Nikté
Nikté | |
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Directed by | Ricardo Arnaiz |
Written by | Antonio Garci Omar Mustre |
Produced by | Soco Aguilar Ricardo Arnaiz |
Starring | Sherlyn Pierre Angelo Pedro Armendáriz Jr Alex Lora Regina Orozco Jorge Arvizu Regina Torné |
Edited by | Ricardo Arnaiz Gabriel Villar |
Music by | Gabriel Villar |
Production company | Animex Producciones |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures (Mexico only) |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | $2,400,000 |
Nikte is a 2009 Mexican animated adventure comedy film, produced by Soco Aguilar and Animex Producciones. It stars the voices of Sherlyn as the title character, Pierre Angelo, Pedro Armendáriz Jr, Alex Lora, Jorge Arvizu, and Regina Torné. It premiered in theaters on December 18, 2009.
Plot[]
The story starts with a girl and her family at La Venta park. The girl only thinks about herself, and her family goes with the tour guide while she stays at the entrance listening to her music. She leans on the Olmec head and discovers something in the Olmec head which she is transferred back to the times of Olmec.
Cast[]
- Sherlyn as Nikté
- Pierre Angelo as Chin
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr as Kaas
- Alex Lora as Chamán Chanek
- as Xtabay
- Regina Orozco as Ij' Aesu
- Jorge Arvizu as Guardián de Roca
- as Jéfe Chaneke
- Regina Torné as Diosa Luna / Meztli
- as Kike Garaytl
Production[]
Animex Producciones was in charge of coordinating the production which involved several animation studios in Mexico, including and Estudio Haini.
Box office[]
This film was a box-office failure, due to an unsuccessful competition with James Cameron's Avatar.[1]
Character name dispute and lawsuit[]
On October 10, 2009, Rolando Tamayo sued director Ricardo Arnaiz over the film's plagiarized characters called "Nikté", "Kan" and "Kin".[2][3]
References[]
- ^ McLean, Tom (21 February 2015). "Hometown Hero". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Dispute continues with 'Nikte' characters (in Spanish)". El Universal. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Película "Nikté" enfrentaría demanda / Movie "Nikté" face demand (in Spanish)". 28 June 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links[]
- 2009 films
- Spanish-language films
- Mexican films
- Mexican animated films
- Mexican children's films
- Indigenous cinema in Latin America
- Universal Pictures animated films
- 2000s Mexican film stubs