''El Ratón Pérez'' is a 2006 film directed by

Juan Pablo Buscarini ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-spea ...

, starring Delfina Varni,

Nicolas Torcanowsky Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

and the voices of

Alejandro Awada Alejandro Awada (; December 7, 1961) is an Argentine character actor of Syrian and Lebanese descent. He has appeared in a great number of television series, programmes and onstage. Personal life Awada was born on 3 December 1961 in Villa Ball ...

as ''Ratón Perez'', Mariano Chiesa as ''Commander Fugaz'' and

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as ''El Rata''. The film includes

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characters created by the

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in Argentina, and Filmax Animation in Spain. It was followed by a 2008 sequel, '' El Ratón Pérez 2''. The film was screened at the 2006

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, under the English title ''The Hairy Tooth Fairy''. Ratón Peréz is the Argentine-Spanish version of the

tooth fairy The tooth fairy is a folkloric figure of early childhood in Western and Western-influenced cultures. The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow or on their bedside table ...

Plot

Lucía, a restless kid, suffers a domestic accident and loses a tooth. Her father Santiago, an unemployed chef, and her mother Pilar a successful architect with work to spare, ease her with the illusion that Ratón Pérez will stop by her room that night, take her tooth and replace it with some money. What they don't know is that an alert sign is already being spread. Ratón Pérez is alerted of the situation. He lives on a boat anchored at the port along with hundreds of mice who gather the teeth and then sculpt and polish them to turn them into shiny round pearls. These are taken through the city sewers to a jewelry store own by Morientes, an old friend of Pérez that trades for their weight in gold coins. Heartless and ambitious thugs decide to kidnap Pérez and take control of his boat and his fortune. Lucía, with the help of her cousin Ramiro, rescue Pérez together. The story was based partially on the

Ratoncito Pérez El Ratoncito Pérez or Ratón Pérez ( ''Perez the Little Mouse'' or ''Perez Mouse'') is a fantasy figure of early childhood in Spanish and Hispanic American cultures. The folklore states that when children lose one of their milk teeth, they sho ...

, a character in Spanish folklore similar to the

Tooth fairy The tooth fairy is a folkloric figure of early childhood in Western and Western-influenced cultures. The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow or on their bedside table ...

Cast

Voices

- ''Ratón Pérez'' * Mariano Chiesa - ''Commander Fugaz'' *

- ''El rata''

Humans

* Nicolás Torcanowski - ''Ramiro'' * Delfina Varni - ''Lucía'' * Fabián Mazzei - ''Santiago'' * Ana María Orozco - ''Pilar'' *

Joe Rígoli Jorge Rígoli (Jorge Alberto Rípoli; 5 November 1936 – 27 January 2015) was an Argentine comedian and actor. He was known for starring in the popular Argentine animated series '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez''. Rígoli was born in Bue ...

- ''Justo Amancio Morientes'' * Diego Gentile - ''Pipo'' * Ana María Nazar - ''Condesa'' * Enrique Porcellana - ''Gordo'' *

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- ''Maestra'' *

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- ''Samanta'' *

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- ''Hormiga'' *

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- ''Professor'' * Pedro Martínez Goncalvez - ''Alumno 1''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hairy Tooth Fairy 2006 films Argentine animated films 2006 computer-animated films 2006 fantasy films Animated films about mice Films with live action and animation Galician films Galician animated films Spanish animated feature films 2000s Spanish-language films Best Animated Film Goya Award winners 2006 animated films Films distributed by Disney 2000s Spanish films 2000s Argentine films Tooth fairies Buena Vista International films