Dingo 3

*Dingo 3* is an 2021 Mexican Puerto-Rican Marcanese American computer animated action romantic comedy film directed by Alex Orrelle & Eduardo Schuldt and produced by animator Kevin Lopez. The returning cast (except for Yanet Garcia, as she was replaced by Anne Hathaway) is accompanied by newcomers Eva Longoria, Ken Jeong, Tyler Perry, Charles Stanley. The third installment in the *Dingo* franchise, *Dingo 3* is distributed by Lionsgate, 20th Century Studios, Palenton Films, and Anaya Animation; and was released to theaters and Anaya+ April 16, 2021. The film was a box office hit (despite the COVID-19 pandemic) and recieved mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.

## Dingo 3

### Starring

Omar ChaparroAnne Hathaway

Mauricio Lopez

Christian De La Fuente

Coco Legrand

James Woods

Adrian Uribe

Pancho Velasco-Gomez

Marc Anthony

Ariel Miramontes

Gael Garcia Bernal

Eva Longoria

Ken Jeong

Tyler Perry

Charles Stanley

Jessica Cediel

### Followed by

Joaquin & Emiliano: The Rise Of Marco (2021)

## Plot

In New York City, Emma tells the executives about building a huge, luxurious hotel somewhere in Manhattan. The executives disagree, but Rodolfo thinks it's a "very good idea" and presents his fellow executives a slideshow of New York City's progression over the years. Emma interrupts him and forces the executives to agree with her. At Miami, Dingo & his friends hang out at the local cafe for some cold drinks and head out home afterwards for a good night's sleep. The next day, Dingo & his friends talk about heading somewhere else, but Dona Chucha remembers that a wedding will take place in New York City just for her and suggests going there. They take a road trip to the Miami International Airport and go to New York City via airplane. After a stormy night, the passengers arrive to New York. Dingo feels tired and decides to find an inn to stay, but his friends decide going to the New York Hotel, where the wedding would take place. At the hotel, Dingo meets his never-met-before uncle and Uncle Juan guides Dingo & his friends around the hotel for a tour. Uncle Juan puts Dingo as the hotel's new security guard, but Dingo doesn't mind it. Dingo, Glob, Bruno, and Willy head out to the hotel's swimming pool throughout the day. The next morning, Dingo sneaks onto Dona Chucha's room and the latter gets him out; so then Dingo takes Glob to Times Square. On their way, they meet Che Chepito and he accompanies them to the local toy store since Dingo wants to give Lucas a plush duck to play with. Glob meets Lupita and becomes infatuated with her, but Dingo desperately sends him back home. Meanwhile, seeing that the city's too crowded, Emma & her executives spot the New York Hotel and decide to blow it up. Lester & Rocky start up a real estate agency after seeing Emma's making progress, but have no idea of what "real estate" is, so instead they start up a cupcake factory. Dingo does his occupation as the security guard, to which Uncle Juan later congratulates him and rewards him & his friends with a ferry ride around the city. Dingo & his friends enjoy an evening feast together and sleep afterwards; but suddenly, Dingo notices that a bomb has exploded near their hotel. He (with Glob) search around the hotel for invaders, but they soon encounter "La Guera" and tell her if she knows anything about the explosion; she lies to them by saying "no", and go back to bed. Shortly after, Emma sends her real estate agents (disguised as criminals) to knock down Dingo. Dingo (with Glob & Chucha's help) track down the agents and wait for morning to come. The next day, Dona Chucha wakes up everyone and they prepare everything for the wedding ceremony. Lester & Rocky promote their business with several ads and propaganda, to which no one attends. Realizing that Dingo's friends are setting up the wedding, Emma orders Rodolfo to launch another bomb at the hotel. He refuses to and an angry Emma absent-mindedly presses the fire button, but the bomb blows up at Central Park. In the meantime, the guests arrive at the wedding and Dingo's friends start feeding them lasagna. Emma sends aircraft to raid the hotel; and once Dingo realizes that, he goes to the hotel's control room, presses the "weapons lever", and destroys the airplanes. The New York Real Estate Agency tries hard to blow up the hotel, but ultimately fails to do so. Glob wanders around the kitchen for the cake, but gets chasen by Chef before he escapes and sees Don Chevo proposing to Dona Chucha. Glob accidentially turns on the TV and the guests, shocked about the news, evacuate from the hotel. Dingo tries to maintain order inside and warns everyone to stay at the hotel. He and Uncle Juan go to Emma's headquarters and convince her to stop blowing up the hotel. After a crucial moment, Emma surrenders and makes a deal with Dingo & his uncle. The three arrive to the hotel, Emma apologizes, and everyone congratulates them with a surprise party the following day.

In the mid-credits scene, Lester & Rocky try to sell as many cupcakes as they can (since their business is losing customers) but then they shut it down after Glob already ate the remaining cupcakes.

