Discovery Kids is partnering with Cris Morena Group and Mundoloco CGI, co-founded by Juan José Campanella, to develop three kids animated series Floribella, Underdogs and Baby Rockers to air exclusively on Discovery Kids across Latin America.Were very excited to be working with top creative talent Cris Morena and Juan José Campanella. This unique partnership with Cris Morena Group and MundoLoco CGI reiterates Discovery Kids commitment to expand its pipeline of original content, both with well-established hit franchises such as Floribella and Underdogs, as well as new content, such as Baby Rockers, commented Carolina Lightcap, EVP and Chief Content Officer of Discovery Latin America/US Hispanic and Global Lead for Discovery Kids and Family. Cris Morena, CEO of Cris Morena Group, said: I am extremely excited to be working with Discovery Kids in developing Floribella, the animated series. Based on the globally successful live-action series Floricienta, the new Floribella keeps all the mystical essence of the original story, while transporting audiences to a new animated world filled with music and magic. Juan José Campanella, director, co-founder of Mundoloco CGI, and director of animated feature film Underdogs (Metegol), commented: I am thrilled to be working with Discovery Kids in bringing back our beloved Underdogs characters, as well as introducing new characters in a brand-new setting, all exclusively created for the animated series by our talented team at MundoLoco.Gastón Gorali, executive producer for Mundoloco CGI, added: The opportunity to work on these three shows for Discovery Kids is extremely exciting for all of us at the studio. We look forward to seeing our creative partnership come to life.
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