Cri-Cri is a Mexican fictional character, an anthropomorphic cricket, created by Francisco Gabilondo Soler in 1934 while broadcasting his own musical radio show on Mexico's station XEW.[1]
| Cri-Cri | |
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| First appearance | 1934 |
| Created by | Francisco Gabilondo Soler |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Cricket |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Mexican |
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History
editCri-Cri is known as the “grillito cantor” or “the singing cricket.” He was created by Gabilondo Soler in his childhood and may even be considered “his inner personality.”[2]
The character became so famous and gave its author such renown that it became a second name for Gabilondo.[3] In the mid part of the 20th century, he became one of the most prominent children's singers in Spanish.
Legacy
editDisney offered to animate one of Cri-Cri's most popular songs "Cochinitos Dormilones" (Sleepy Piggies),[4] and incorporated aspects of his own Three Little Pigs short into it.[5] Walt Disney's character of Jiminy Cricket may have been inspired by the famous Mexican character.[6]
The character is the brand ambassador for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Cri Cri". Latino USA. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "Francisco Galibondo Cri-Cri referente a la creación musical infantil de México". INBAL Gobierno De Mexico (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Lent, John A. (2005-09-30). Cartooning in Latin America. Hampton Press. ISBN 978-1-57273-560-6.
- ^ "Cri-Cri El Grillito Cantor is Beloved, But It Has a Problematic Past".
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhxoDonN5Jk Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "15 curiosidades de Cri-Cri en su 105 aniversario | Revista Merca2.0 |". 2012-10-06.
- ^ Fernanda Gonzalez (2020-01-09). "Cri-Cri es el nuevo embajador de BBVA: ¿Salvavidas para el nuevo branding de la marca?". Revista Merca2.0 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-13.
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