Roy del espacio

Roy del espacio
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Héctor López Carmona
  • Rafael Ángel Gil
  • Ulises Pérez Aguirre
Music byErnesto Cortázar
Release date
  • 3 March 1983 (1983-03-03)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Roy del espacio (English: Roy of Space or Roy from Space) is a 1983 Mexican animated science fiction film produced and directed by Hector López Carmona, Rafael Ángel Gil and Ulises Pérez Aguirre.[1] Produced from 1979 to 1982,[1] it is one of the first feature-length Mexican animated films ever made.[2][3] Roy del espacio premiered on 3 March 1983, playing in several theatres in Mexico.[1]

Retrospective reviews of Roy del espacio have referred to it as "an example of artistic ineptitude"[4] and "a real disaster".[5] It is now considered a lost film; only still images from the film are known to survive.[6]

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  2. ^ Riera, Emilio García; Macotela, Fernando (1984). La guía del cine mexicano de la pantalla grande a la televisión, 1919-1984 (in Spanish). Editorial Patria. p. 269. ISBN 968-39-0029-1. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Largometraje de dibujos animados, cuarto en la historia del cine mexicano.
  3. ^ "México se anima con Magos y Gigantes". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 17 November 2003. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Vargas, Juan Carlos (2008). "Roy del Espacio". Historia de la producción cinematográfica mexicana, 1979-1980 (in Spanish). Guadalajara: Universidad de Guadalajara. p. 176. ISBN 978-970-27-1400-2.
  5. ^ Aurrecoechea, Juan Manuel (2004). El episodio perdido: Historia del cine mexicano de animación (in Spanish). Mexico City: Cineteca Nacional. p. 91. ISBN 978-968-785-487-8.
  6. ^ Leal, Carlos (2022). El Caricaturiscopio (in Spanish). Grijalbo (Penguin Random House). ISBN 978-607-319-432-7. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.