#Disney Primos

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Disney Television Animation Starts 40th Anniversary Celebration At Annecy Film Festival

There's so much to do, getting ready just for you to celebrate #DisneyTVA40 at Annecy Film Festival.

For this year’s ever-inspiring Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation, Disney Junior Educational Resource Group, Disney EMEA Animation, 20th Television Animation will unveil a handpicked selection of new releases that promise to bring fresh, captivating adventures to all the family.

 Disney Branded Television will present “40 Years of Disney Television Animation: Past, Present, and Future” — a look at how, since its launch in 1984, Disney Television Animation has been at the forefront of creating iconic animated content for kids. The panels and screenings are to honor the studio's 40th anniversary which will happen on December.

“40 Years of Disney Television Animation: Past, Present, and Future” 

Tuesday, June 11

A look at how, since its launch in 1984, Disney Television Animation has been at the forefront of creating iconic animated content for kids. The panel will feature previews of the "Phineas And Ferb" revival, "Primos", "Zombies: The Re-Animated Series", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0" and Disney Television Animation's 100th show "StuGo". The panel will have a showcase of upcoming NDA content for Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ for the next 100 shows.

The panel will feature:

-Meredith Roberts Disney Television Animation CEO and Disney Branded Television VP of Animation

-Rob LaDuca ("Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures", "Mickey's Tale Of Two Witches","Mickey and Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0")

-Dan Povenmire ("Phineas And Ferb","Milo Murphy's Law","Hamster & Gretel")

-Jeff Swampy Marsh ("Phineas And Ferb","Milo Murphy's Law", Disney Junior Educational Resource Group "Hey A.J!")

-Stevie Wermers-Skelton ("Monsters At Work")

-Kevin Deters ("Monsters at Work")

-Bruce W. Smith ("The Proud Family", "The Proud Family Movie", "The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder", "La Familia Avenúñez")

-Ralph Farquhar ("The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder", "La Familia Avenúñez")

“Storytelling Through Music,”

Thursday, June 13

The panel will feature a discussion on how music sparks happiness and joy in kids and family content across the studio's 40th anniversary.

This panel will feature:

Jay Stutler - Senior Vice President, Music, Disney Television Animation

Lynne Southerland ("Ariel")

Aliki Theofilopoulos ("Descendants: Wicked World", "Zombies: The Re-Animated Series")

Chris Houghton ("Big City Greens" franchise, "Welcome To Simpleton") @chrishoughton

Nic Smal ("Kiff", "NDA - Disney Channel Series")

Kay Hanley (Disney Junior Educational Resource Group "Kindergarten The Musical")

Big City Greens The Movie: Spacecation SCREENING

Friday, June 14

An open-air screening of the new movie, Big City Greens The Movie: Spacecation. based on the Disney Channel hit series Big City Greens

[madame-helen]

[napo-con-fritas]

disney todavía no dice nada sobre la crítica que recibió "primos", propongo que disney latino plantee una serie en EEUU donde la escuela del pueblo se llame "shooting"

[nerdycartoongal]

Starting with Anne Boonchuy, most Disney TVA female protagonists have brown hair and tan skin

[jajanvm-imbi]

⚠️Long Post Alert⚠️

Alright I've seen a lot of (negative) buzz around Disney's new show "Primos" so I'm gonna put my 2 cents in

According to the Primos wiki, the show is about "Tater, an eccentric 10-year-old girl with big dreams and, unbeknownst to her, a certain “it factor” that makes her exceptional. When her 12 cousins (“primos” in Spanish) move in for the summer, they help her discover just what it is. Tater’s aspirations and larger-than-life imagination are seen via entries in her super-secret diary, which turn her deepest thoughts into grandiose animation sequences."

FIRST, it's yet ANOTHER piece of children's media about the main character + their large Latin American family.

Upon doing some research apparently this show is about the creator's personal experiences, which okay valid. But when creating media that meant to represent a community it would be better to offer a DIFFERENT perspective rather than give us the same trope that has been done to DEATH.

And I'm gonna be real with yall, I LOVE Coco and Encanto, but both movies also fall under this trope. Not all Latin American families live with their extended family, we don't need ANOTHER piece of media perpetuating the stereotype.

Also, Disney has been putting out a few shows on Disney Channel and Disney Junior that are clear knock offs of Nickelodeon shows. Some examples:

And...hm....lemme think....a kids TV show about a Mexican girl and her quirky large Mexican family getting into some Mexican™️ shenanigans...where have I seen that before...?

Oh right

Yeah the premises are slightly different, but it's essentially the same trope so already right off the bat Primos feels like a knock off version of The Casagrandes.

SECOND, there are many stereotypes already present in the series just from tbe opening theme. Many of the cousins fall into stereotypes themselves, particularly the names. Some the names of the cousins are Gordita, Big Nacho, Nachito, and Cookita. I've seen people justify the use of these names by saying many Latin Americans are given these names as nicknames, which is true. But then again, having a characters named Nacho and Gordita in a show that's supposed to be about LatAm representation is just in bad taste. It's giving "Marco Diaz from Star vs. the Forces of Evil being half Mexican and being obsessed with nachos for some reason but not representing his Latino heritage in any other way other than him wearing that Day of the Dead themed costume in The Blood Moon Ball ep." It feels lazy, and of course, stereotypical.

