“I was crazy for this day to arrive, I had had this question on my mind for five and a half years,” said the 66-year-old Dominican artist, in relation to this project of which he is the producer and which will reach 33 countries around the world. including the United States, Brazil or Spain, where it will premiere on June 7.
At the presentation of this film, which is expected to be historic for animated cinema in the Dominican Republic due to its great impact and because it was filmed exclusively in the Caribbean country, world-renowned figures gathered who participated in this project, such as the Colombian actress Karen Martínez, who, she said, felt “too honored” when they thought of her for the project.
The Puerto Rican Luis Fonsi and the Mexican Joy Huerta, who gave voice to My lovethe main song of the film and which was written by Juan Luís Guerra, stated that they said ‘yes’ immediately when they were asked to participate in the film.
“After five years of waiting, every time I saw Juan Luis I asked him regarding the film,” Fonsi explained before confirming that, although he voices the main character, Captain Avispa, “the real captain” is the Dominican artist.
Although they highlighted that the work team was “very small” compared to other international productions and that Juan Luis Guerra confirmed that “he didn’t know anything regarding this world” before embarking on this project, the singer assured that it was “a blessing” to be able to bring together all his friends who helped him at all times, which for him was “a dream.”
All the artists highlighted that the production team made the adaptation process very easy for them and that everyone enjoyed this filming that took so many years. “We started with the music in 2019,” confirmed Jonnathan Meléndez, director of the film along with Jean Guerra, son of Juan Luis Guerra.
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In this way, Juan Luís Guerra wanted to assess the tremendous difficulty that the preparation of Captain Wasp to enjoy this moment and denied that he was thinking regarding another movie.
The Dominican Republic and Bolivia will be the first two countries where this animation will be launched on April 4 and will later reach another 31 countries around the world.
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