''Fierro'', also known as ''Martín Fierro: La Película'' (''Martín Fierro: The Movie''), is a 2007

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

animated film Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

directed by Liliana Romero and Norman Ruiz. It was written by Horacio Grinberg and

Roberto Fontanarrosa Roberto Alfredo Fontanarrosa, known popularly as ''El Negro'' Fontanarrosa (November 26, 1944 in Rosario – July 19, 2007), was an Argentine cartoonist, comics artist and writer. During his extended career, Fontanarrosa became one of the most ...

and based on the classic poem ''

Martín Fierro ''Martín Fierro'', also known as ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'', is a 2,316-line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández. The poem was originally published in two parts, ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'' (1872) and ''La Vuelta de Martín F ...

'', which was written by José Hernández between 1872 and 1879. All the characters designs were created by Fontanarrosa. It was released on November 8, 2007.

Summary

The movie is a recreation of the first part of Argentina's classic national book, the

gaucho A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...

poem ''Martín Fierro'', written by José Hernández in 1872. It tells the story of a

named Martín Fierro, who is forcefully taken by the government to join the militias and fight against the indigenous people on the frontier. After a long time, Fierro returns to his homeland, but he has lost his family and his ranch. Grief and anger drive him to become a ''gaucho matrero'', meaning a gaucho outside the law, and after committing some crimes, he is pursued by the police. However, Fierro doesn't give up and fights back at every opportunity.

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