''Plumíferos'' (''Free Birds: Flying Adventures'') is a 2010 Argentine computer-animated

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, produced by CS Entertainment, Manos Digitales Animation Studio, and 100 Bares Producciones, and was released on February 18, 2010 in

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. The film was directed by Daniel DeFelippo and Gustavo Giannini. The English-language version was released direct-to-video in the

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on 1 April 2014 titled ''

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'' from

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, featuring the voices of Ashley Tisdale,

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, and

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Plot

"It's an everyday universe that exists 7 feet over our heads. They are city birds that you can find in every tree or every corner."

Development

The project was completed in 2009 and released in theaters in Argentina on February 18, 2010.Plumiferos: En los cines el 18 de Enero http://geekeados.com.ar/2010/01/23/plumiferos-en-los-cines-el-18-de-febrero/

Cast

Luisana Lopilato Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 18 May 1987) is an Argentine actress, model and former singer. She was a member of the pop-rock band Erreway from 2002 to 2004. Early life Lopilato was born to Eduardo Lopilato and Beatriz de la To ...

as Feifi, a

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that escapes from the cage of a network tycoon, Mr. Puertas, and starts trying a new life in freedom as a common bird. * Mariano Martínez as Juan, a house sparrow that feels ordinary and underestimates his own race. Accidentally, he changes the way he looks, and the same reason that will make him feel unique is what is going to put his life in danger. * Carla Peterson as Clarita, a

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. * Mirta Wons as Libia, a

rock pigeon The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon ( also ; ''Columba livia'') is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". The domestic pigeon (''Columba livia domes ...

. The character is portrayed as a man in the English dub. *

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as Sr. Puertas, a network

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. *

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as Pipo, a blue-chested hummingbird.

Animation

The film's animation was done by Manos Digitales Animation Studio, using

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and other open source software for all 3D models, animation, lighting and render process, under Linux operating systems. Since then, Plumíferos is the first feature film to be 100% completely animated in

Plot

Development

Cast

Animation

See also

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