September 3, 2005 (2005-09-03) – August 23, 2009 (2009-08-23)
Diego and Glot (sometimes stylized as Diego & Glot; Spanish: Diego y Glot) is a Chileananimated series created by Claudio Kreutzberger in 2005, with the collaboration of Sebastián Correa and José Tomás Correa of CuboNegro studios, for Canal 13. Diego and Glot is the first hand-draw animation TV series made in Chile since the Condorito shorts in the 1980s (excluding Villa Dulce, which was released before Diego and Glot, but it was made with CGI). Satirical humor, cultural references and real famous public people of the country is recurrently featured in the show.[1]
Since its debut on September 3, 2005 the show aired two seasons consisting of 20 episodes. In 2005, CuboNegro announced that they were working on a feature-length film,[2] though a film was never released.
Overview
Diego y Glot takes place in Santiago, Chile and shows the Plá Perez, a dysfunctional family center on the youngest child, Diego Plá, and his pet, a green quiltro dog named Glot. Original creator Claudio Kreutzberger designed Diego and Glot as a "reflection of the modern Chilean youth".
Characters
Plá Perez Family
Diego Plá Perez (voiced by Rodolfo Vásquez): a 11-year-old kid. He owns a great imagination and is very anxious. He does everything for fulfill his dreams and wishes, even if that attracts problems to his family.
Glot (voiced by Dan Rodriguez): a 2 years old green quiltro dog. He is Diego's best friend.
Armando Pla (voiced by Cristían Carvajal): the father of Diego and Lalo. He calls himself a "frustrated painter" and, for that reason, he became a cartoonist. He works for the "La Ración" newspaper (a parody of La Nación).
Esmirna Pérez (voiced by Marcela Arroyave): the mother of Diego and Lalo. She is very hyperactive and extraspilled.
Lalo (voiced by Eduardo Valenzuela): Diego's older brother. He is popular with the girls and somewhat lazy. His dream is to become a rockstar.
Abuela Margarita (voiced by Soledad Guerrero): Diego's paternal grandmother. She is considered "crazy" by his family. She suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
Diego's Friends
Ismael Droguett (voiced by René Pinochet): He is very intelligent and helps Diego to find ingenious solutions to his problems.
Danilo Paniagua (voiced by Vanesa Silva): A fat friend of Diego. He is very disorderly and find a lot of problems easily.
Violeta Ochoa (voiced by Viviana Navarro): A girl and Diego's friend from school. She is very cute and is mostly the center of attention of Diego's friends because of her beauty. She loves soccer and lives on the same street of Diego.
Others
José (voiced by Sandro Larenas)
Don Rudén (voiced by Juan Quezada
Inspector Cáceres (voiced by Sebastián Correa)
Dueño de Avasallador (voiced by Jaime Alfredo Nuñez)
Diego y Glot uses a sitcom style of storyboards and was heavily inspired by other animated series that lampoon aspects of the human condition, specially The Simpsons and Hey Arnold!. Diego and Glot also uses "guest stars" or cameo appearances of famous people or groups in Chile, like the music band Los Prisioneros, ex-Chilean president Ricardo Lagos or TV animator Don Francisco.[3]
The first season consist of 10 chapters transmitted between September 3 and October 1, 2005 on the Chilean TV station Canal 13. The second season started on July 13, 2009.
Episodes
First season (2005)
#
Originally aired
Episode name
1 - 1.01
September 3, 2005
Kiltro
2 - 1.02
September 3, 2005
Super Familia
3 - 1.03
September 10, 2005
Mala Pata
4 - 1.04
September 10, 2005
Vacaciones
5 - 1.05
September 17, 2005
Doble Cuerpo
6 - 1.06
September 17, 2005
Circo
7 - 1.07
September 24, 2005
Vigilante
8 - 1.08
September 24, 2005
Astronauta
9 - 1.09
October 1, 2005
Tolerancia
10 - 1.10
October 1, 2005
Mi Comunidad
Second season (2009)
#
Originally aired
Episode name
11 - 2.01
July 13, 2009
El reencuentro
12 - 2.02
July 14, 2009
Una historia de piratas
13 - 2.03
July 15, 2009
Ser o no ser
14 - 2.04
July 16, 2009
Esmirna taxista
15 - 2.05
July 17, 2009
Abuela al asilo
16 - 2.06
July 27, 2009
Diego presidente
17 - 2.07
August 2, 2009
Diario de Violeta
18 - 2.08
August 9, 2009
La banda de Diego
19 - 2.09
August 16, 2009
Donde las papas queman
20 - 2.10
August 23, 2009
Mi hermano Lalo
Planned film
On September 13, 2005, Canal 13 confirmed the production of a feature-length movie based on Diego and Glot with the help of Canal 13 Films, who also worked with Cine Animadores on Papelucho and the Martian and Pulentos: The Movie. The film was originally produced for release in 2007, nevertheless the opening was delayed indefinitely. As of 2009, the release date hasn't been confirmed.
