''Plumíferos'' is a 2010 Argentine animated adventure comedy film directed by Daniel DeFelippo and Gustavo Giannini. The film was completed in 2009 and released in theaters in Argentina on February 18, 2010. 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. ''Plumíferos'' is the first feature film to be entirely animated in Blender.

Voice cast

* Luisana Lopilato as Feifi, a canary 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

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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

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

. * Mirta Wons as Libia, a rock pigeon. The character is portrayed as a man in the English dub. * Luis Machín as Sr. Puertas, a network

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. * Peto Menahem as Pipo, a blue-chested hummingbird.

English version

''Birds of Paradise'' is the English dub of ''Plumíferos''. It was released

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in the United States on 1 April 2014 by

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Voice cast

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as Jack * Keith David as Old Buzzard *

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as Vinnie * Jon Lovitz as Skeeter *

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as Rosie *

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as Aurora

Reception

Barbara Schultz of

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awarded the film three stars out of five.

Voice cast

English version

Voice cast

Reception

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