Jorge R. Gutierrez

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Jorge R. Gutierrez
Jorge Gutierrez (animator), 2014 Comic-Con.jpg
Gutierrez at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
NationalityMexican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
OccupationAnimator, storyboard artist, director, painter, writer, voice actor
Years active1998–present
Known forEl Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
The Book of Life
Maya and the Three
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children1 son (Luka)
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/mexopolis/

Jorge R. Gutierrez is a Mexican animator, director, painter, writer, voice actor, and production designer. He co-created (with wife, Sandra Equihua) the Annie and Emmy Award-winning Nicktoon El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, co-wrote and directed The Book of Life, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, wrote and directed the Annie and Emmy nominated Son of Jaguar VR short for Google, and most recently[when?] wrote and directed the Annie winning limited series Maya and the Three for Netflix Animation.

Biography[]

Born in 1975 in Mexico City and raised in Tijuana, Gutierrez has completed various films, cartoons, illustrations and paintings exploring his love of Mexican pop and folk culture.

Gutierrez attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he received his BFA & MFA in Experimental Animation under Jules Engel. There he created the 3D short Carmelo, which won the 2001 Student Emmy Award in animation and was screened at Kodak's Emerging Filmmakers Program at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed] In 2000, Gutierrez worked under animator Maurice Noble, for the art direction of Chuck Jones' Timberwolf for Warner Bros. In 2001, he began creating Jorge Gutierrez' El Macho, an animated web series for Sony Pictures.

Gutierrez has also done character design on many animated series including Nickelodeon's ChalkZone, as well as WB's ¡Mucha Lucha!, Cartoon Networks' Class of 3000, and Disney's The Buzz on Maggie for which he was nominated for a 2006 Annie Award in character design. As a writer, he's worked on Scholastic's Maya & Miguel as well as Disney's Brandy & Mr. Whiskers and Vampirina.

In 2008 Gutierrez won two Annie awards (Best TV Animated show & Best TV Character Design) and one Emmy (Best TV Character Design) working on his passion project for Nickelodeon, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, along with his co-creator and wife, Sandra Equihua who was a character designer on the show too.

In 2010, he created some of the sketches in Cartoon Network's Mad.

In 2012, Gutierrez directed and co-wrote a computer-animated adventure feature film with a Romeo and Juliet style love story set against a Mexican "Day of the Dead" backdrop.[1] The film, with the official title The Book of Life, was co-produced with 20th Century Fox Animation and was released on October 17, 2014.[2][3] He earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film in 2014. He was also nominated for three Annie awards (Best Film, Best Director & Best Character Design).

In February 2015, Reel FX and Gutierrez announced a multi-year, multi-picture deal.[4][5]

On August 2, 2017, it was reported that Gutierrez would write and direct The Billion Brick Race, a spin-off of The Lego Movie, for Warner Animation Group.[6] However, on February 8, 2018, it was reported that Gutierrez had left the project.[7]

In October 2020, he signed a deal with Netflix.[8] He directed the Immigration music video for the We the People series, and wrote and directed Maya and the Three, a Annie winning (Best TV Animated show & Best TV Music) nine episode animated miniseries for Netflix Animation. His next project for the platform is an original film titled I, Chihuahua.[9]

In 2016, Gutierrez was awarded an Impact Award by the National Hispanic Media Coalition for his “Outstanding Direction in a Motion Picture”.[10]

Personal life[]

Gutierrez did not speak until the age of five. As an adult, he was diagnosed with autism following his son's diagnosis.[11][12]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Director Screenwriter Actor Role Notes
2000 Carmelo Yes Yes Yes Carmelo's Father Short film, won Student Emmy
2001 Lint People No No No Short film
Storyboard artist
2001 El Macho Yes Yes Yes El Macho Web series
Also character designer
2014 The Book of Life Yes Yes Yes Skeleton Carmelo Feature film

