Wouldn’t it be nice to finally have a show in America where the Filipino culture is in the forefront? For the creators of the Minny Pacquiao cartoon, they hope to make that happen soon.
The Youtube comedy sketch show Minny Pacquiao, a show about Manny Pacquiao’s shortest biggest fan is on its way to becoming a cartoon thanks to a group of Filipinos that are dedicated to prove that a show based on Filipino culture can be widely accepted.
It’s certainly not far fetched to expect that since one of the more popular cartoons in America is Diego and Dora, who are both based on children with Hispanic ancestry. Actually both characters even speak some Spanish on the cartoon. Can you imagine American children saying,”Ayos!!” instead of “Activate” which they do when watching Diego.
Actually, it can even be the Filipino version of the Simpsons. Remember, the Simpsons started as part of the Tracy Ullman show, where a few snippet of the cartoon would be shown in between scenes.
Why not show snippets of it, in between Pacquiao’s sitcom or better yet during the 24/7 to promote his fight. In fact the cast of the show had already been invited to cover one of Top Rank’s events.
The creators of the show even envisions the character Minny Pacquiao as a tool to promote Manny even more to the masses.
Why not? Minny Pacquiao can be like Lil Penny was for Penny Hardaway or Mars Blackmon was for Jordan. Can you imagine having commercial with a Pinoy flavor becoming a classic and being remembered by people worldwide? I could and it’s about time.
Read an excerpt of my interview with the star of the show Erick Esteban below:
OS: how did you get the idea of turning your show into a cartoon?
EE: Tim Saguinsin of Ricecooker Studios sent me an email with a cartoon of Minny Pacquiao in it and I almost fainted. True Story.
OS: What is the cartoon about and why should people watch it?
EE: Minny Pacquiao is a FIL-AM character that is trying to capture the “American Filipino Experience” and our goal as a production is to educate while we entertain. So we want to showcase the beauty of our Filipino culture and heritage through the wide eyes of Minny Pacquiao and as a cartoon the possibilities are endless.
OS: What can people expect from the cartoon and when can people expect to watch full episodes?
EE: Cartoons take money lots of money and time. We have very little of either. So we are in search of Fil-Am and Filipino investors alike. The faster we can get someone to help us produce the episodes the faster you’ll get to see them.
