Jorge Gutierrez

Emmy-winning Jorge R. Gutierrez is a Mexican animator, painter, writer, and director. A CalArts Experimental Animation BFA and MFA graduate, Gutierrez has created films, television series, and paintings that explore his lifelong love affair with Mexican pop and folk culture. Gutierrez was the director and co-writer of the Guillermo del Toro–produced animated feature The Book of Life (2014), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. Alongside his wife and muse, Sandra Equihua, he co-created the multiple Emmy Award–winning Nickelodeon animated series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera. Most recently, Gutierrez created and directed the epic event series Maya and the Three for Netflix, which won four Emmy Awards. He is currently writing the animated feature I, Chihuahua with Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias. Gutierrez also recently directed the opening for the latest The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode. Gutierrez is currently developing the Speedy Gonzales feature film for Warner Bros and various other projects yet to be announced...