Jorge Gutierrez (animator)

Jorge R. Gutiérrez
Gutierrez at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	January 1975 (age 42) Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Animator, painter, writer, director
Years active	1998–present
Known for	El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera The Book of Life
Spouse(s)	Sandra Equihua
Website	http://www.super-macho.com/

Jorge R. Gutiérrez (born January 1975) is a Mexican animator, painter, writer and director who created the multiple Annie Award- and Emmy Award-winning animated television series, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera for Nickelodeon, and directed The Book of Life, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Born in Mexico City and raised in Tijuana, Gutierrez has completed various films, cartoons, illustrations and paintings exploring his love of Mexican pop and folk culture.

Gutierrez attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he received his BFA & MFA in Experimental Animation under Jules Engel. There he created the 3D short Carmelo, which won the 2001 Student Emmy Award in animation and was screened at various festivals around the world, including Kodak's Emerging Filmmakers Program at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. In 2000, Gutierrez worked under animation legend Maurice Noble, for the art direction of Chuck Jones' Timberwolf for Warner Bros. In 2001, he began creating Jorge Gutierrez' El Macho, an animated web series for Sony Pictures.

Gutierrez has also done character design on many animated series including Nickelodeon's ChalkZone, as well as WB's ¡Mucha Lucha!, and Disney's The Buzz on Maggie for which he was nominated for a 2006 Annie Award in character design. As a writer, he's worked on Scholastic's Maya & Miguel as well as Disney's Brandy & Mr. Whiskers.