Jorge R. Gutiérrez

About Jorge R. Gutiérrez

Who is it?: Animation Department, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Year: 1975
Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts
Occupation: Animator, painter, writer, director
Years active: 1998–present
Known for: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera The Book of Life
Spouse(s): Sandra Equihua
Website: http://www.super-macho.com/

Jorge R. Gutiérrez Net Worth

Jorge R. Gutiérrez was born on 1975, is Animation Department, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew. Jorge R. Gutiérrez is known for his work on The Book of Life (2014), El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007) and Kung Fu Space Punch (2018). He has been married to Sandra Equihua since November 2, 2001.
Jorge R. Gutiérrez is a member of Animation Department

💰 Net worth: Under Review

Biography/Timeline

2001

Gutierrez attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he received his BFA & MFA in Experimental Animation under Jules Engel. There he created the 3D short Carmelo, which won the 2001 Student Emmy Award in animation and was screened at various festivals around the world, including Kodak's Emerging Filmmakers Program at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. In 2000, Gutierrez worked under animation legend Maurice Noble, for the art direction of Chuck Jones' Timberwolf for Warner Bros. In 2001, he began creating Jorge Gutierrez' El Macho, an animated web series for Sony Pictures.

2006

Gutierrez has also done character design on many animated series including Nickelodeon's ChalkZone, as well as WB's ¡Mucha Lucha!, and Disney's The Buzz on Maggie for which he was nominated for a 2006 Annie Award in character design. As a Writer, he's worked on Scholastic's Maya & Miguel as well as Disney's Brandy & Mr. Whiskers.

2014

In 2012, Gutierrez directed at Reel FX a computer-animated adventure feature film with a Romeo and Juliet style love story set against a Mexican "Day of the Dead" backdrop. The film, with the official title The Book of Life, was co-produced with 20th Century Fox Animation and was released on October 17, 2014. He earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film in 2014, only to lose the award to How to Train Your Dragon 2.

2015

In February 2015, Reel FX and Gutierrez announced a multi-year, multi-picture deal. Since then, he has been directing and writing his second feature film, titled Kung Fu Space Punch. Gutierrez described it as a "funny mash-up of some of my favorite influences: '90s Kung Fu films, Spaghetti Westerns of the '60s, and the epic Space Adventures of the '70s, '80s and today."

2017

In August 2, 2017, it was reported that Gutierrez would direct The Billion Brick Race, a spin-off of The Lego Movie, for Warner Animation Group. However, on February 8, 2018, it was reported that Gutierrez had left the project.