Anina is a 2013 Uruguayan-Colombian animated comedy film written and directed by Alfredo Soderguit [es]. It was adapted by Federico Ivanier [es] from the children's novel by Sergio López Suárez [es].[2] The film was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[3] but it was not nominated.

Anina
Film poster
Directed byAlfredo Soderguit [es]
Written by
Based onAnina Yatay Salas by Sergio López Suárez [es]
Produced by
  • Julián Goyoaga
  • Germán Tejeira
  • Lina Rizo
  • Jhonny Hendrix
StarringFederica Lacaño
Edited by
  • Julián Goyoaga
  • Germán Tejeira
Music by
  • Bruno Boselli
  • Gastón Otero
  • Guillermo Pesoa
Animation by
  • Alejo Schettini
  • Ignacio De Marco
  • Felipe Echeverría
  • Valentina Echeverría
  • Santiago Germano
  • Diego González
  • Richard McDaniel
  • Rodolfo Moncada
  • Marcelo Montaldo
  • Daniel Morales
  • Pablo Praino
  • Claudia Prezioso
  • Romy Cuevas
  • Elián Stolarsky
  • Denisse Torena
  • Yuli Velasco
  • Gustavo Wenzel
Production
companies
  • Palermo Estudio
  • Raindogs Cine
  • Antorcha Films
Release dates
  • 12 February 2013 (2013-02-12) (Berlin IFF)
  • 19 April 2013 (2013-04-19) (Uruguay)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountriesUruguay
Colombia
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Anina Yatay Salas is a pensive redhead who really does not like her name, with each part of it being palindrome. Her peers always ridicule her about this, especially Anina’s arch-enemy Yisel. When these two get into a playground fight one day they are sent to the school head who disciplines them with a nerve-racking punishment: they are both given a sealed black envelope which they are not allowed to open for an entire week. Haunted by nightmares, the days drag by endlessly for Anina. She and her inquisitive best friend try to devise all sorts of ways to discover what is inside the envelope. Gradually, Anina begins to realize that not only does Yisel share her fate: she also has much bigger problems to contend with than Anina. Tentatively, the two rivals begin to get to know each other. Narrated by the voice of the young protagonist, the film is able to follow Anina’s thought processes and provide an insight into her emotional world. Anina’s day-dreams are not always about her troubles and woes – they also reflect her awakening feelings of love.

Cast

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Character Spanish voice actor English voice actor
Anina Yatay Salas Federica Lacaño
Mother of Anina María Mendive
Father of Anina César Troncoso
The Director Cristina Morán
Tota Petru Valensky
Pocha Roberto Suárez

Other Spanish-language voice actors

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  • Federica Lacaño (Anina)
  • María Mendive (Anina's mother)
  • César Troncoso (Anina's father)
  • Cristina Morán (director)
  • Petru Valensky (Tota)
  • Roberto Suárez (Pocha)
  • Gimena Fajardo (teacher Águeda)
  • Florencia Zabaleta [es] (teacher Aurora)
  • Guillermina Pardo (Florencia)
  • Lucía Parrilla (Yisel)
  • Marcel Keoroglian (César)
  • Pedro Cruz Garza (Yonatan)
  • Ana González Olea (Anina's grandmother)
  • Claudia Prezioso (Pablo)
  • Sthephany Sánchez González (TV Actress)
  • Coco Legrand (Hairdresser)
  • Edgar Pedraza Piña (TV Announcer)
  • Julian Goyoaga (TV Announcer)
  • Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza [es] (Perianto)
  • Stefano Tononi (Italian film actress)
  • Carla Moscatelli (Italian film actress)
  • Denisse Torena [es] (Chorus1)
  • Claudia Prezioso (Chorus2)
  • Mariale Ariceta (Chorus3)
  • Alejó Schettini (Chorus4)
  • Alfredo Soderguit [es] (Chorus5)
  • Germán Tejeira (Chorus6)
  • Julian Goyoaga (Chorus 7)
  • Niños de Giraluna (Schoolchildren)

Awards and nominations

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Nominations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Anina (in Spanish) Retrieved in 2013.
  2. ^ Crítica de "AninA", de Alfredo Soderguit (in Spanish), 20 April 2017
  3. ^ "Ten LatAm films in search of one statuette". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Iris 2014". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Haciendo Cine - Cultura + Industria". Haciendo Cine (in Spanish). 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Anina official website". Anina.com.uy. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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