List of Mexican animated films

This is a list of animated films in Mexico. Below also lists the twelve highest-grossing animated films within the Mexican film industry.

List

1970s

Year	Title International title	Director	Technique	Note / Ref
1976	The Three Wise Men	Fernando Ruiz Adolfo Torres Portillo	Traditional animation	First feature animated film produced in Mexico; based on the Gospel of Matthew story.
1978	Los supersabios	Anuar Badin	Traditional animation	Based on the Los supersabios comic series created Germán Butze.

1980s

Year	Title International title	Director	Technique	Note
1981	El gran acontecimiento	Fernando Ruiz	Traditional animation	An adaptation of the apparition of Virgin of Guadalupe, Medium film.
1982	Crónicas del Caribe	Francisco López Emilio Watanabe	Traditional animation	Medium film.
1983	Roy del espacio	Rafael Angel Gil Hector Lopez Carmona	N/A	Lost film
1984	Katy la oruga Katy Caterpillar	José Luis Moro Santiago Moro	Traditional animation	Based on Pepina Oruga, a book by Silvia Roche
1987	El pequeño ladronzuelo The Adventures of Oliver Twist	Fernando Ruiz	Traditional animation	Based on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.
1988	Katy, Kiki y Koko Katy and the Katerpillar Kids A.K.A Katy Meets the Aliens	José Luis Moro Santiago Moro	Traditional animation	Sequel to Katy la Oruga; final Mexican animated feature film before hiatus.

1990s

Year	Title International title	Director	Technique	Note
1997	Cuauhtli: Historias de un Pueblo	Fernando Ruiz	Traditional animation	Medium Film.

2000s

Year	Title International title	Director	Technique	Note
2003	Magos y Gigantes Wizards and Giants	Andrés Couturier Eduardo Sprowls	Flash animation	First Mexican animated film since 1988.
2005	Imaginum	Alberto Mar Isaac Sandoval	Flash animation
2006	Una Película de Huevos A Movie of Eggs	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	Traditional animation	First film in the Huevos film series.
2007	La leyenda de la Nahuala The Legend of the Nahuala	Ricardo Arnaiz	Flash/Traditional animation	First film in the Leyendas film saga. Inspired by the nagual story.
2009	El Agente 00-P2 Agent Macaw: Shaken and Stirred	Andrés Couturier	Flash animation
2009	Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo Another Eggs and A Chicken Movie	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	Traditional animation	Second film in the Huevos film series.
2009	A Martian Christmas	José Alejandro García Muñoz	Traditional animation	Based on the poem, "A Martian Christmas Carol" by M.H. Mickey Miller. TV Movie
2009	Nikté	Ricardo Arnaiz	Flash/Traditional animation	Final animated release of the 2000s
2009	-	-	-	-

