Poncho Balón

Poncho Balón
Genre Slapstick
Comedy
Adventure
Created by Carlos Cuarón
René Castillo
Juan Elias Tovar
Luis Usablaca
Directed by René Castillo
Starring Humberto Vélez[1]
Composer(s) Álvaro Ruiz
Country of origin Mexico
Original language(s) Spanish
English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 31[1]
Production
Producer(s) Carlos Cuarón
René Castillo
Fernando de Fuentes
José C. Garcia de Letona
Running time 2 minutes[1]
Production company(s) Ánima Estudios
Estación Espacial
Distributor Televisa
Release
Original network Canal 5
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) – July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05)[1]
External links
Website

Poncho Balón (also known as Poncho Suckerball in English) is a series of Mexican animated television shorts that ran on Canal 5 during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[2] It aired a total of 31 shorts. The show stars Humberto Vélez as the title character, who is best known for dubbing Homer Simpson in the Spanish-language version of The Simpsons.[1]

The series was produced by Ánima Estudios and Estación Espacial and was created by Carlos Cuarón, René Castillo, Juan Elias Tovar, and Luis Usablaca.[2]

Plot

The plot revolves on a clumsy, dim-witted, anthropomorphic soccer ball, named Poncho, who's trying to achieve his dreams of playing for the 2006 World Cup Final in Germany. As he journeys around the world, he faces a series of shenanigans and failed attempts while reaching to his final destination.[3]

Broadcast history

Poncho Balón is broadcast on the following stations worldwide:[3]

Region Network(s)
 Mexico Canal 5
 Venezuela RCTV
 Panama Medcom
 Ecuador Tele Amazonas
 Peru Frecuencia Latina
 Colombia Caracol
 Honduras Canal 11
 Guatemala PCS

Feature film adaptation

Due to successful ratings, co-creators and producers, René Castillo and Luis Usabiaga, have announced that a 3D computer animated feature film based on the television shorts is in development.[4] The producers also said they wanted to achieve the similar success with Pixar movies and possibly earn an Academy Award nomination with this film.[5] It will be set during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[6] Originally planned for a 2012 and 2014 release,[4] the film is currently in production and was expected to be released sometime in 2015, produced by Kaxan Animation in Guadalajara, produced in English.[5][6][7] It is currently unknown if Ánima Estudios, the producer of the television shorts, will be involved in the project.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Poncho Balón va a la final
  2. 1 2 ANIMA ESTUDIOS COPRODUCES 'PONCHO SUCKERBALL' WITH ESTACION ESPACIAL
  3. 1 2 Narran aventuras de Poncho Balón rumbo a Alemania (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 Manuel Badillo, Juan (10 July 2009). "Filmarán la película de Poncho Balón". Mundo 52. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 Gutiérrez Franco, Laura (21 January 2012). "Con "Poncho Balón", Kaxan Group quiere ir al Oscar". Axópolis. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 ""Poncho Balón" protagonizará película en Mundial 2014". 14 December 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 Huerta, Cesar (14 December 2011). "El Universal - Poncho Balón rodará de nuevo". El Universal. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links

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