## Cast

* Omar Chaparro as Dingo
* Anne Hathaway as Litzy
* Mauricio Lopez as Glob and Che Chepito
* Christian De La Fuente as Rocky
* Coco Legrand as Dona Chucha and Bruno
* James Woods as Lester
* Adrian Uribe as Willy
* Pancho Velasco-Gomez as Tito
* Marc Anthony as Senor Geraldo
* Ariel Miramontes as Armando
* Gael Garcia Bernal as Mr. Ciguena and Uncle Juan, Dingo's adventurous and warm uncle.
* Eva Longoria as Emma "La Guera" White, the sassy but manipulative owner of the New York Real Estate Agency whose desire is to blow up the hotel and make a bigger one for herself.
* Ken Jeong as Chef
* Tyler Perry as Gordon, Dingo & Glob refer him as "El Morenito"
* Charles Stanley as Tony, an exective of the New York Real Estate Agency
* Jessica Cediel as Lupita, a young teenage girl revealed to be Litzy's sister.

## Production

### Development

Plans for a third *Dingo* film were in the talks at Lionsgate following the success of *Dingo 2* in March 2020. Directors Alex Orrelle and Eduardo Schuldt hired animator Kevin Lopez to produce the film, since Abraham Vurband left the studio and Sara Cervantez wanted to do the screenplay. In a Twitter account, Alex Orrelle rumored that the film would focus on Dingo & his friends heading to New York City for a wedding ceremony, and that a real estate company wants to blow up the hotel where the wedding would take place. He later confirmed that the film will blend in elements of *James Bond* and *Terminator* for the action scenes. Palenton also wanted to include more characters from the comics like Che Chepito, Lupita, and Dona Teresa. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, production began in May 2020 at home following the temporary closure of Anaya Animation & Palenton Films the prior month. In July 2020, production shifted to Anaya Animation after the Marcanese government took action to vanish COVID-19 from Marco Island and the USC. The marketing team suggeted a budget of $82 million; and as of January 2021, the film was completed.

### Casting

The original cast returns (with the exception of Yanet Garcia, due to her refusing to voice Litzy for this film; and Rob Schnieder, since another lawsuit forced him to leave the studio) with Anne Hathaway and James Woods taking their roles as Litzy and Lester, respectively. Eva Longoria, Tyler Perry, Charles Stanley, Ken Jeong, and a few others chose to voice the new characters for this film. Mauricio Lopez agreed to voice Che Chepito, because of him "being Glob's mischievious, gum-obsessed friend"

### Marketing

Taco Cabana promoted the film with 5 kids' meal toys featuring Dingo & Litzy, Glob, Che Chepito, Willy, and Lucas.

## Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released on March 29, 2021 by Virgin Records in the United States and internationally.

## Release

*Dingo 3* was released to theaters and Anaya+ April 16, 2021 along with a short film based on *Glob's World* titled *Glob's Picnic Feast.*

*Dingo 3* is rated PG by the MPAA for "action and some rude humor"

## Reception

### Critical reception

As of April 2021, *Dingo 3* recieved mixed-to-positive reviews from critics: whom praised its animation, pop culture references, voice acting, new characters, emotional depth, action scenes, and soundtrack but criticized its plot, hit-or-miss humor, and unoriginality. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a rating of 62% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "This *James Bond*-esque threequel of the *Dingo* franchise has everyone's favorite love bird and company making us laugh again with yet another convoulted plot, and leaving fans a bit surprised." On Metacritic, the film got a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, down from its predecessor's "A".

Lucas Johnson of the *Allen Chronicle* commended the film's references to *James Bond* and its new characters, "With so many funny references to spy culture and more fun lovable characters, this *Dingo* movie might be your ticket to excitement." Glenn Kenny of *The New York Times* felt that the film "lacked originality" and that "the story is too awkward for a family film", deeming it as a *Marco* rip-off. Ty Burr of *The Boston Globe* concluded in his report, "This *Marco/Los Beibis* hodgepodge isn't as good as the previous two, and the film's "wedding ceremony" storyline actually feels weak." Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com wrote that the film "was funny enough to satisfy Dingoholics of all ages, had a decent plot, and had great additions- especially wacky Che Chepito" and gave it 4 out of 5 stars. *The Hollywood Reporter's* John DeFore said that "*Dingo 3* is okay, but could've been better if the humor's alright" and that "the film does a brilliant job at its action scenes and its several pop culture jokes." IGN gave the film a score of 7/10, and wrote: "*Dingo 3* retains the same comical hysteria of its predecessors with some action and more heart along the way."

### Box office

*Dingo 3* was a modest box office hit (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and grossed $124 million over its $82 million budget. Along with *Monday,* the film reached #1 at the box office in its opening weekend. As of April 2021, *Dingo 3* has become the highest-grossing Maracnese animated film of 2021 so far and the third highest-grossing film of 2021.

## Sequel

Director Alex Orrelle confirmed that there would be another Dingo film slated for 2024, which would be the fourth and final installment of the *Dingo* franchise. The film would have Dingo & his friends go to Paris after accidentially winning a dating show.