Turu, the Wacky Hen

Turu, the Wacky Hen (Spanish: La gallina Turuleca) is a 2019 animated film directed by Eduardo Gondell and Víctor Monigote.^[5][6] The title comes from the popular children's song La gallina Turuleca, itself a Spanish version of the song A galinha magricela by Brazilian songwriter Edgard Poças, and popularized by Los Payasos de la Tele. The film had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on 21 September 2019,^[7] and was theatrically released in Spain on 1 January 2020 by Filmax and in Argentina on 14 July 2022 by Buena Vista International.^[3] It received mixed reviews, but won Best Animated Film at the 35th Goya Awards and 8th Platino Awards.^[8][9]

Turu, the Wacky Hen
Film poster
Directed by	Eduardo Gondell Víctor Monigote
Screenplay by	Eduardo Gondell Juan Pablo Buscarini Pablo Bossi[1]
Based on	La Gallina Turuleca by Los Payasos de la Tele
Produced by	Carlos Fernández Cristina Zumárraga Pablo Bossi Laura Fernández Brites
Cinematography	Alejandro Valente
Music by	Sergio Moure
Production companies	Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. Brown Films AIE Gloriamundi Producciones In Post We Trust Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA) Mediabyte Pampa Films Produccions A Fonsagrada Tandem Films
Distributed by	Filmax (Spain)[2] Buena Vista International (Argentina)[3]
Release dates	21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) (SSIFF) 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) (Spain)
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	Spain Argentina
Language	Spanish
Box office	$1.3 million[4]

Premise

A hen named Turuleca unable to lay eggs finds her life changed when she is sold to an old lady, who discovers the hen can sing.

Voice cast

• Eva Hache as Turuleca
• José Mota as Armando Tramas
• Ana Ángeles as Isabel
• Álvaro de Juana Pecos as Matías
• Paula Coria Portilla as Lucía
• Alejandro García as Antonio
• Lorenzo Beteta as Rudy
• Eva Lorenzo as Nurse

Release

Turu, the Wacky Hen had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain on 21 September 2019,^[7] and premiered in Argentina at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival on 10 November 2019. It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 January 2020 by Filmax and it was theatrically released in Argentina on 14 July 2022 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the Star Distribution label.^[3] The film had a worldwide gross of $1,360,825.^[4]

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics,^[10] but won Best Animated Film at the 35th Goya Awards– as the only nominated film^[8] – and 8th Platino Awards.