Cri-Cri is a Mexican fictional character, an anthropomorphic cricket, created by Francisco Gabilondo Soler in 1934 while broadcasting his own musical radio show on Mexico's station XEW.[1]

History

Cri-Cri is known as the “grillito cantor” or “the singing cricket.” He was created by Gabilondo Soler in his childhood and may even be considered “his inner personality.”[2]

The character became so famous and gave its author such renown that it became a second name for Gabilondo.[3] In the mid part of the 20th century, he became one of the most prominent children's singers in Spanish.

Legacy

Disney offered to animate one of Cri-Cri's most popular songs "Cochinitos Dormilones" (Sleepy Piggies),[4] and incorporated aspects of his own Three Little Pigs short into it.[5] Walt Disney's character of Jiminy Cricket may have been inspired by the famous Mexican character.[6]

The character is the brand ambassador for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cri Cri". Latino USA. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Francisco Galibondo Cri-Cri referente a la creación musical infantil de México". INBAL Gobierno De Mexico (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. ↑ Lent, John A. (2005-09-30). Cartooning in Latin America. Hampton Press. ISBN 978-1-57273-560-6.
  4. ↑ "Cri-Cri El Grillito Cantor is Beloved, But It Has a Problematic Past".
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhxoDonN5Jk Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "15 curiosidades de Cri-Cri en su 105 aniversario | Revista Merca2.0 |". 2012-10-06.
  7. ↑ Fernanda Gonzalez (2020-01-09). "Cri-Cri es el nuevo embajador de BBVA: ¿Salvavidas para el nuevo branding de la marca?". Revista Merca2.0 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-13.


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