On TOP of this, the word "Cookita" in many LatAm countries is slang for pussy and the suffix "-ita" means small. And the character with this name is the BABY. So yeah maybe naming the B A B Y character something that to many Spanish speakers means "little pussy" in a show ABOUT Spanish speaking Latin Americans probably isn't the wisest decision.

Another detail people have been pointing out leans into negative Mexican stereotypes is the use of the "yellow filter".

Now I'm gonna be real and say I'm not 100% convinced about the yellow filter being used here. The show takes place over the summer, so the use of yellow might may be used to give the feeling of how hot it is, but I can totally see why Latin Americans would find this offensive.

Also the name "Terremoto Heights" has been heavily criticized. Terremoto means "earthquake" in Spanish and the earthquakes are common in LatAm countries. Then again, show takes place in LA, where a lot of earthquakes occur too. So Im not 100% convinced that this is flat out racist either, but it's definitely in poor taste.

THIRD, the thing that is being SLAMMED at the most, is the improper Spanish grammar and the creator's response to people pointing it out.

In the theme song, the phrase "¡Oye! Primos" is used a lot, which means "Hey cousins!" The issue with this phrase is that "Oye" means hey but in the singular tense, and "Primos" is plural. If you plug in "¡Oye! Primos" to Google translate you'll get Hey Cousins regardless, but in Spanish the phrase is not grammatically correct. In order for it to be grammatically correct the phrase would either need to be changed to "¡Oigan! Primos", "oigan" being the plural word for Hey, or "¡Oye! Primo" and make primo singular. People have been telling this to the creators of the series and well...they haven't exactly been taking it well.

Here's what the voice actress of the main character Tater, Myrna Garcia Velasco said her on social media (Instagram I think, I could be wrong) in response to the bad Spanish:

(If you can't listen to it I'll just summarize. Velasco says that Spanish is the language of the Spanish conquistadors and the only reason why Latinos are LATIN American and not indigenous is because of the Spanish, and to stay mad if you think her incorrect Spanish is an issue. She also brings up how they're "trying to make a good show" for kids who "don't have a grasp on any language" or something?? Idk that's pretty much what she's saying")

Basically this response doesn't make any fucking sense. "Spanish isn't our original language so it doesn't matter if I speak it correctly or not. I'm a NATIVE Mexican so it doesn't matter if I speak Spanish correctly or not"

???????

Girl what the fuck does this mean??? News flash, but the majority of Latin America has been speaking Spanish for CENTURIES. You go to Mexico or most other Latin American countries and you'll find them speaking SPANISH. Yes it's because of the Spanish but it's part of our culture now whether you like it or not. It's like saying "oh it doesn't matter if I speak English correctly or not cause English isn't the US' ORIGINAL language anyway" ?????

Now, the story IS about a mixed kid. Tater is half white half Mexican, so if Tater is a Latina girl who doesn't know Spanish fluently (otherwise known as a "No-Sabo" kid), then the imperfect Spanish would make sense. If the idea behind Primos is to represent the Latin American kids who don't speak Spanish, then yeah thats fine and it was a directoral choice. But judging by Velasco's response, that doesn't seem like thats the idea?? She immediately got defensive and brought up the Spanish colonizers?? Which is relevant??? HOW???

On top of that, one member of the creative team, (not 100% sure who) called someone a "Grammar N@zi" for pointing out the grammatical errors and, well...

That's def not helping their case.

How the HELL are you gonna make show about a Spanish speaking Latin American family and NOT SPEAK SPANISH PROPERLY??? How the HELL are you gonna start beef with SPANISH SPEAKERS over whether or not it's important to speak Spanish CORRECTLY when portraying SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE IN MEDIA??? Yes slang exists, yes different LatAm countries speak Spanish differently, but grammar still exists??

OVERALL: Do I think Primos is this horribly racist dumpster fire? No. Are there MANY choices in this show that are just in poor taste? Absolutely 100%. Are the responses from the creative team outta pocket? Yes of course.

If you ask me, I think the main reason why people are so outraged over Primos is because the stereotypes and tropes are tired and dated, and people KNOW what writers are capable of. The response of this teaser, sandwiched between The Owl House ending and the premier of Across the Spiderverse, which have STELLAR LatAm rep, is proof of that. Luz Noceda, Miles Morales and Miguel O'Hara are SHINING examples of good SPANISH SPEAKING LatAm representation in children's media. We CAN have good LatAm protagonists in mediation, we've SEEN IT. We don't need all the stereotypes and overused tropes, so it makes sense why so many LatAm people feel like Primos is offensive and a step backwards.

Disney is getting lazy, they need to get their shit together

[thowawayuntilfurthernotice]

The saddest thing about this whole Primos situation is that, network executives are gonna look at it and say “You see, this is why we shouldn’t bother with making Latino shows.”

