaturro	Gustavo Cova	CG animation	Based on the Argentine comic book series of the same name. DVD release in México
	Brijes Guardians of the Lost Code	Benito Fernández	Traditional animation
	Héroes verdaderos[7] Heroes	Carlos Kuri	Traditional animation	Animated biopic of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, José María Morelos, Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama.
2011	Don gato y su pandilla Top Cat: The Movie	Alberto Mar	Flash/CG animation	Based on the Top Cat animated series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
	El gran milagro The Greatest Miracle[8]	Bruce Morris	CG animation	First Mexican animated film in CG animation
	La leyenda de la Llorona The Legend of the Crying Woman	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash animation	Second film in the Leyendas film saga; inspired by the La Llorona story.
	La revolución de Juan Escopeta[9] The Revolution of Juan Escopeta	Jorge A. Estrada	Traditional animation
2012	Z-Baw: Mejores amigos[10] Z-Baw	Ricardo Gomez	CG animation	Lost Film
	El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza The Wild Adventures of El Santos[11][12]	Alejandro Lozano	Flash/Traditional animation	Based on the adult comic book series by José Ignacio Solórzano and José Trinidad Camacho. First Mexican adult animated movie
2013	El Secreto del Medallón de Jade The Secret of the Jade Medallion[13][14]	Leopoldo Aguilar Rodolfo Guzmán	CG animation
2014	JOYFLUID[15]	Alejandro Rodriguez Huerta	CG/Motion capture	IMAX 3D film. Uncommercial Release
	Jungle Shuffle[16]	Taedong Park Mauricio De la Orta	CG animation	Unreleased in Mexico
	La leyenda de las Momias de Guanajuato The Legend of the Mummies	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash animation	Third film in the Leyendas saga; inspired by the Mummies of Guanajuato.
2015	Guardianes de Oz Guardians of Oz A.K.A Wicked Flying Monkeys	Alberto Mar	CG animation	Based on the characters from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
	La increíble historia del niño de piedra The Incredible Story of The Stone Boy[17]	Pablo Aldrete Miguel Bonilla Schnaas Jaime Romandia Miguel Ángel Uriegas	Flash animation	Based on the original idea by Nadia González, and the children's book.
	Selección Canina K-9 World Cup[18][19]	Carlos Pimentel Nathan Sifuentes	CG animation
	Las aventuras de Itzel y Sonia The Adventures of Itzel and Sonia[20][21]	Fernanda Rivero	Stop Motion	Anthology film.
	Un gallo con muchos huevos Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	CG animation	Third film in the Huevos film series; highest-grossing Mexican animated film of all time.
	Don Gato: el inicio de la pandilla Top Cat Begins	Andrés Couturier	CG animation	Based on the Top Cat series by Hanna-Barbera. Prequel Film
2016	El Americano: The Movie Americano	Ricardo Arnaiz Mike Kunkel	CG animation
	La leyenda del Chupacabras The Legend of the Chupacabras	Alberto Rodríguez	Traditional animation	Fourth film in the Leyendas film saga; inspired by the "chupacabra" creature.
2017	Isla Calaca Monster Island	Leopoldo Aguilar	CG animation
2018	La leyenda del Charro Negro The Legend of the Black Charro	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash animation	Fifth film in the Leyendas film saga; inspired by the "Charro Negro" figure.
	Marcianos vs. Mexicanos Martians vs. Mexicans	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	Flash/Traditional animation	Second Mexican adult animated movie.
	The Angel in the Clock El Ángel en el Reloj[22]	Miguel Ángel Uriegas	Flash/Traditional animation
	Ahí Viene Cascarrabias Here Comes the Grump Movie A.K.A A Wizard's Tale	Andrés Couturier	CG animation	Based on the Here Comes the Grump animated series created by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.
	Ana y Bruno Ana & Bruno[23]	Carlos Carrera	CG animation	Based on the novel, "Ana" by Daniel Emil.
2019	Dia de Muertos[24][25] The Big Wish A.K.A Salma's Big Wish	Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano	CG animation	Final animated release of the 2010s

