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{{Infobox film
| name = Gaturro: The Movie
| image = Gaturro, The Movie poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[:es:Gustavo Cova|Gustavo Cova]]
| producer = Fernando de Fuentes S. José C. García de Letona P. Jayakumar José Luis Massa
| screenplay = Hernán Dzwonik Esteban Garrido Adriana Lorenzón Mariano Podesta Belén Wedeltoft Valeria Gómez
| based_on = ''[[Gaturro]]'' by [[Cristian Dzwonik|Nik]]
| starring = Mariano Chiesa Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik Agustina Crulink Pablo Gandolfo Leto Dugakin Gustado Dardés Ándres Sala Rigler Mimicha René Sagastume Gustavo Bonfigli Lucila Gómez Mara Campanelli
| editing = Andrés Fernández
| music = Eduardo Frigerio Lolo Micucci Federico San Millán
| studio = Toonz Entertainment [[Illusion Studios]] [[Ánima Estudios]] [[Voltage Pictures]]
| distributor = Distribution Company S.A.
| released = {{Film date|2010|9|9}}
| runtime = 87 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2022 |title=''Krazy Kat'' (U) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/krazy-kat-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda5ntay |access-date=March 29, 2026 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |language=en}}</ref>
| country = Argentina India Mexico
| language = Spanish English
| budget = $3.5 million<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhushan|first=Nyay|title=Toonz ties with Illusion for 'Gaturro'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toonz-ties-illusion-gaturro-84406|access-date=29 March 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 May 2009}}</ref>
| gross = AR$8.3 million (US$2.4 million)<ref name="box-office-argentina-feb-2011">{{cite web|title=Argentina Box Office, February 3-6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date")|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/argentina/?yr=2011&wk=5&currency=local&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaturro, la pelicula (2010)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305205957/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''''Gaturro: The Movie''''' (''Gaturro'') is a 2010 animated comedy film based on the popular [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[comic book]] [[Gaturro|of the same name]] created by [[Hernán Dzwonik]]. The film is produced by [[Illusion Studios]], Toonz Animation, and co-produced by [[Mexico]]'s [[Ánima Estudios]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.technoparktoday.com/toonz-making-final-touches-for-gaturro/ |title=Toonz making final touches for 'Gaturro' 3D animation Movie |publisher=Technopark Today |date= |access-date=2012-05-05 |archive-date=2012-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318012942/http://www.technoparktoday.com/toonz-making-final-touches-for-gaturro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This film is the first [[India]]n-[[Latin America]]n animated co-production.<ref name="calcuttatube">{{cite web |url=http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ |title=Gaturro-First Indo-Latin American animation film tops Argentina box-office |publisher=Calcutta Tube |date=2010-09-21 |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026041456/http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ |archive-date=2010-10-26 }}</ref>

It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010, in [[Argentina]], where it was a major critical and commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million [[Argentine peso|pesos]] (est. $0.4 million).<ref name="box-office-argentina-feb-2011"/>

The film was later released in [[Mexico]] on April 27, 2012, and became a huge [[box-office bomb|box-office disappointment]].<ref name="yahoomoviesmx">{{cite news|title=Llega "Gaturro. La película" a salas de cine de la Ciudad de México|url=http://es-us.mujer.yahoo.com/llega-gaturro-pel%C3%ADcula-salas-cine-ciudad-m%C3%A9xico-013400426.html|access-date=18 March 2014|date=27 April 2012|archive-date=19 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319013249/http://es-us.mujer.yahoo.com/llega-gaturro-pel%C3%ADcula-salas-cine-ciudad-m%C3%A9xico-013400426.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The film was released [[direct-to-video]] in the [[United States]], distributed by Viva Pictures, on February 16, 2016.<ref name=awn-aviators>{{cite news|last1=Wolfe|first1=Jennifer|title=Imira Entertainment's 'The Aviators' Flies to North America|url=http://www.awn.com/news/imira-entertainment-s-aviators-flies-north-america|access-date=17 April 2015|work=Animation World Network|publisher=Animation World Network|date=16 April 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040812/http://www.awn.com/news/imira-entertainment-s-aviators-flies-north-america|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Gaturro, an anthropomorphic cat, tries multiple attempts to win the affection of Agatha, the most unpleasant cat in Gaturro's neighborhood, who falls in love with an aristocratic cat called Max. But when Gaturro accidentally becomes famous, he and a mouse called Rat Pitt devise a plan to prevent Agatha marrying Max.

==Voice cast==

;Spanish cast
* Mariano Chiesa as [[Gaturro]]
* Agustina Cirulnik as Agatha
* Pablo Gandolfo as Rat Pit
* Leto Dugatkin as Max
* Valeria Gómez as Katy Kit
* Gustavo Dardés as Federico Michou
* Ándres Sala Rigler as Mimicha
* René Sagastume as Alplato
* Gustavo Bonfigli as Daniel
* Lucila Gómez as Luz
* Mara Campanelli as Agustín

;English cast 
* Todd Doldersum as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
* Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
* [[Marty Stelnick]] as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
* Victoria Shepherd as Katy Kit / Mimicha / Stylist

The English-language version was found in the special features in the Argentine and Mexican DVD releases.

==Cultural references==
This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.<ref name="yahoomoviesmx"/>

==Production==
The character designs and post-production services were done by [[Toonz India Ltd]] based in [[Trivandrum]], [[India]], while the majority of the animation was done by [[Illusion Studios]] in [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Toonz Animation woos global audience|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/toonz-animation-woos-global-audience/article593064.ece|access-date=29 March 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 August 2010|archive-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329221030/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/toonz-animation-woos-global-audience/article593064.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by [[Ánima Estudios]] in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/165961/6/mexicanos-dibujaran-a-gaturro.htm|title=Mexicanos dibujarán a ''Gaturro''|date=28 December 2009|publisher=Informador|language=Spanish|access-date=21 January 2010|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082246/http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/165961/6/mexicanos-dibujaran-a-gaturro.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.<ref name="Gaturro_2">{{cite news |date=9 September 2010 |title=''Gaturro, avance técnico, retroceso narrativo'' |language=Spanish |publisher=Otros Cines |url=https://www.otroscines.com/nota?idnota=4612 |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125105304/http://www.otroscines.com/nota?idnota=4612 |url-status=live }}</ref> He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.

==Release==
This film was released in 2D and 3D in [[Argentina]] on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in [[Mexico]] on April 27, 2012.<ref name="yahoomoviesmx"/>

===Box office===
It became a box office success in [[Argentina]], opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos (US$460,098). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Argentinian cinema history <ref name="calcuttatube"/> The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 [[Argentine peso|pesos]] ($2,097,910 [[USD]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm |title=GATURRO, LA PELICULA |access-date=2020-04-28 |archive-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806013220/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 16 April 2015, [[Animation World Network]] has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a [[United States]] release.<ref name=awn-aviators/> Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, "The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like ''[[Speed Racer]]'' and ''[[Gaturro]]'' along with visually stimulating animation."<ref name=awn-aviators/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1442556|Gaturro (2010)}}

{{Ánima Estudios}}
{{Illusion Studios}}

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Vivek.Dantkale at 05:26, 30 March 2026