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Cri-Cri
First appearance1934
Created byFrancisco Gabilondo Soler
In-universe information
SpeciesCricket
GenderMale
NationalityMexican
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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.

History

Cri-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.”

The character became so famous and gave its author such renown that it became a second name for Gabilondo. In the mid part of the 20th century, he became one of the most prominent children's singers in Spanish.

Legacy

Disney offered to animate one of Cri-Cri's most popular songs "Cochinitos Dormilones" (Sleepy Piggies), and incorporated aspects of his own Three Little Pigs short into it. Walt Disney's character of Jiminy Cricket may have been inspired by the famous Mexican character.

The character is the brand ambassador for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

References

  1. "Cri Cri". Latino USA. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. "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.
  3. Lent, John A. (2005-09-30). Cartooning in Latin America. Hampton Press. ISBN 978-1-57273-560-6.
  4. "Cri-Cri El Grillito Cantor is Beloved, But It Has a Problematic Past".
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhxoDonN5Jk Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "15 curiosidades de Cri-Cri en su 105 aniversario | Revista Merca2.0 |". 2012-10-06.
  7. 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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