''Nikte'' is a 2009 Mexican

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, produced by Soco Aguilar and

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. It stars the voices of Sherlyn as the title character,

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, Alex Lora, Jorge Arvizu, and

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. It premiered in theaters on December 18, 2009.

Plot

The story starts with a girl and her family at

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park. The girl only thinks about herself, and her family goes with the tour guide while she stays at the entrance listening to her music. She leans on the

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head and discovers something in the Olmec head which she is transferred back to the times of Olmec.

Cast

* Sherlyn as Nikté *

as Chin *

as Kaas * Alex Lora as Chamán Chanek * Maya Zapata as Xtabay * Regina Orozco as Ij' Aesu * Jorge Arvizu as Guardián de Roca * Silverio Palacios as Jéfe Chaneke *

as Diosa Luna / Meztli * Enrique Garay as Kike Garaytl

Production

was in charge of coordinating the production which involved several animation studios in Mexico, including Grupo EsComic! and Estudio Haini.

Box office

This film was a box-office failure, due to an unsuccessful competition with

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's ''

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''.

Character name dispute and lawsuit

On October 10, 2009, Rolando Tamayo sued director Ricardo Arnaiz over the film's plagiarized characters called "Nikté", "Kan" and "Kin".

References

External links

* * Mexican animated films Mexican children's films 2009 films Indigenous cinema in Latin America 2000s Spanish-language films Universal Pictures animated films 2000s American films 2000s Mexican films {{2000s-Mexico-film-stub