The Latin American Wiggles (officially known as Los Wiggles) are a Spanish-speaking franchise of The Wiggles created during the mid 2000s. The line-up is made up of Zoe Velez (Blue Wiggle), Fernando Moguel (Yellow Wiggle), Katty Villafuerte (Purple Wiggle) and Francisco Madrid (Red Wiggle).
The TV series they starred in originally aired on Disney Channel Latin America in 2006[1], but no official CDs or DVDs featuring the group were ever released. Select songs and film clips have appeared in mainline Australian Wiggles releases, often serving as the backing music to clips of animated Mariachi Wiggles; caricatures of the regular Wiggles dressed in sombreros and mustaches.
In 2018, Australia-based company Panita Productions acquired the rights to localize The Wiggles as Los Wiggles for Latin America[2], effectively reviving The Latin American Wiggles. Nothing from Panita Productions ever surfaced.
On May 22, 2021, Anthony Field announced on Twitter[3] and Instagram that international Wiggles content (Taiwanese and Latin American) will be making its way to The Wiggles' YouTube channel. A Spanish-language Play Time video starring Francisco and Zoe will be on the YouTube channel as well.
On June 7, 2021, The Wiggles Uploaded a video of Francisco and Zoe announcing that The Spanish Wiggles clips would be uploaded to the channel soon, followed by the Spanish music video of Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?).
On June 11, 2021, the first episode of The Latin American Wiggles Show was released on the official Wiggles YouTube channel, with songs never before released, such as the Spanish versions of Henry's Dance, Shaky Shaky and D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur). All episodes have been confirmed to be released and will be uploaded every 2 weeks (some episodes were delayed due to other projects), along with Spanish Play Time videos that will air on the first Monday of every month with the final episode being uploaded on July 8, 2022.
On September 17, 2021, Anthony Field announced on his Instagram story that The Latin American Wiggles' discography will be released on Spotify and possibly other music services at some point in the future.[4]
Songs
Original run (2006)
- Una Rana Fue a Caminar (Wiggly Animation)
- Cochesote Rojo
- Morenita en el Aro
- La Cubeta de Gotitas
- El Vuelo de las Mariposas (Wiggly Animation)
- ĀæPodrĆ”s (Apuntar Tus Dedos y Hacer el Twist?)
- Captain Feathersword
- El Captain Feathersword se DurmiĆ³ en el Barco Pirata
- Los Botones MƔgicos del CapitƔn
- Pan Crujiente Hecho con Miel
- Di Dicki Do Dum
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (Mi Dinosaurio Favorito)
- Dorothy (ĀæTe Invito a Bailar?)
- Dorothy the Dinosaur
- Fiesta de CumpleaƱos de Dorothy
- Has el Flap
- Copia al Buho
- Codo con Codo
- Cinco Patitos (Wiggly Animation)
- Cinco Canguritos
- Ensalada de Fruta
- Cancion de Georgia
- Listos Para Hacer el Wiggle
- Vamos Captain Feathersword, Vamos!
- ĀæAdivina quĆ© Es? (Wiggly Animation)
- Gulp Gulp (Wiggly Animation)
- Haru Ga Kita (Wiggly Animation)
- Gorra en mi Cabeza
- Que Tengas un Feliz CumpleaƱos Capitana
- DiversiĆ³n en la Playa
- Cabeza, Hombros, Rodillas y Pies
- Henry the Octopus
- La Banda Submarina de Henry (Wiggly Animation)
- El Baile de Henry
- AquĆ Viene un Oso
- Je, Je, Je El Baile del Pirata
- Hoop Dee Doo
- Papa Caliente
- Soy una Vaca (Wiggly Animation)
- Soy BailarĆn
- Yo Puedo Hacer Tantas Cosas
- Subo Diez Escalones (Wiggly Animation)
- Me Veo en el Espejo
- Me Encanta que Llueva
- Me Pongo la Chaqueta
- LucĆa usa un Martillo
- Vamonos (Estamos Paseando en el Coche Rojo)
- Ā”Luces, CĆ”mara, AcciĆ³n, Wiggles!