I have no opinion on the show, and I’m not saying it shouldn’t be criticized, but don’t sit there and act like network executives aren’t gonna shitcan a lot of Latino based shows as a knee jerk response to this.

[toaverse]

For those who don't know, the creators of Primos said this about Mexico and Latino culture, the very thing they make a show about and then proceed to butcher...

[darisu-chan]

idk the same Latinos who now cry over Primos, said very racists remarks over Halle Bailey

As a Mexican, it’s very hypocritical of them to cry over a badly conjugated verb and some of the kids having very traditional names

Like I want to say nobody in Mexico is nicknamed Cuquita, but go to any town and you’ll find an old lady with the same nickname

And I want to say “oh nobody spends the summer with so many cousins”, and then I remember my own family reunion from 2005 with all my extended family only on my grandmother’s side… and… yeah, spent the summer vacation with a ton of cousins, easily 20 kids my age at the time

I wanna say it doesn’t happen… but, no, yeah, it does

And as for the “oye, primos” vs “oigan, primos” debate, a bunch of Latinos licked Pixar’s boots with Coco, when the song “Poco Loco” also has grammar mistakes. The song is clearly talking about a woman, so it should switch to “you are in poco loca” but it doesn’t

And Primos is not the first, nor the last, cartoon with Spanish-speaking characters that make grammar mistakes or pronounce words with a very thick American accent. Like, Dora’s Spanish is AWFUL. It’s terrible. No wonder no one learned Spanish from that show.

Do I like Primos? I honestly don’t care for it because I dislike the animation style, and the plot doesn’t seem that interesting to me. Is it the most racist thing I’ve seen? Nah.

As for the earthquake joke, we Mexicans joke about the earthquakes all the damn time. The only reason people are mad is cause they don’t perceive the creator as Mexican, so she shouldn’t joke about it, even if she’s form Mexican descent, it’s difficult for a Mexican from Mexico to consider them truly Mexican unless they’ve lived in Mexico. It’s a sad truth.

Also lots of kids from immigrant families don’t learn their family’s native language or they don’t learn it formally, so they don’t know the rules. Also, lots of Spanish-speaking people break grammar rules all the time, and don’t know how to spell words either.

It’s just so funny how a cartoon which just seems okayish at best has created so much controversy lmao

[violetganache42]

Apparently, the pilot for that new show Primos got leaked on Twitter yesterday. And my God, it was abysmal. Hot, 🔥flaming🔥 garbage. I barely couldn't even make it to the one minute mark.

I should preface that I'm not Latina or Hispanic, nor am I of Latina descent, and I can't speak for those that are. I will say, however, that I am so genuinely sorry that your culture got stereotyped and disrespected in such a horrendously racist manner.

EDIT (6/18/22): The promo got deleted a little while ago due to copyright.

EDIT 2 (6/20/22): I discovered someone on TikTok saved and reuploaded all eight parts. If anyone hasn't seen it, brace yourselves. It's BAD.

[youshouldkysnow]

bro this show is full on racism idc if the creator is mexican-american, they couldve done research dawg

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Disney Television Animation returns with it's annual Halloween Party where kids get invited to take Trick or Treats at the studio alongside fun activities.

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[sithvampiremaster27]

Owl House Fans: I know you're all upset that the show got ended way too soon, and that the new episode got leaked,

But please, for the love of the Titan: Do NOT take it out on the creators of the upcoming Disney shows: Kiff, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Primos and Hailey's On It! Do NOT attack them! Do not send them death threats! Those people had nothing to do with The Owl House getting cancelled! It’s not their fault!

Yes, it sucks that TOH got cut short, but don’t stoop to MrEnter’s level and start attacking/bullying people who had nothing to do with it! Don’t start acting like Belos and start Witch Hunts!

Me, I’m also upset about what happened to The Owl House, but I’m also curious about how those shows will turn out, and I wanna give them a shot.

- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur looks promising, 

- Kiff (kind-of-sort-of) gives me Harvey Beaks vibes,

- We haven’t seen what Primos even looks like yet (e.g. the art style, the characters, etc.),

- I’m also curious about Hailey’s On It. Other than the poster, there’s also no previews to that show either.

So please: Don’t attack the creators of the upcoming new Disney shows for The Owl House getting cancelled! Yeah, it’s awful that TOH got the axe, but don’t go taking your anger out on people, who had nothing to do with it! That’s not gonna bring back The Owl House!

[solosergiohd]

The Virgin "Primos" Vs. The Chad "El Tigre" & "¡Mucha Lucha!"

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[makiruz]

Honestly the Oye Primos controversy is more interesting than the iilluminaughtii one.

Me personally I don't have a problem with the linguistic disagreement between "oye" (singular) and "primos" (plural); because that's how people in the US talk, it's US show it should reflect US culture. But I understand why people have a problem with it, and with the whole show, because honestly it looks like another shallow attempt at pandering; I don't give a fuck, having more diversity in media is good, but I'm not gonna pretend this is in any way groundbreaking