''Marcelino Pan y Vino'' is an international co-produced animated television series. It was released as in Japan. In 2000, VIP Toons (Spain), PMMP and

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(France), and

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(Japan), in association with

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(Italy), and

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(Mexico), created the first television series adaptation of the 1953 story ''Marcelino Bread and Wine'' by

José María Sánchez-Silva José María Sánchez-Silva y García-Morales (11 November 1911 – 13 January 2002) was a Spanish writer. He received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1968 for his contribution to children's literature. He is best known for his novel ''Marcel ...

, that had a film adaptation in 1955 as ''

Miracle of Marcelino ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (, "Marcelino, bread and wine") is a 1955 Spanish film written by José Maria Sanchez-Silva, based on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. It starred Rafael Rivelles, Juan Calvo (who also starred together as Don ...

''. The first 26-episode run (2000-2001) was translated into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Portuguese, and Italian, and became a success across Europe. An additional 26 episodes were made in 2004 and aired in Germany in 2006.

Characters

Protagonists

*Marcelino - the main

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of the series. *Candela *Shadow *Leo *Gizella

Antagonists

*Duke Arthur Mostro - the main

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