Also character designer and additional music composer

2015 Guardians of Oz No Yes No Feature film

Also executive producer and character designer

2017 Son of Jaguar Yes Yes Yes Son of Jaguar VR Short film
Also character designer and art director
TBA I, Chihuahua[9] Yes Yes Yes Original animated film for Netflix
In development
— Kung-Fu Space Punch[13] Yes Yes Yes Original animated film for Netflix
Canceled[14]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 ChalkZone - Guest art director for "Pumpkin Love/Chip of Fools/Irresistible/Please Let Me In"
2004 ¡Mucha Lucha! - Character designer for Season 2 and 3
2005 The Buzz on Maggie - Character model design supervisor
2006 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers - Writer for "Big Girls Don't Body Slam"
2006-2007 Maya & Miguel - freelance writer
2007 Class of 3000 - Guest music video art director for "Love is in the Hair...Net"
2007-2008 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Gordo Gordo creator, writer, character designer, executive producer, production designer
2010 Carmen Got Expelled Butcher TV short; Also creator, writer, character designer, and director
2010-2013 Mad - Animator, graphic designer
2015-2016 The Adventures of Puss in Boots - Executive consultant
2018 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbear (voice) 4 episodes
2019 Victor and Valentino Sal (voice) Recurring role
2019 The Loud House Lucha Libre Commentator (voice) Episode: "Lucha Fever with the Casagrandes"
2021 Maya and the Three King Teca (voice) Also creator, writer, director, and executive producer
2021 Animaniacs (2020 TV series) Diego Rivera (voice) Segment: "The Warners Are Present"

Bibliography[]

Year Title Publisher ISBN Notes Ref
2018 Día de los Muertos Little Simon ISBN 978-1534415157 Illustrator [15]
Border Bang Cernunnos ISBN 978-2374950419 Author and illustrator [16]

References[]

  1. ^ "GUILLERMO DEL TORO JOINS WITH REEL FX TO PRODUCE EPIC ANIMATED ADVENTURE DAY OF THE DEAD". Reel FX. February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  2. ^ McClintock, Pamela (December 12, 2012). "Fox Animation Teaming With Guillermo del Toro on 'Book of Life' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Fox Sets New Dates for Book of Life, Gone Girl and Frankenstein". ComingSoon.net. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Untitled Kung Fu Space Western Is Reel". Big Cartoon Blog. BCDB. 19 February 2015.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John (April 24, 2017). "'Despicable Me 3,' Pixar's 'Coco,' 'The Big Bad Fox' to Bow at France's 2017 Annecy Animation Festival". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Hood, Cooper (August 2, 2017). "Book of Life Director Developing LEGO's Billion Brick Race". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  7. ^ McLean, Tom (February 8, 2018). "Jorge Gutierrez Departs as Director of 'LEGO Movie' Spinoff". Animation World Network. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Thorne, Will (2020-10-14). "'The Book of Life' Director Jorge Gutierrez Inks Overall Deal With Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jorge Gutierrez To Direct Netflix Animated Film "I, Chihuahua" Starring Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias" (Press release). Netflix Media Center. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Roterman, Natalie (2015-02-12). "Gina Rodríguez, Carlos Ponce, Elizabeth Peña To Be Honored At NHMC Awards". Latin Times. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  11. ^ "Jorge R. Gutierrez on Twitter: "It's #WorldAutismAwarenessDay ! I'm the autistic father (I was diagnosed 3 years ago) of a wonderful son who also happens to have autism. It has made us who we are and I could not be more proud of him."".
  12. ^ Bennett, Neil (12 February 2019). "Jorge Gutiérrez on the Power Being Autistic Brings to his Creativity". Digital Arts Online. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Annecy: Reel FX, Jorge R. Gutierrez Announce 'The Book of Life 2,' Unveil 'Kung Fu Space Punch' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  14. ^ Gutierrez, Jorge [@mexopolis] (May 26, 2022). "my beloved kung space western is not moving forward at Netflix Animation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Eliot, Hannah (July 24, 2018). Día de los Muertos. ISBN 978-1534415157.
  16. ^ Gutierrez, Jorge (November 8, 2018). Border Bang. ISBN 978-2374950419.

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