Biography
Jorge R. Gutierrez (born January 25, 1975) is a Mexican animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actor. He co-created (with wife, Sandra Equihua) the Annie and Emmy Award-winning Nicktoon El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, co-wrote and directed the Annie Award-winning The Book of Life, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, wrote and directed the Annie and Emmy nominated Son of Jaguar VR short for Google, and wrote and directed the Annie and Em...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Bad Guys 2
2025
as (voice)
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, mast...

The Casagrandes Movie
2024
as Felipe the Street Vendor (voice)
On a birthday trip to Mexico, 12-year-old Ronnie Anne accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain and needs her family's help to set things rig...

The Ten Commandments of Banquet Serving
2023
Thanks
Jim, a banquet server at a banquet hall in new Hampshire, tries to follow the "Ten Commandments of Banquet Serving" to make it through a hectic weddin...

Pencils vs Pixels
2023
as Self
A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn an...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the S...

Lucky Brave's Sunshine
2023
Executive Producer
A young space cowboy named Lucky is on a mission to save his dying civilization by finding the mysterious creature known as a "Sunshine."

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022
as Self
As one of the most successful independent comic book creators, Mignola has inspired generations of writers and artists. This feature-length documentar...

Son of Jaguar
2017
In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part ...

Son of Jaguar
2017
Writer, Director
In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part ...

Wicked Flying Monkeys
2015
Story, Screenplay, Character Designer
Ozzy is an enthusiastic and friendly flying monkey, son of the legendary Goliath, the brave warrior. They serve Evilene - the wicked witch - just as t...

The Adventures of Chuy
2015
as The Butcher
Chuy the pig defends the resident animals from the relentless dog catcher, only to be caught by the butcher.

The Adventures of Chuy
2015
Director
Chuy the pig defends the resident animals from the relentless dog catcher, only to be caught by the butcher.

The Book of Life
2014
as Skeleton Carmelo (voice)
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path t...

The Book of Life
2014
Director, Writer, Additional Music
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path t...

Carmen Got Expelled!
2010
Director, Character Designer, Creator
Carmen Got Expelled! was a television series pitched to Disney Television Animation in 2010 that only remained as a pilot episode consisting of a full...

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008
as Himself
A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation.

Hand-Drawn: Documentary
N/A
as Self
An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes b...

I, Chihuahua
N/A
The ultimate underdog tale of Chacho—a scrappy masked Luchador Chihuahua, who embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey around the world to fig...

I, Chihuahua
N/A
Director, Screenplay
The ultimate underdog tale of Chacho—a scrappy masked Luchador Chihuahua, who embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey around the world to fig...

Kung Fu Space Punch
N/A
Director
Johnny Holliday, a charming American biker space outlaw, leads a motley wild bunch of rebel bandits in a collision course with legendary villain Kathu...
La Venganza Rodríguez
N/A
Director
When tragedy strikes her wrestling family, 18-year-old Leonora Rodríguez must step into the ring to honor their legacy and avenge their defeat. Armed ...