Juana la Iguana

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Juana la Iguana
Juana la Iguana character
First appearance1996
Created byTania Gilinski, Amanda Quijano, Anita Katz
Voiced byFlorencia Grillet, Giset Blanco
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GenderFemale

Juana la Iguana is a fictional character, originally from the Spanish-language children's television series of the same name, which debuted in 1996 on home video. [1] The Juana la Iguana TV show later aired on the following networks: Venevision (Venezuela), Telemicro (Dominican Republic), Televicentro (Puerto Rico), [2] Televisa (Mexico), Televicentro (Honduras) Canal 5, Telemundo (US), Ecuavisa (Ecuador), Red Uno de Bolivia, and Canal 13 (Colombia).

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Origin and development

The original concept for Juana la Iguana was created in the 1990s by Colombian creator Tania Gilinski-Seidl. [3] Living in Venezuela, Gilinski-Seidl then brought together her partners Amanda Quijano and Anita Katz and formed Juana Producciones to create a series of home videos for the Venezuelan market. [1] After gaining wide distribution for the original videos in Venezuela, Iguana Producciones would go on to produce the TV series. [3]

The new Juana la Iguana

In 2015, it was announced that Juana la Iguana would be coming back as an animated character in new mobile applications for children. [4] The first such game has been well received in many countries.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lopez, Lisa (October 27, 1996). "EL MUNDO DE 'JUANA', LA IGUANA" (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  2. ""Juana, la iguana" llega para los pequeños" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. May 18, 2002.
  3. 1 2 "HABIA UNA VEZ UNA IGUANA..." (in Spanish). Semana. November 3, 1997.
  4. Dahlgberg, Nancy (April 26, 2015). "Lovable Juana la Iguana stars in apps for kids". Miami Herald.