Overview

Examines contemporary animation in Mexico—one of the most commercially successful and most understudied genres of the national cinema. Answering a call to view Mexican film through the lens of commercial cinema, Animation in Mexico, 2006 to 2022 is the first book-length study of the country's animated cinema in the twenty-first century. As such, the volume sheds light on one of the country's most strategically important and lucrative genres, subjecting it to sustained intellectual analysis for the first time. Building on earlier film history, David S. Dalton identifies two major periods, during which the focus shifted from success at the national box office to internationalization and streaming. In eight original essays, contributors use an array of theoretical and disciplinary approaches to interrogate how this popular genre interfaces with Mexican politics and society more broadly, from Huevocartoon to Coco and beyond. The book will appeal to students, scholars, and fans of Mexican film by situating animation within broader currents in the field and the industry.

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Author:   David S. Dalton
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9798855801750

Pages:   244
Publication Date:   02 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Animation in Mexico: A Brief History David S. Dalton SECTION I: The Fifth Period: Commercial Animated Cinema in the Domestic Market 1. Huevocartoon: New Masculinities and the Poetics of Failure Rodrigo Figueroa Obregón 2. On Colonial and Decolonial Ghosting: La leyenda de la Nahuala Elissa J. Rashkin 3. La revolución de Juan Escopeta: Toward Nonviolent Masculinity and Citizenship Sofia Paiva de Araujo and David S. Dalton 4. Es un pájaro, es un avión: The Twenty-First-Century Animated Mexican Superhero Vinodh Venkatesh SECTION II: The Sixth Period: On Streaming and the Internationalization of Mexican Animation 5. Politicized Web Praxis in Mexican Animated Short Films: Reality 2.0 (2012) and Retrato Político (2013) Katherine Bundy 6. The Impact of Anime in Mexico-Centered Adult Animation and Global Mexican Representation Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar 7. The Day of the Dead: Mexican Gothic and Animated Cinema Enrique Ajuria Ibarra 8. Border/lands of Belonging in Disney-Pixar's Coco Molly F. Todd List of Contributors Index

Reviews

""Scholarship on animation has drifted towards the practices of Hollywood and the United States. Informative and accessible, Animation in Mexico offers fresh, intriguing perspectives on practices that have long gone unnoticed."" — Jacqueline Avila, author of Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity During Mexico's Época de Oro ""A significant intervention. Dalton's introduction provides a clear, succinct overview of the history of Mexican animation and extends it into the twenty-first century, while the volume as a whole makes a compelling case for further study in the area."" — Brian L. Price, coeditor of The Lost Cinema of Mexico: From Lucha Libre to Cine Familiar and Other Churros

Author Information

David S. Dalton is Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He is the author of Robo Sacer: Necroliberalism and Cyborg Resistance in Mexican and Chicanx Dystopias and Mestizo Modernity: Race, Technology, and the Body in Postrevolutionary Mexico.

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