LoCoARTS

LocoArts was an Argentine website created by Alejandro Szykula that hosted animated series such as “Alejo y Valentina” and others. Alejandro Szykula is also the scriptwriter, drawer, animator and voice provider of these animated series. These animations are made using Macromedia Flash and are based on an absurd humor. One of its series “Alejo y Valentina” was broadcast on MTV Latin America since 2006 until the year 2010.

LoCoARTS

Animations

Alejo y Valentina

Alejo y Valentina is an animated Web-series, created in 2002 by Alejandro Szykula made with Macromedia Flash, and was broadcast on Latin-American MTV during sometime before 2010, when the contract between LoCoARTS and MTV ended. Currently, the series' episodes continue to be uploaded individually by LoCoARTS in YouTube.

Timotines

Timotines is a tribute to South Park. It is about a group of children who have a very special Christmas holiday vacation. This series has only one episode, and was Alejandro's first animation to be uploaded.

Reynaldo

"Reynaldo" follows the adventures of a hitman who is forced to kill people by an evil teddy bear. The bear speaks English and uses profanities. The phrases are translated to Spanish by captions that remove the curses to produce a comical effect.

International broadcast

Animations "Alejo y Valentina" were used to be broadcast throughout the world:

• South America: MTV Latin America
• United States: MTV (Dubbed)
• Spain: MTV Spain.
• Israel: MTV Israel (dubbed)
• China: MTV China (dubbed)
• Japan: WOWOW (dubbed)
• U.K.: Channel 4 (dubbed)
• Germany: RTL II (dubbed)
• Italy: Fox Italy (dubbed)
• Europe: MTV Europe (dubbed in French and Danish)
• Brazil: MTV Brasil (dubbed)
• Mexico: MTV North.

External links

• LoCoArts web site
• Article from the newspaper La Nación
• Article from the newspaper Clarín