- Hormiguita Cafe (Wiggly Animation)
- Marchando
- Fito el Gatito
- Trapeando
- Muevete Como un Emu
- Mueve los Brazos como Henry
- El Juego del Nombre
- Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
- Nuestro Barco se Sacude por el Mar
- Toca tu Guitarra con Francisco
- Ponis
- Trenecitos
- Mece a tu Osito
- Romp Bomp A Stomp
- Navegando Alrededor del Mundo (theme song)
- Sanctissima
- Shaky Shaky
- PerdĆ³name
- Sydney Barcarolle
- Vamos a Pasear al Mar
- Los Cuatro Regalos
- El Gitano Andante (Wiggly Animation)
- El Baile del Chango
- Bip, Bip, el Cochesote Rojo
- Arca Del TĆo NoĆ© (Wiggly Animation)
- Sopa de Verduras (Wiggly Animation)
- Wags the Dog
- Ā”Despierta Katty!
- Camina
- Saluda a Wags
- Nos Gusta Saludar
- Estamos Jugando Unga Broma al CapitƔn
- Siempre Que Oigo Esta MĆŗsica
- Wiggly Fiesta
- Aire, Lluvia y el Mar
- Bostezar Bostezar Bostezar
Unused Songs
- Bing Bang Bong (Es la Cancion de un Pirata)
- Soplame
- Ven a Brincar
- La Fiesta Para Bailar de Dorothy
- Disfrazandome
- Ve Santa Ve
- Un Gran Hombre Vestido de Rojo
- Sombreros
- Numeros
- Oh es el CapitƔn Feathersword
- Rodando Hacia Abajo en la Loma Arena
- Corriendo Hacia Arriba de la Loma de Arena
- Navegando Alrededor del Mundo (full song)
- Mio Caro Canguro
- Estamos Bailando con el Perro Wags
- En Donde Esta el Pulgar?
- Donde Esta Katty?
Revival (2021)
Cast
The Wiggles
- Fernando Moguel Jr. as Fernando Wiggle
- Zoe Velez as Zoe Wiggle
- Frank Madrid as Francisco Wiggle
- Katty Villafuerte as Katty Wiggle
The Wiggly Friends
- John Martin as Captain Feathersword
- Mario Martinez-Diaz as the voice of Henry the Octopus
- Jennifer Taipari as the voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur
- Frank Madrid as the voice of Wags the Dog
- Sam Moran as Professor Singalottasonga
- Fernando Moguel Sr. as various characters
The Wiggly Dancers
Trivia
- Some of the Latin American Wiggles have worked for the original Australian Wiggles. Fernando Jorge Moguel and his family met The Wiggles on tour with Barney's Musical Castle, after which they collaborated a few times over the following years. Katty Villafuerte and Zoe Velez were Wiggly dancers in 2005-2006, and Zoe was an occasional English voice artist for Dorothy during this time as well, most prominently in Racing to the Rainbow. Fernando was also a Wiggly dancer for a time in 2007-2008, and Francisco was a Wiggly Dancer during the Live! Hot Potatoes! tour and later went on to play the dance instructor for Emma! (TV Series 2).
- Sam Moran performs most of the backing vocals, with Brett Clarke also occasionally performing lower notes (such as in D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)).
- According to Sam, the group re-recorded about "two or three albums worth" of songs for the project.
- From 2009 to 2011, a show called Dos y Dos aired on the American Spanish-language cable network Sopresa!. It starred characters who wore the same colours as the Wiggles singing songs in both Spanish and English. Whether the similarities to the Latin American Wiggles were intentional or not has yet to be confirmed.
- When uploaded to YouTube, the episodes were originally given names. However, around the time when Episodio 7 released, the titles were edited to just say "Episodio (insert episode number)'".
- Episodio 2, according to an end card from the master disc from The Wiggles Archives, was originally titled "Dorothy's Birthday Party". This is also the only episode of the Latin American Wiggles TV Series to have a completion date (12/12/2005).
- If you listen to the vocals carefully, youāll notice that unlike the Australian and Taiwanese wiggles, they copied either Fernando or Zoe's vocal recordings for the same lyrics, instead of them singing the same lyrics again. Some examples:
- In numerous episodes, multiple lines were dubbed overdubbed by unknown voice actors.
Gallery
References
- ā https://web.archive.org/web/20061026105911/http://www.disneylatino.com:80/DisneyChannel/Programas/show_479.html
- ā https://kidscreen.com/2018/02/09/latam-focused-panita-productions-opens-shop-with-los-wiggles/
- ā https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1396253413369810947
- ā https://www.instagram.com/p/CT77OxSPw-v/
