Santo vs The Clones explained

Genre:Superhero
Creator:Carlo Olivares Paganoni
Developer:El Hijo del Santo
Director:Carlo Olivares Paganoni
Creative Director:Fernando Semenzato
Voices:(See Voice cast)
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish
Channel:Cartoon Network (Mexico)
Producer:Adolfo Díaz
Editor:James Powell
Jesenko Fazlagic
Num Episodes:5
Runtime:2–3 minutes

Santo vs The Clones (Spanish; Castilian: Santo Contra Los Clones) is a 2004 Cartoon Network Latin American original animated series consisting of five short episodes, which were aired every Wednesday nights at 8:00 PM in Mexico,[1] and also in another Latin American countries.[2] It's created by Carlo Olivares Paganoni, a filmmaker and advertising worker, but also a cartoonist who already made the local Cartoon Network pilot Bobots; he wanted to pay tribute to the legendary defunct Luchador wrestler enmascarado and film actor Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, better known as El Santo. Finally, Carlo hired for this show as developer El Hijo del Santo.

Synopsis

Set in Mexico City, Santo vs The Clones follows the adventures of the homonym wrestler as a superhero who must try to stop the plans of Dr. Clone, an evil scientist, who which is determined to kill him and simultaneously dominate the world by creating clones of his old enemies (through their DNA).

Voice cast

Canceled U.S. show

Like a relation to Santo vs The Clones, in 2007 has been announced that its international version is in development at Cartoon Network Studios,[3] [4] but was eventually released as an unaired short pilot titled Mask of Santo in 2008. Also for it, Carlo Olivares Paganoni and El Hijo del Santo are reconfirmed as creator and developer, respectively.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santo VS Clones Medios Impresos . 2023-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100923033805/http://www.elhijodelsanto.com.mx/sitioAnt/santovsclones/santovsclones.html . 2010-09-23 .
  2. Web site: LR. Redacción. 2020-09-05. Rey Mysterio: CN lanzará serie animada sobre superestrella de WWE [FOTOS]]. 2021-11-08. larepublica.pe. es-PE.
  3. Web site: Cartoon Network Creates Series Based on Mexican Icon: Santo. Business Wire. 2007-02-14. 2014-11-26.
  4. Web site: Cartoon Network Reveals New Shows. Animation Magazine. 2007-02-14. 2014-11-26.