{"id":2649,"date":"2015-07-14T23:46:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T23:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/07\/14\/atomic-cartoons-developing-mariachi-zombie-series\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T22:00:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:00:49","slug":"atomic-cartoons-developing-mariachi-zombie-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/07\/14\/atomic-cartoons-developing-mariachi-zombie-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Atomic Cartoons Developing \u2018Mariachi Zombie\u2019 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Jennifer Wolfe\u00a0\/ AWN<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New animated kids comedy series created by Mexican director Celso Garcia and Lorena Machuca of Guadalajara-based LUNCH MEDIA integrates zombie and mariachi culture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>VANCOUVER &#8212;<\/strong> Atomic Cartoons has announced an agreement to develop\u00a0<em>Mariachi Zombie<\/em>, a new animated comedy series for kids aged seven to 11. Plans are in the works for 52 11-minute episodes integrating the best of zombie and mariachi culture. The series is the creation of well-known Mexican director Celso Garcia (<em>The Thin Yellow Line<\/em>) and Lorena Machuca of LUNCH MEDIA based in Guadalajara.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mariachi Zombie<\/em> first came to Atomic\u2019s attention after it took home first prize in TV series pitch contest Ideatoon, which was held during El Festival, the annual animation festival in Cuernavaca, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The stories revolve\u00a0around the colorful, albeit reanimated \u201cdead\u201d character, Mariachi Zombie, who&#8217;s music (and peace) is frequently interrupted by the neighboring humans intent on getting rid of the zombies. This series turns the expected zombie-stereotype on its head: in this fresh take on the trope, zombies are the <em>good<\/em> guys of the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis quirky show really appealed to me because of my love for Mexican music and folklore-rich storytelling,\u201d said Rob Davies, VP of Development at Atomic Cartoons. \u201cPlus, the series concept opens itself up to a world of comedic possibility. Simply put, there just haven\u2019t been enough series for kids about the musical undead. It\u2019s a no-brainer, pun intended. Making the zombies the protagonists for once is a refreshing twist that gives us a lot of opportunity for story and laughs and we are really looking forward to developing this fun property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atomic Cartoons is a full-service independent animation company with studios in Vancouver and Kelowna. The winner of two 2015 Canadian Screen Awards, Atomic creates and produces both original properties such as <em>Atomic Betty<\/em> and <em>Pirate Express<\/em>, as well as co-productions like <em>Little Charmers<\/em> and <em>Rocket Monkeys<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Atomic Cartoons<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Wolfe\u00a0\/ AWN New animated kids comedy series created by Mexican director Celso Garcia and Lorena Machuca of Guadalajara-based LUNCH MEDIA integrates zombie and mariachi culture. VANCOUVER &#8212; Atomic Cartoons has announced an agreement to develop\u00a0Mariachi Zombie, a new animated comedy series for kids aged seven to 11. Plans are in the works for 52 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/07\/14\/atomic-cartoons-developing-mariachi-zombie-series\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Atomic Cartoons Developing \u2018Mariachi Zombie\u2019 Series - Thunderbird Entertainment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/07\/14\/atomic-cartoons-developing-mariachi-zombie-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Atomic Cartoons Developing \u2018Mariachi Zombie\u2019 Series - Thunderbird Entertainment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jennifer Wolfe\u00a0\/ AWN New animated kids comedy series created by Mexican director Celso Garcia and Lorena Machuca of Guadalajara-based LUNCH MEDIA integrates zombie and mariachi culture. 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