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Las leyendas: El origen

2021 · 90 min

A bright, busy cartoon adventure with spooky-cute skeleton characters, gentle scares and lots of silly running around for younger viewers.

Directed by
Ricardo Arnaiz
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Paola Ramones, Emiliano Ugarte, Liliana Barba Meinecke
Overview
When a human baby crosses the Eternal Mirror, the portal between the living and the dead opens its path to the beings from the underworld.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Ricardo Arnaiz
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Paola Ramones, Emiliano Ugarte, Liliana Barba Meinecke
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • death
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour6
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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animation, comedy, fantasy, adventure, family, horror
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
90 min
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