Western Animation / Siesta Z

"I'm not asleep, I'm the main character of quests and adventures!"

—Opening song

Siesta is a girl who suffers from narcolepsy and, as a result, is constantly sleeping. The dreams she has are of various renowned stories. The show is directed by Fernando Salem, Sebastian Mignogna and Maria Antolini; and produced by El Perro en la Luna.

Siesta Z includes examples of:

• Adapted Out: Curly, from The Call of the Wild.
• Asleep in Class: In one part of the opening sequence, Siesta is in a classroom, implying that she also falls asleep in class.
• Catchphrase:
  • Whenever things get bad in a story, Siesta shouts "Nightmare!"
    • Sometimes, "double nightmare", "triple nightmare" and "super nightmare".
  • When a character dies or something terrible happens to them, she says "Poor [...]."
• Composite Character: Hal, Charles and Mercedes (from The Call of the Wild) are merged into the "Man in Red".
• Creator Cameo: At the end of every episode, the author of the story Siesta is dreaming of appears and exchanges a few lines with her. There's even an avatar for the anonymous authors of ancient stories.
• Dies Differently in Adaptation: Spitz in The Call of the Wild. Here, he dies along with the Man in Red.
• Finish Dialogue in Unison: In Oedipus the King.
  Oedipus: To be free of the tragedy of Thebes, we must-
  [Split Screen with Oedipus and Siesta]
  Oedipus & Siesta: -find Laius' killer!
• Funny Animal:
  • Polonius (from Hamlet) is portrayed as a pink anthropomorphic mouse. Though he speaks in squeaks, Claudius understands him.
  • The characters of Macbeth are portrayed as anthropomorphic cats.
• Meaningful Name: "Siesta" means "nap".
• My God, What Have I Done?: Daedalus at the end of The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus.
  "Now I get it. All of this has been my fault."
• Plant Person: The characters of A la Costa (by Luis Martínez) are depicted as anthropomorphic cacti.
• Record Needle Scratch: In Macbeth, during Macbeth and Siesta's conversation with king Duncan.
  Duncan: Macbeth, we have received news of your success fighting the rebels. I am dumbstruck.
  [record scratch, followed by Chirping Crickets]
• Science Fantasy: Episodes of ancient stories (i.e. David and Goliath and The Iliad) include futuristic elements (Ray Guns, Hover Boards, etc.), but keep the mythological elements of the original versions.
• Sweet Tooth: Siesta absolutely loves sweets.
• Talking Animal: Mephistopheles (from Faust) is portrayed as a gray poodle dog, with red eyes and a mark on one eye, who barks and howls occasionally.
• Wise Tree: Nicasio Sangurima (from Los Sangurimas, by José de la Cuadra) is portrayed as a big sentient tree (without the "wise" part).