He combines a build stylised look, an animation style that merges 2D, 3D, and stop motion, but colour is his passion. The director’s love of colour is what sets him apart from other animators. Gutiérrez reflects: “Having gone through all the ruins as a kid you're told, literally, these crumbled buildings and these stones on the floor, they used to be colourful and high and full of people and full of colour, and you never see them. The series is a callback to his childhood. Colour us impressedĭirector Jorge Gutiérrez loves using as much colour as possible in his animation (concept art by Paul Sullivan) (Image credit: Netflix) Maya and the Three is a nine episode series – or as the director prefers, three epic movies – that delves into the myths of his own Mexican culture, and brings the style and design of Mesoamerica and Caribbean culture to the screen in a vibrant, fantastical way we’ve not seen before. The Black Panther comparison begins to make sense the more Gutiérrez talks.
And so that became the fuel of making something like this.”
And I guess our stories aren't meant to be told’. So then we started, we asked, ‘why doesn't the camera go south?’ Why doesn't the camera go to these countries?’ And at some point as a kid, you start watching this stuff, and you go, ‘well, if the people who are the heroes don’t look like us then I guess we're not meant to be heroes. “There are things that are in every myth all over the world. Inspired by ancient legends, as well as Clash of the Titans and Wizard of Oz, Gutiérrez is keen to transfer these universal myths into something more personal.
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