2010s

Year	Title International title	Director	Technique	Note
2010	AAA – Sin Límite en el Tiempo AAA the Movie	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash/CG animation	First animated release of the 2010s
2010	Kung-Fu Magoo	Andrés Couturier	Flash animation	Based on the Mr. Magoo character created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. DVD Movie
2010	Gaturro	Gustavo Cova	CG animation	Based on the Argentine comic book series of the same name. DVD release in México
2010	Brijes Guardians of the Lost Code	Benito Fernández	Traditional animation
2010	Héroes verdaderos Heroes	Carlos Kuri	Traditional animation	Animated biopic of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, José María Morelos, Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama.
2011	Don gato y su pandilla Top Cat: The Movie	Alberto Mar	Flash/CG animation	Based on the Top Cat animated series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
2011	El gran milagro The Greatest Miracle	Bruce Morris	CG animation	First Mexican animated film in CG animation
2011	La leyenda de la Llorona The Legend of the Crying Woman	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash animation	Second film in the Leyendas film saga; inspired by the La Llorona story.
2011	La revolución de Juan Escopeta The Revolution of Juan Escopeta	Jorge A. Estrada	Traditional animation
2012	Z-Baw: Mejores amigos Z-Baw	Ricardo Gomez	CG animation
2012	El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza The Wild Adventures of El Santos	Alejandro Lozano	Flash/Traditional animation	Based on the adult comic book series by José Ignacio Solórzano and José Trinidad Camacho. First Mexican adult animated movie
2013	El Secreto del Medallón de Jade The Secret of the Jade Medallion	Leopoldo Aguilar Rodolfo Guzmán	CG animation
2014	Jungle Shuffle	Taedong Park Mauricio De la Orta	CG animation	Unreleased in Mexico
2014	La leyenda de las Momias de Guanajuato The Legend of the Mummies	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash animation	Third film in the Leyendas saga; inspired by the Mummies of Guanajuato.
2015	Guardianes de Oz Guardians of Oz A.K.A Wicked Flying Monkeys	Alberto Mar	CG animation	Based on the characters from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
2015	La increíble historia del niño de piedra The Incredible Story of The Stone Boy	Pablo Aldrete Miguel Bonilla Schnaas Jaime Romandia Miguel Ángel Uriegas	Flash animation	Based on the original idea by Nadia González, and the children's book.
2015	Selección Canina K-9 World Cup	Carlos Pimentel Nathan Sifuentes	CG animation
2015	Las aventuras de Itzel y Sonia The Adventures of Itzel and Sonia	Fernanda Rivero	Stop Motion	Anthology film.
2015	Un gallo con muchos huevos Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	CG animation	Third film in the Huevos film series; highest-grossing Mexican animated film of all time.
2015	Don Gato: el inicio de la pandilla Top Cat Begins	Andrés Couturier	CG animation	Based on the Top Cat series by Hanna-Barbera. Prequel Film
2016	El Americano: The Movie Americano	Ricardo Arnaiz Mike Kunkel	CG animation
2016	La leyenda del Chupacabras The Legend of the Chupacabras	Alberto Rodríguez	Traditional animation	Fourth film in the Leyendas film saga; inspired by the "chupacabra" creature.
2017	Isla Calaca Monster Island	Leopoldo Aguilar	CG animation
2018	La leyenda del Charro Negro The Legend of the Black Charro	Alberto Rodríguez	Flash animation	Fifth film in the Leyendas film saga; inspired by the "Charro Negro" figure.
2018	Marcianos vs. Mexicanos Martians vs. Mexicans	Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste	Flash/Traditional animation	Second Mexican adult animated movie.
2018	The Angel in the Clock El Ángel en el Reloj	Miguel Ángel Uriegas	Flash/Traditional animation
2018	Ahí Viene Cascarrabias Here Comes the Grump Movie A.K.A A Wizard's Tale	Andrés Couturier	CG animation	Based on the Here Comes the Grump animated series created by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.
2018	Ana y Bruno Ana & Bruno	Carlos Carrera	CG animation	Based on the novel, "Ana" by Daniel Emil.
2019	Dia de Muertos The Big Wish A.K.A Salma's Big Wish	Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano	CG animation	Final animated release of the 2010s

Lost or unreleased

Title International title	Director	Technique	Note
Roy del espacio	Rafael Angel Gil Hector Lopez Carmona	N/A	Lost film, released in 1983.
El callejón de los sueños Alley of Dreams	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
Heriberto y Demetrio	Alfredo Sánchez Mejorada Herrera	CG animation	Cancelled.
Tierra de Revolucionarios	Antonio Ramos	CG animation	Lost Medium Film.
Maya: La Primera Gran Historia	Ricardo Arnaiz	Traditional animation	Cancelled.
Un Buen Trato	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
The Weerds	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
Papagiorgio: El Grande	Ricardo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled.
Jungle Shuffle	Taedong Park Mauricio De la Orta	CG animation	Unreleased in México.
Joyfluid	Alejandro Rodriguez Huerta	CG/Motion Capture	Not Released.
Al filo de la frontera	Alberto Mar	2D animation	Cancelled film.
Wango & Quark	Topo Gómez	CG animation	Cancelled release due the COVID-19 pandemic, originally called Nerdental.
Tepeyac: The Movie	Fernando Pomares Enrique Navarrete	CG animation	Based on Juan Diego's story; Paused - Cancelled film status.

Highest-grossing films

The following list consists the 12 highest-grossing Mexican animated feature films released in Mexico, based on data by Canacine. Gross in Mexican peso and audience count.

Rank	Title	Gross	Audience	Year
1	Un gallo con muchos huevos	MXN$167.8 million	4.1	2015
2	Una Película de Huevos	MXN$142.3 million	3.99	2006
3	Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo	MXN$113.58 million	3.09	2009
4	Don gato y su pandilla	MXN$112.25 million	2.59	2011
5	La leyenda del Charro Negro	MXN$100.8 million	2.4	2018
6	La leyenda del Chupacabras	MXN$100.7 million	2.59	2016
7	La leyenda de las Momias de Guanajuato	MXN$92.25 million	2.3	2014
8	Dia de muertos	MXN$59.8 million	1.26	2019
9	La leyenda de la Llorona	MXN$55.4 million	1.4	2011
10	Don gato: El inicio de la pandilla	MXN$54.1 million	1.47	2015
11	Soy Frankelda	MXN$50.4 million	0.83	2025
12	Un rescate de huevitos	MXN$50 million	.9	2021