Los Casagrande is an animated series that follows Ronnie Anne, members of a loving Mexican-American family (Credit: Nickelodeon)
(CNN Spanish) -
Mamá Lupe comes to the animated series "Los Casagrande" in the voice of Mexican actress Angélica Aragón.
This series follows Ronnie Anne Santiago, an 11-year-old girl who moves to the big city with her mother and older brother to live with her Mexican-American family.
“The family for me, as for Mama Lupe, is the main reference, the family is what establishes the identity of the person, what their origins are and I firmly believe that we must be well founded on our origins and thus conquer the world whole ”, assures Aragón.
The Mexican actress Angélica Aragón gives voice to Mamá Lupe, the great-grandmother in the “Los Casagrande” clan who refuses to lose her traditions.
She is a fan of fighting and has a parakeet as a pet.
(Courtesy Nickelodeon)
The family, the most important
“On my mother's side we are 10 people and my father had 24 siblings.
A huge and united family, dedicated to the land, but we are always in communication, we are always celebrating the life and work of my father as well as our ancestors, instilling in the children that knowledge of who they are and who the ancestors were ”, Add.
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What do you think is the importance of having an animated series about a Mexican family that lives in the US and having someone like Mamá Lupe?
Angélica Aragón
“It seems very important to me because we must recognize our differences and appreciate them.
It is necessary to know well the cultural identity of each one of the inheritances that one receives in order to be able to integrate into a multicultural culture such as the American one ”.
According to Angélica Aragón, "Los Casagrande" highlights the culture, humor and love of a Mexican American family.
(Courtesy Nickelodeon)
Mama Lupe, rooted in her traditions
But who is Mama Lupe?
Aragón, who has participated in Mexican soap operas such as “Vivir un poco” and “Mirada de Mujer”, assures that Mamá Lupe seeks not to lose Mexican traditions ”:“ She is the great-grandmother of a very large family that lives in two countries, Mexico and the US, and that it shares two cultures ”.
“It is deeply rooted in its Mexican traditions such as music and of course food.
She has a parakeet as a pet.
She is a woman who has fun watching wrestling, it is her great hobby, which is so colorful and folkloric ”, she adds.
Animated characters have personality
For the actress, bringing animated characters to life is not new.
Before she gave voice to grandmother Tala, in the Disney film, "Moana", and assures that it is fun to give personality to a cartoon: "It is very nice because finally the personality of the character is what determines the tone, voice and. rhythm ".
“It is different to create a character in the mind.
In this case, the character already exists, one has to see how to approach it, see how it will get inside the skin.
Some time ago I did the voice for a character in an animated film and I saw that the public identified me as Moana's grandmother, the Disney character, ”he adds.
In both the US and Latin America, "Los Casagrande" is broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel.
Check with your local cable company for the time and day of transmission.
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