Cleo & Cuquin, known in Latin America as Cleo & Cuquin: Familia Telerin, is a preschool animated television series produced by Ánima Kitchent in cooperation with Televisa for RTVE. The show is based on characters from Familia Telerín created by José Luis Moro Escalona, who also appeared in the animated movie The Dream Wizard. The show debuted in Spain on Clan on January 7, 2018.[1] The series known as "Cuquin" began airing in 2023.

Cleo & Cuquin
GenrePreschool
Created byVíctor M. López
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Spain
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes107
Production
Executive producersVíctor M. López
Ángel Molinero
Rubén Zarauza
Chíty Moro
Chedey Reyes
José A. Cerro
Fernando de Fuentes
José Carlos García de Letona
Running time7-9 minutes
Production companiesGuru Studio
Toei Animation
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Ánima Kitchent
Televisa
MAI Productions
Selecta Visión
Pipeline Studios
Original release
NetworkClan
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) –
2020 (2020)

The series follows an eight-year-old girl named Cleo[2] and her two-year-old brother named Cuquin as they help their other siblings solve the problems they encounter. At the end of each episode, Cleo uses the lessons learned from them to help her determine what she wants to be when she grows up.[3]

Characters

edit

Characters

edit
  • Cleo is the oldest of six siblings and is eight years old.[2] Her favorite thing in her world is playing, and with her vivid imagination, she turns everything into an adventure.
  • Cuquin is the youngest male of the family. He is one years old. He is an adorable young scamp, a tireless, playful baby toddler who just won't sit still.
  • Colitas is the youngest female of the family. She is five years old. She has a big heart and loves to share everything with Cleo, she has, she is empathetic, optimistic and a huge nature lover.
  • Pelusin is the artist of the family. He is six years old. He is easygoing, creative and very sensitive.
  • Maripi is seven years old and a fashionista who wears pink. She loves playing dress-up and being the center of attention.
  • Tete is a bookworm, intelligent, and a bit of a know-it-all who loves to read, study and learn new things... and then show off about how much he knows. He is seven years old.

Broadcast

edit

The series began airing on January 7, 2018, on the Clan in Spain[4] and on January 22, 2018, on the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States.[5] It premiered on the Discovery Kids channel in Latin America on March 5, 2018,[6] and on Netflix worldwide[7] and premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on April 2, 2018. On July 1, 2023 the show is no longer on Netflix.

Merchandise

edit

The show has merchandising agreements with toy partners with Fisher-Price, Mattel[8] and book partners.[9] In 2019, Toy Plus was named as master toy licensee for the brand. The series known as "Cuquin" part of "Mexican Animation".

References

edit
  1. ^ Elvira, Álvaro P. Ruiz de (3 April 2018). "La nueva familia Telerín vive en YouTube y Netflix". El País – via elpais.com.
  2. ^ a b "Cleo". Cleo & Cuquin. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Cleo & Cuquin - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2017-03-31). "RTVE's Clan Picks Up 'Cleo & Cuquin'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  5. ^ "Listings". Futon Critic. Futon Critic. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2017-04-05). "'Cleo & Cuquin' Headed to Discovery Kids LatAm". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  7. ^ @todotvnews. "Cleo & Cuquín Goes International with Prime Video". Todotvnews (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  8. ^ Gonzalez, Juan Fernandez. "Televisa, Ánima expand Familia Telerín's multimedia strategy with Mattel - Deals - News - Rapid TV News". Rapidtvnews.com.
  9. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (14 October 2017). "Mipcom:Fisher-Price to Publish 'Cleo & Cuquin' Books". Variety.
edit