Nikté
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.
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| Directed by | Ricardo Arnaiz |
| Produced by | Soco Aguilar Ricardo Arnaiz |
| Written by | Antonio Garci Omar Mustre |
| Starring | Sherlyn Pierre Angelo Pedro Armendáriz Jr Alex Lora Maya Zapata Regina Orozco Jorge Arvizu Silverio Palacios Regina Torné Enrique Garay |
| Music by | Gabriel Villar |
| Edited by | Ricardo Arnaiz Gabriel Villar |
Production company | [[Nahuala Producciones<br>Animex]] |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (Mexico only) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $2,400,000 |
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
- Maya Zapata as Xtabay
- Regina Orozco as Ij' Aesu
- Jorge Arvizu as Guardián de Roca
- Silverio Palacios as Jéfe Chaneke
- Regina Torné as Diosa Luna / Meztli
- Enrique Garay as Kike Garaytl
Production
Animex Producciones was in charge of coordinating the production which involved several animation studios in Mexico, including Grupo EsComic! 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.