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Mexopolis (also known as Mexopolis Animation Studio) is an American-Mexican production company founded in 1994 by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua. [1] It produced the television series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, the film The Book of Life and most recently the limited series Maya and the Three. The company is currently located in Studio City, California.

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  1. "Home". mexopolis.com.