Jorge R. Gutierrez, born in Mexico City and raised in Tijuana, is a Mexican animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actor currently based in LA. He co-created with wife and muse Sandra Equihua the multi-Emmy Award Winning Nickelodeon animated series EL TIGRE: THE ADVENTURES OF MANNY RIVERA and the multi-Emmy Award Winning limited series, MAYA AND THE THREE for Netflix Animation. In features, Gutierrez co-wrote and directed THE BOOK OF LIFE which was produced by Guillermo del Toro for 20th Century. The film stars Diego Luna, Zoe Saldaña, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Kate del Castillo and Channing Tatum. Gutierrez is currently developing the SPEEDY GONZALES movie for WB.