2020s

Year	Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s)
2020	La liga de los 5[26] The League of 5	Marvick Núñez	Flash animation	First animated release of the 2020s.
	Cranston Academy: Monster Zone Escuela de Miedo[27]	Leopoldo Aguilar	CG animation
	Un disfraz para Nicolás A Costume for Nicolás[28]	Eduardo Rivero	Flash/Traditional animation	Based on the Jaime Mijares children's book.
	El camino de Xico Xico's Journey[29]	Eric Cabello	Flash/CG animation
2021	Un rescate de huevitos Little Eggs: An African Rescue[30][31]	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	CG animation	Originally planned for 2019; Fourth film in the Huevos film series.
	Koati	Rodrigo Perez-Castro	Traditional animation	Streaming release in México by Blim TV.
	Catalina la Catrina: Especial Día de Muertos Catalina the Catrina: Day of the Dead Special	Edino Israel	Flash animation	TV special, released in Canal 5 and Blim TV.
2022	Las leyendas: el origen The Legends Origin[32]	Ricardo Arnaiz	Flash animation	Prequel film; Sixth film in the Leyendas film saga, Streaming release by Vix.
	Águila y Jaguar: Los Guerreros Legendarios Eagle and Jaguar: The Legendary Warriors	Mike R. Ortiz	CG animation
	Pinocho de Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	Guillermo del Toro Mark Gustafson	Stop Motion	Streaming release by Netflix, animated in Zapopan, Jalisco and in Portland, Oregon; First American-Mexican stop motion animated film. Based on Pinocchio story by Carlo Collodi.
	Huevitos congelados Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue[31]	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	CG animation	Fifth film in the Huevos film series; Streaming release by Vix.
2023	Home Is Somewhere Else Mi Casa Está en Otra Parte	Carlos Hagerman Jorge Villalobos	Flash/Traditional animation	First Mexican Animated documentary. Third Mexican adult animated movie.
	La leyenda de los Chaneques The Legend of the Chaneques	Marvick Núñez	Flash animation	Seventh film in Las Leyendas franchise; inspired on the Chaneque mythological creature; Streaming release by Vix.
	Max Max & Me	Donovan Cook	CG animation	Animated biopic of Maximilian Kolbe. Fourth Mexican adult animated movie and First Mexican adult CG animated movie.
2024	Uma y Haggen: Princesa y Vikingo Uma & Haggen	Benito Fernández	Traditional animation
	La Familia del Barrio: La Película The Neighbourhood's Family Movie	Rhajov Villafuerte	Flash animation	Based on the La familia del barrio TV Series created by Sergio Lebrija and Arturo Navarro; Streaming release by Vix. Fifth Mexican adult animated movie.
	Sabel: Redención Sabel: Redemption	Benito Fernández	Traditional animation	Public Screenings.[33] Sixth Mexican adult animated movie.

Upcoming

Year	Title International title	Director(s),¡	Technique	Studios(s)	Note(s)
TBA	Tepeyac: The Movie	Fernando Pomares Enrique Navarrete	CG animation	Arx Anima Animaturas Fidelius Films Tilma Films IMAGICA	Based on Juan Diego's story.
	Wango & Quark	Topo Gómez	CG animation	Imagination Films
	Bugsted spin-off film[34]	TBA	TBA	Ánima Estudios Vodka Capital
	Al filo de la frontera[35]	Alberto Mar	2D animation	Ánima Estudios AG Studios
	Grimalkin[36]	Sant Arellano	CG animation	Huevocartoon
	Inzomnia	Luis Telléz	Stop Motion animation	Inzomnia Animación Los Atorrantes Studio El Taller de Chucho
	La Balada del Fénix	Roy Ambriz Arturo Ambriz	Stop Motion animation	Cinema Fantasma
	Julia y el Portal del Abismo	César Cepeda	Stop Motion animation	Kraneo
	Mascotas y Sabandijas: La Película	Oscar Aragón	Stop Motion animation	Cerberus Studios
	La Tierra de los Calcetimonstruos	Benjamín Williams	Live Action/CG animation	Out of Light Entertainment Producciones Helios Entertainment Metacube Technology & Entertainment	First Mexican hybrid animated film.
	A Mutt's Tale	Bruce Morris Alejandra García Peña	CG animation	IMAGICA Radiosity
	La Hora Mágica	Ricardo Niño	CG animation	Kaxan Animation
	Bruno	TBA	CG animation	Kaxan Animation
	Thingdom: El Reino de las Cosas	René Castillo	CG animation	Mandaraka
	Pepito: La Película	Aizar Vazquez Villarreal	CG animation	Grupo PROAN
	El Crujir de las Hojas	Mauricio Flores	CG animation	ESCENA Animation Studio
	El Chapulín Colorado 3D	Roberto Gómez Fernández	CG animation	Metacube Technology & Entertainment
	Aztlán	Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano	CG animation	Metacube Technology & Entertainment
	Erase Una Vez En Transylvania	Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano	2D animation	Metacube Technology & Entertainment
	Gungo y las Olimpiadas Cavernícolas	Rodolfo Riva Palacio Gabriel Riva Palacio	CG animation	Huevocartoon
	Mi Amigo el Sol	Alejandra Pérez	2D animation	Fotosíntesis Media	First Mexican animated feature film directed by a woman.
	Untitled Día de Muertos Sequel	Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano	CG animation	Metacube Technology & Entertainment
	Agavia and the Forgotten Kingdom	Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano	CG animation	Metacube Technology & Entertainment
	Alebrijes	Rodolfo Riva Palacio Gabriel Riva Palacio	CG animation	Huevocartoon Odin's Eye Animation
	Bem y Yo	Leopoldo Aguilar	2D animation	Espíritu Santo Cine Filmadora Chiltepín Estudios Peek Paax	Leopoldo Aguilar's first 2D animated film.
	El Viaje de Confi	Rodolfo Riva Palacio Gabriel Riva Palacio	CG animation	Huevocartoon	Presumed sixth film in the Huevos film series; Spin-off movie.
	La Marca del Jaguar	Víctor Mayorga	2D animation	Ocelotl Company	Return to production in May 2021; Co-production with Brazil and France.
	Hanta	Emilio Ramos	2D/CG/Rotoscopic animation	Atotonilco Estudio Fedora Producciones	Co-production with Canada and Portugal.
	El Último Coloso	Verónica Arceo	2D animation	Animex Producciones	First Animex animated feature film since 2016.
	Ambrosía	???	2D animation	Peek Paax
	Ch'ulel[37]	Sarah Emilia Páramo	2D animation	Fotosíntesis Media
	Fausto, el Mago Extremo	Manuel Tonatiuh Moreno Ramos Ruy Fernando Estrada Rivera Salvador Erasmo Rodríguez	2D animation	Estudio Haini
	Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires	Juan Meza-León	2D animation	Ánima DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation Chatrone Particular Crowd	Streaming release by Max.
	Frankelda y el Príncipe de los Sustos Frankelda and the Prince of Spooks	Roy Ambriz Arturo Ambriz	Stop Motion animation	Cinema Fantasma	Based on the Frankelda's Book of Spooks animated series created by Arturo and Roy Ambriz; Streaming release by Max.
	El Soprendente Brutus The Amazing Brutus	Adriana Cid Flores	2D animation	Big Bear Animation Mokiki Animation
	El Lenguaje de los Pájaros	Cynthia Fernández Trejo	2D animation	La Endina Remolona Cine Bandada
	Kolaval[38]	Karla Velázquez	2D animation	Dinamita Animación	Second co-production with Colombia.
	Un Reino para Todos Nosotros A Kingdom for Us All	Miguel Ángel Uriegas	Flash animation	Fotosíntesis Media	Co-production with Colombia.

