CHiquito
An ambitious Salvadorean inventor who has to get her teleportation device back from her pet armadillo after they are teleported to the big city — Sao Paulo!
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The film will be released in May 2025!
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Breakdowns
LIGHTING TESTS
Responsible for environment modeling, lighting and Chiquito's look development.
Chiquito was modeled by Lesley Marroquin.
TELEPORTATION DEVICE FX TEST
Responsible for look development, FX simulation and compositing.
Device was modeled by Anabella Gonzalez, rigged by Karen Chen and animated by Lesley Marroquin.
CHARACTERS TESTS
Inventor Turntable
Chiquito Animation Test
Responsible for look development.
Character modeling and animation made by Lesley Marroquin.
WHY?
SUMMARY
Our story follows an ambitious Salvadorean inventor who is too focused on making her teleportation device. She ends up neglecting her pet armadillo, Chiquito and he decides to take matters into his own paws.
As a way to catch her attention he steals the device from her at the exact moment it starts working. They accidentally get teleported to Brazil where Chiquito is running around with the device while the Inventor tries to catch him.
From the very beginning, we wanted to tell a story that took place in Latin America. We wanted to showcase our cultures through a unique lens in a lighthearted and fun film, using vibrant colorful places that are often not depicted in Western media.
The characters are from Puente Arce, El Salvador, a real place where Lesley’s father grew up. And our main character, the Inventor, has the goal to visit the biggest city in Latin America, São Paulo, Brazil. The city where Anna grew up. Our armadillo, Chiquito, is special a point of connection between both cultures since they are native to both countries.
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Sometimes people can see all Latino cultures as very similar, or even the same. In this film, we want to highlight how different and singular each country is. Visually we want to represent them as places that contrast with each other through color and music.​
MEET THE DIRECTORS!
ANNA RIVA
Co-Director, Producer, Environment Lead, Look Development Lead, Lighting Lead and FX Artist
Anna is a CG Generalist based in New York, originally from Brazil. She has a passion for creating worlds and loves developing environments and visuals that will help stories come to life!
LESLEY MARROQUIN
Co-Director, Character Modeler, Layout Artist and Animation Lead
Lesley is a 3D Animator and Character Artist based in New York. She specializes on creating characters with their own unique personality and voice.