Captain Avispa

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Captain Avispa
Theatrical release poster
Capitán Avispa
Jean Gabriel GuerraJonnathan Melendez
Gustavo LopezMiguel Yarull
"Las Avispas"by Juan Luis Guerra
Amarilys GermánJuan Luis Guerra
Luis Fonsi
Geu Florentino Gómez
Juan Luis Guerra
Guerra Toons
Caribbean Films Distribution
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April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01) (Santo Domingo)
April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04) (Dominican Republic)
96 minutes
Dominican Republic
Spanish
RD$128.5 million

Captain Avispa (Spanish: Capitán Avispa) is a 2024 Dominican animated superhero film directed by Jean Gabriel Guerra and Jonnathan Melendez (in their directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Miguel Yarull and Gustavo López, based on an idea by Juan Luis Guerra inspired by his own song "Las Avispas". It was the highest-grossing film of 2024 in the Dominican Republic. It is considered the most expensive Dominican film ever produced, based on its reported production budget.

Superhero Captain Avispa is charged with protecting Avispatrópolis and the Honey Kingdom. However, when his evil arch-enemy, the hornet Jacques Puasón, hatches a plan to take over the colonies, Captain Avispa must fight him while upholding his values.

The actors participating in this film are:

• Luis Fonsi as Captain Avispa
• Joy Huerta as Honey Bee
• Juanes as Sergeant Picadura
• Karen Martínez as Ximena Colmena
• José Guillermo Cortines as Jacques Puasón / Bobby Flashington / Máximo Waxon / DJ
• Adalgisa Pantaleon as Queen Ada
• Roger Zayas as Mayor Panales
• Amelia Vega as Polibya Néctar
• Bianca García as Aki Teriyaki
• Héctor Aníbal as Mínimo Waxon
• Edwin Sánchez as Bombo Peluca
• Juan Luis Guerra as Leo Vespa / Juan Miel Guerra
• Paulina Guerra as Worker Bee

In 2019, Juan Luis Guerra announced his foray into filmmaking as a producer with the development of an animated feature. The film was produced remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It required 600 hours of sound mixing.

Captain Avispa had its world premiere on April 1, 2024, at the Downtown Center in Santo Domingo, followed by a wide national theatrical release on April 4.

In its opening weekend, it attracted 26,800 viewers, becoming the fifth-best opening for an animated film in the Dominican Republic, and ending its first week with more than 30,000 viewers.

The film attracted a total of 150,976 viewers throughout its theatrical run in Dominican theaters. It was the highest-grossing dominican film of 2024 with RD$46.8 million. In its opening week in Colombia, it grossed $46,750, ranking as the 6th highest-grossing film of the week. Over its first five weeks, it eventually earned more than $95,000.

Award / Festival	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref.
25 March 2025	Best Film - Drama	Juan Luis Guerra	Nominated
27 April 2025	Best Animated Film	Captain Avispa	Nominated

In September 2024, during an interview with Diario Libre, producer Juan Luis Guerra confirmed that he is working on a sequel: "We are trying to have a second part and, above all, develop that industry (animation) here in the Dominican Republic."

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• Captain Avispa at IMDb