These HuevoCartoons Went from Going Viral on YouTube to Cracking Hollywood
Have you watched the trailer for Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos?
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It’s an animated film about a shy young chicken named Toto who fights hard to become a gallo. All he needs are some huevos. ?
It features voice acting from Angelica Vale…
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And comedian Omar Chaparro.
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The movie, which opens in the US on September 4th, also features Maite Perroni, Ninel Conde and Bruno Bichir (yes, he’s Demian’s brother).
Some of the supporting characters look familiar, don’t they?
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That’s because they’re characters from the HuevoCartoon universe.
QUIZ: Which HuevoCartoon Character Are You?
Yep, they’re the same HuevoCartoons that blew up years ago on the Internet. There was Poeta Huevos:
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A few rhymes and lots of wine would lead these lyricists to proclaim, “QUE HERMOSA HUEVA.”
And Los Huevos Rancheros, Chema and Chava.
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So much tequila… and SO much sexual tension.
As their popularity grew, new huevos were hatched. Like el Huevo Filósofo…
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Looks like that candle isn’t the only thing el Huevo Filósofo is lighting up.
And Los Súper Huevos.
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A group of heroes who spend more time fighting each other than battling crime.
QUIZ: Which HuevoCartoon Character Are You?
Eventually, some of the HuevoCartoon characters made it to the big screen in Mexico.
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In the appropriately titled animated film Una Película de Huevos.
In Una Película de Huevos, we meet Toto, an egg that doesn’t want to become someone’s breakfast.
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Toto hatches and becomes a chick in a sequel called Otra Pelicula de Huevos y Un Pollo.
Yes, that’s the same Toto from Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos.
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Egg –> Chick –> Chicken.
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So now you know the answer to that age-old question. The egg definitely came before the chicken.
Don’t miss Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos in theaters nationwide, starting Friday, September 4.
