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31 Minutos’ Calurosa Navidad Debuts on Prime Video With Julieta Venegas

The Chilean puppet-news franchise reframes the holiday with a warm, Latin American take on Christmas.

Overview

  • The feature-length special is now streaming internationally on Prime Video, with outlets reporting availability in more than 240 countries and territories.
  • Set in Titirilquén, the story follows a heat wave that threatens Christmas as Juan Carlos Bodoque heads to the North Pole and the rest of the team stages a local celebration.
  • Creators Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano describe the film as a deliberate return to audiovisual storytelling inspired by the rise of streaming platforms.
  • Mexican singer Julieta Venegas makes a guest appearance performing a rendition of Mi muñeca me habló, a moment widely shared and praised on social media.
  • The world premiere at Santiago’s Matucana 100 included what event coverage reported as a Guinness record for the most puppets on a red carpet.