Chinche
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Distributor
- Kids' WB, Teletoon
Synopsis
When the Flea's country cousin, El Mariquita, comes to town, the flea is muy worried, for his cousin is the meanest, most horrible, nastiest, ugliest... cutest, friendliest, smiliest ladybug ever! It turns out that El Mariquita is generous, considerate and giving... everything that the Flea is not, and what's more, Rikochet and Buena Girl like it! Can the Flea show the world just how duplicitous El Mariquita really is before he loses his friends... and his mind? Well, it's a little late on the last one!
Characters
Rikochet, Mr. Midcarda, Buena Girl, The Flea, Headmistress, El Rey, Mama, Masked Dog, El Phantasmo, La Mariquita, Chinche
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Lili Chin, Alfred Gimeno, James Krieg
- Executive Producer
- Sander Schwartz
- Co-Producer
- Michael Ryan
- Line Producer
- Joel Kuwahara
Writing
- Writer
- James Krieg, Brian Swenlin
- Story Editors
- Michael Ryan, Mitch Watson
Voices
- Voice
- Carlos Alazraqui (Rikochet, Mr. Midcarda), Kimberly Brooks (Buena Girl), Candi Milo (The Flea, Headmistress), Michael Donovan (El Rey), Tasia Valenza (Mama), Frank Welker (El Rey, Masked Dog), Maurice LaMarche (El Phantasmo), Wilmer Valderrama (La Mariquita), Catherine Cavadini (Chinche)
Crew
- Created By
- Eddie Mort, Lili Chin
- Casting
- Collette Sunderman
- Character Designers
- Jorge R. Gutierrez, Derrick Wyatt
- Layout Artist
- Ben Jones
- Animation Director
- Russ Mooney
- Storyboard Artists
- Matt Danner, Ben Jones, Ciro Nieli, Gabe Swarr
- Sound Effects Editor
- Joshua Chase
- Music Editor
- Steven Orich
- Production Coordinators
- Dominic Bianchi, Garth House
- Vector Enhancer
- Pringle
- Production Administrator
- Thommy Wojciechowski
Production notes
This was a spinoff from the 2000 live-action TV series "Los Luchadores." The series was also inspired by Lucha Libre, the popular theatrical style of Mexican wrestling.
This was the first-ever all-Flash animated series on broadcast television. The series was simulcast in Spanish via Second Audio Programming (SAP).
According to Variety, this Saturday morning cartoon has consistently landed in the top 10 rankings with kids 6 to 11 and tweens 9 to 14.
The series also finished the 2002-2003 season among the top 10 broadcast and cable programs for Saturday mornings among boys 6 to 11 and male tweens 9 to 14, as well as among the top seven broadcast programs for kids 2 to 11.
Episodes from Mucha Lucha's first season were rebroadcast in Cartoon Network in 2004. There were 26 episodes planned for the second season.
A feature film based on the cartoon was announced. Other product tie-ins included recently completed DC miniseries, a GameBoy Advance game and a Playstation 2 title.
Mr. Midcarda's name derives from "Mid-Card," referring to an average wrestler.
This was the first-ever all-Flash animated series on broadcast television. The series was simulcast in Spanish via Second Audio Programming (SAP).
According to Variety, this Saturday morning cartoon has consistently landed in the top 10 rankings with kids 6 to 11 and tweens 9 to 14.
The series also finished the 2002-2003 season among the top 10 broadcast and cable programs for Saturday mornings among boys 6 to 11 and male tweens 9 to 14, as well as among the top seven broadcast programs for kids 2 to 11.
Episodes from Mucha Lucha's first season were rebroadcast in Cartoon Network in 2004. There were 26 episodes planned for the second season.
A feature film based on the cartoon was announced. Other product tie-ins included recently completed DC miniseries, a GameBoy Advance game and a Playstation 2 title.
Mr. Midcarda's name derives from "Mid-Card," referring to an average wrestler.