Trivia / Victor and Valentino

• Acting for Two:
  • Christian Lanz voices Huehue, Achi, and Tez.
  • Cristina Milizia voices Charlene, Reynalda, and Isabella.
• Actor Allusion: Javier, the Rufio-esque leader of the Skate Park kids, is voiced by Dante Basco.
• Actor-Inspired Element: Jason Hightower is apparently quite a goofy guy in real life according to his Star Wars Resistance castmates, which makes his role as Don Jalapeño here fitting.
• Adored by the Network: The show gets a good amount of promotion, a great premiere slot on Saturday mornings, and has episodes available in both English and Spanish on the CN app. Also, on October 31, 2019, an all-day marathon of the show aired to celebrate Halloween, as well as the first day of Día de Muertos. On May 5, 2020, an all-day marathon aired to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
• The Danza: In the Latin American Spanish dub, Xochitl Ugarte voices Xochi Jalapeño. Likewise, Víctor Ugarte voices Victor in a few loops.
• Cowboy BeBop at His Computer: Digital synopses for "Xochi's Garden" describe it as so: "When Vic and Val accidentally bring a fungus into Xochi's garden, they have to find a way to stop the monstrous plant it creates." The actual plot is about Vic and Val discovering Xochi has the power to control plants. Though this may be a Bait-and-Switch synopsis to prevent spoilers.
• Descended Creator: Victor is voiced by series creator Diego Molano.
• He Also Did: Writer Spencer Rothbell also worked on Clarence.
  • Writer Casey Alexander also worked on Spongebob Squarepants and Uncle Grandpa.
• Missing Episode: "Rival Stands" is supposed to be part of season 1, but never aired for some reason.
• Multiple Languages, Same Voice Actor: Diego Molano voices Victor in English and Spanish, through only from episodes 1 to 19 in the Mexican dub, from then he is voiced by Diego Becerril instead.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Valentino was voiced by Rico Rodriguez in the pilot, and voiced by Sean-Ryan Petersen in the official series.
  • Production wise, voice director Wes Gleason worked on the pilot while Colette Sunderman directs the series proper.
  • Grandma Chata is played by Carla Tassara in the pilot, but was replaced by Laura Patalano for the series.
• Out of Order: "Operation Mariachi" had Valentino still friends with Isabella, but it premiered the day after "Star Child", in which he breaks up with Isabella for being a Tzitzimime.
• Production Posse: From fellow Latin America-based show Elena of Avalor, we have Christian Lanz (Esteban, Achi/HueHue/Tez), Carla Tassara (Prof. Ochoa, Chata (in the pilot only)), Tony Plana (Qapa, El Pintor), and Jorge Gutiérrez (El Guerrero, Sal).
• Screwed by the Network:
  • After being something of a network darling, the network seems to have turned on the show. The second season wasn't advertised much outside of promos for the New Saturdays block, and several of its rerun slots were filled with Craig of the Creek, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, and Teen Titans Go!, leaving the series with only a paltry 30 minutes of airtime a week by July 2020. The second season hasn't even been put On Demand and there were very little reruns afterwards. This did get rectified a bit when the third season aired in 2021 in a Saturday morning timeslot with repeats Tuesdays at Primetime.
  • In August 2022, not only was the series pulled from HBO Max, but was outright cancelled despite the crew’s intent of having a fourth season.
• Similarly Named Works:
  • Vampirina also has an episode called "Cuddle Monster".
  • The Loud House also has an episode called "Ghosted" .
• What Could Have Been:
  • At 1:06:20 in this podcast, Diego Molano mentioned that he was not meant to be the original voice for Victor, but because he had a specific voice in mind for the character, he would up doing the voice himself.
  • According to Zach Bellisimo, the character of Toni from Los Perdidos was originally meant to be a boy before being retooled into being a girl.
  • In an interview for Animation Magazine, Diego Molano goes over plans for a fourth season, including Vic and Val struggling with new powers, and a climactic battle against the Tzitzimimes. There were also plans for a spin-off centering on Charlene and her Lonely Hearts Club.
• Write Who You Know: Diego Molano mentioned how he based Victor and Valentino on himself. Specifically, Victor is a reflection of him when he was a kid who thought he knew everything, while Valentino is based on himself when he was older and smarter. Likewise, Grandma Chata is based on his own grandmother.

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