''Poncho Balón'' (also known as ''Poncho Football'' in English) is a series of Mexican animated television shorts that ran on Canal 5 during the

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/ref> It aired a total of 31 shorts. The show stars

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as the title character, who is best known for dubbing

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in the Spanish-language version of ''

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''. The series was produced by Ánima Estudios and Estación Espacial and was created by

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, René Castillo, Juan Elias Tovar, and Luis Usablaca.

Plot

The plot revolves on a clumsy, dim-witted,

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, named Poncho, who's trying to achieve his dreams of playing for the 2006 World Cup Final in

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. As he journeys around the world, he faces a series of shenanigans and failed attempts while reaching to his final destination.Narran aventuras de Poncho Balón rumbo a Alemania (in Spanish)
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Broadcast history

''Poncho Balón'' is broadcast on the following stations worldwide:

Feature film adaptation

Due to successful ratings, co-creators and producers, René Castillo and Luis Usabiaga, have announced that an animated feature film based on the television shorts is in development. The producers also said they wanted to achieve the similar success with

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and possibly earn an

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nomination with this film. It will be set during the

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. Originally planned for a 2012 and 2014 release, the film is currently in production and was expected to be released sometime in 2015, produced by Kaxan Animation in

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, produced in

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. It is currently unknown if Ánima Estudios, the producer of the television shorts, will be involved in the project.

References

External links

Official Website (in Spanish)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poncho Balon 2006 Mexican television series debuts Mexican flash animated television series Canal 5 (Mexico) original programming 2006 FIFA World Cup Association football television series Ánima Estudios television series