Las leyendas

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Films (English)

***Las leyendas*** is an animated franchise in Mexico that began with *La leyenda de la Nahuala* (produced by Animex). Afterwards, Ánima has taken over the series.

The series has six feature films, a Netflix television series, and a phone game.

## Outline

Set in the 1800s, the saga centers on Leo San Juan and a group of ghosts friends as they encounter legendary figures of Mexican origin.

### Characters

* Leo San Juan, a preteen boy from Puebla who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. While timid, he is headstrong and mentally-stabled.
* Teodora Villavicencio, a sassy teenage ghost girl who is into fashion, and uses modern technology.
* Don Andrés Artasánchez, a brave but looney ghost knight.
* El Alebrije de la Biblioteca, an alebrije who is mild-mannered.
* Finado & Moribunda, a duo of calvera siblings who can't speak. They act as the comedic duo who find themselves in trouble.
* Fernando "Nando" San Juan, a teenage boy from Puebla who is Leo's older brother that likes to play jokes on him.
* Evaristo, a smooth-like alebrije and Alebrije's best friend.
* Xochitl Ahuactzin, a pretty ghost girl who is Leo's love interest.
* Fray Godofredo, a deceased priest who acted as the crew's guide.
* Marcella, a preteen butt-kicking ghost girl who only appears in *Legend Quest*.

## Films

### *La leyenda de la Llorona* (2011)

**Legend:** La Llorona

After a tornado disruption, the crew find themselves in a village where they take on the Llorona ("weeping woman") who is said to kidnap children at night.

### *La leyenda de las momias de Guanajuato* (2014)

**Legend:** Mummies of Guanajuato

On a mission to rescue Xochitl, Leo's gang went to Guanajuato during a mummies invasion, summoned by Rousseau. While the crew go on their own adventure, Leo teamed up with a girl in disguse, Valentina (as "Luis"), to find her missing father.

### *La leyenda del Chupacabras* (2016)

**Legend:** Chupacabras

While traveling back to his home, Leo gets caught up in a civil war and gets imprisioned by a rebel army. There, they take on the Chupacabra. Meanwhile, Teodora, Alebrije, and Evaristo take on Cacomixtle. This is the only traditionally-animated Ánima entry.

### *La leyenda del Charro Negro* (2018)

**Legend:** Charro Negro

On their way back to Puebla, Leo and Fernando encounter the Charro Negro ("black Charro") and must travel to a spiritual dimension and rescue a girl's soul by completing challenges.

### *Las leyendas: el origen* (2022)

**Legend:** None

Focused mainly on Finando & Moribunda, the two leave their home town in a spiritual realm to return a human baby to his world, and stop an evil sorcerer.

### *La leyenda de los Chaneques* (2023)

**Legend:** Chaneque

Five years since their last adventure, Leo and Nando move on with their lives as bakers. But when they travel to Veracruz, they meet a boy whose father was kidnapped by the Chaneques. Leo must find a new way to combat the legendary creatures, but without his powers he once had.

## Series

### *Las leyendas (Legend Quest)* (2017-2018)

Leo San Juan and his ghostly friends go on a journey and take on various legends around the world. The show is a Netflix original series.

### *Leyendas del terror* (2020)

Leo San Juan tells horror stories of Mexican legends in a YouTube webseries. Four shorts have been uploaded.

## Game

### *Las Leyendas: El Pergamino Mágico*

It is a game app for smart devices featuring Finando and Moribunda. It is focused on puzzle-matching.

## External link

* Saga Las Leyendas Wiki (Spanish)

**TV series:**
*Legend Quest* (2017-18; Netflix)

**Web series:**
*Leyendas del terror* (2020)

**Games:**
*Las leyendas: El pergamino mágico*