In 2014, Aaron and Carina, founders of Chatrone, produced in partnership with Guilermo Del Toro the feature animated film “Festa no Céu” (The Book Of Life), directed by Jorge Gutierrez, distributed by FOX USA. O Menino Maluquinho (The Nutty Boy) is now available to watch on Netflix UK. The show is still being produced and will release new episodes in the beginning of 2023.

“O Menino Maluquinho” is a huge production and has the adaptation of Carina Schulze and Arnaldo Branco, executive production of Aaron Berger, Carina Schulze and Rodrigo Olaio, direction of Beto Gomez and Michele Massagli, production design of Beta Kruger and Walkir Fernandes and direction of animation of Fits. Apart from that, all original voice actors, have the same ethnical-racial identity as the character they play. Entirely produced in Brazil during the pandemic and remotely, the project counted with people from all regions of Brazil and with women in all leadership positions. In Chatrone’s production, diversity and racial representativity are celebrated on and off screen. The adaptation creates a new generation of fans of the boy with a pan in his head, “with his eyes bigger than his tummy and wind in his feet” – and that has already been portrayed in movies and comic books. This is the first time that the work becomes an animated TV show, and it brings surprises with new characters and a plot that includes contemporary themes to it’s universe. The work counts with the production of Chatrone, audiovisual producer founded in 2007, with offices in Los Angeles and São Paulo. Adapted from the classical juvenile book written by Ziraldo, one of the most consecrated brazilian artists, with more than 10 million books sold and translated to other idioms.

“O Menino Maluquinho”, first Netflix Brazilian children’s animated TV show, arrived on streaming.

O Menino Maluquinho by Ziraldo