Lost or unreleased

Title International title	Director(s)	Technique	Note(s)
Roy del espacio[2][3]	Rafael Angel Gil Hector Lopez Carmona	N/A	Lost Film, released in 1983.
Sabel: Redemption[39][40]	Benito Fernández	Traditional animation	Limited release.
El callejón de los sueños Alley of Dreams[41][42]	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
Heriberto y Demetrio	Alfredo Sánchez Mejorada Herrera	CG animation	Cancelled.
La Garra del Jaguar	Iván Espinosa	CG animation	Cancelled.
Tierra de Revolucionarios	Antonio Ramos	CG animation	Lost Medium Film.
Maya: La Primera Gran Historia	Ricardo Arnaiz	Traditional animation	Cancelled.
Un Buen Trato	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
The Weerds	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
Papagiorgio: El Grande	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
Jungle Shuffle	Taedong Park Mauricio De la Orta	CG animation	Unreleased in México.
Joyfluid	Alejandro Rodriguez Huerta	CG/Motion Capture	Not Released.
Nezahualcóyotl: La Gran Historia	Raymundo Juárez	Traditional animation	Private Screenings.

Highest-grossing films

The following list consists the 12 highest-grossing Mexican animated feature films released in Mexico, based on data by Canacine (unless otherwise noted).^[43] Gross in Mexican peso and audience count (in millions).

Rank	Title	Gross	Audience	Year
1	Un gallo con muchos huevos	MXN$167.8 million	4.1	2015
2	Una Película de Huevos	MXN$142.3 million	3.99	2006
3	Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo	MXN$113.58 million	3.09	2009
4	Don gato y su pandilla	MXN$112.25 million	2.59	2011
5	La leyenda del Charro Negro	MXN$100.8 million	2.4	2018
6	La leyenda del Chupacabras	MXN$100.7 million[44]	2.59	2016
7	La leyenda de las Momias de Guanajuato	MXN$92.25 million	2.3	2014
8	Dia de muertos	MXN$59.8 million[45]	1.26	2019
9	La leyenda de la Llorona	MXN$55.4 million	1.4	2011
10	Don gato: El inicio de la pandilla	MXN$54.1 million	1.47	2015
11	Un rescate de huevitos	MXN$50 million[46]	0.9	2021
12	La leyenda de la Nahuala	MXN$42.2 million	1.16	2007

See also

• List of highest-grossing Mexican films

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