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Currently celebrating its 19th year in business as a leading animation studio in Latin America and recognized as a global player in the animation industry specializing in children\u2019s programming, Fernando De Fuentes Sainz, CEO, and Jos\u00e9 C. Garc\u00eda de Letona, COO<\/strong>, both founding partners of \u00c1nima, announced that the company has just launched an adult & young adult (YA) division and will now be producing series for this highly coveted demographic. The first project of the YA division will be El Santos (22 min. eps.), an all-new 2D animated sitcom based on the hugely popular comic strip character of the same name developed by Mexican illustrators Jos\u00e9 Trinidad Camacho (Trino) and Jos\u00e9 Ignacio Sol\u00f3rzano (Jis).\u00a0 <\/strong>El Santos is scheduled to start later this year with Trino and Jis serving as executive producers on this new animated series.<\/p>\n Fernando De Fuentes Sainz<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cIn 2002, \u00c1nima was established in Mexico City with an initial roster of a few projects. Today, in addition to Mexico City, we have offices and studios in Madrid, Canary Islands and Buenos Aires,<\/strong> as well as 22 animated features, nine television series totaling more than 572 half hour episodes, and a digital network with more than 24 million subscribers. And now we could not be prouder than to introduce our new strategic focus on adults and young adult starting with El Santos,\u201d commented Garc\u00eda de Letona. \u201cThanks to Trino and Jis and their adult-themed comic strip, El Santos has become part of the Latin and Hispanic pop culture and has amassed an extraordinary number of fans throughout the years. This new series is the perfect project in which to launch our new division.\u201d<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 C. Garc\u00eda de Letona<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cI am delighted to be working with Jos\u00e9 Carlos (Garc\u00eda de Letona) and the team at \u00c1nima,\u201d commented Trino.\u00a0 Thanks to the continuing success of the comic strips, El Santos has been around for many, many years. And now thanks to this new series, fans of yesterday and today can appreciate the freshness and comedic appeal of the series, coupled with the irreverent character for which El Santos has become so well known.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is such an honor to be working with Anima to bring to life our beloved and iconic El Santos which has been a popular classic in the Mexican culture for decades,\u201d commented Jis<\/strong>. It is wonderful to know that this over-the-top character still brings excitement to today\u2019s audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n Set in the infamous Mexican wrestling world, El Santos is a brash, uncouth, over-the-top luchador who’s in love with the exotic and sex addict Tetona Mendoza, a fearless female luchador. The masked El Santos is constantly fighting against the forces of good vs. evil and will do anything for Tetona\u2019s love.<\/p>\n Created for adults because of its theme, the comic strip has nine published books and is currently printed weekly in numerous newspapers around the world.\u00a0 In 2012, \u00c1mina produced a feature film entitled El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza, also based on the comic strip, which became the first Mexican animated feature to premiere at the renowned Annecy International Animation Film Festival<\/strong>. The film included the voices of Cheech Marin and Guillermo del Toro among others.<\/p>\n Anima specializing in 2D and CGI animation<\/strong>, the company creates, produces, and manages high-quality entertainment brands and develops original projects for kids and the entire family.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Fernando](\"https:\/\/www.tvmasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fernando-De-Fuentes-Sainz-Anima-2021-350x233.jpg\")
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