Alex Rey’s MiraChechu Productions has partnered with Películas Pendelton, the high-profile production company founded by Javier Fesser and Luis Manso (“Champions,” “Championext”), to produce “Sábado Sabadete” (“Saturday Sabadete”), a standout adult animation series pitching this week at Iberseries & Platino Industria 2025.
For Películas Pendelton, best known for box office smashes and family crowd-pleasers, the move signals a sharp turn into adult animation, adding heavyweight backing to Rey’s irreverent vision.
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“Saturday Sabadete” follows Sabadete, a giant pink axolotl who ruled Spanish TV in the 1980s by humiliating his sidekick Mostachón.
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