Pirates in Callao (Spanish: Piratas en el Callao) is a 2005 Peruvian CGI science fantasy animated film directed by Eduardo Schuldt based on the children's book of the same name written by Hernán Garrido Lecca. It tells the story of Alberto, a Peruvian kid who gets lost during a school trip to the Real Felipe Fortress in the seaport of Callao. Nine-year-old Alberto falls through a hole and travels back in time to the 17th century, when the port is about to be attacked by a group of Dutch pirates led by Jacques L'Hermite. There, he meets other children who have also traveled back in time, and together they fight and defeat L'Hermite. The film is notable for being one of the first computer-animated film made in Latin America.

Pirates in Callao
Directed byEduardo Schuldt
Screenplay byHernán Garrido Lecca
Pipo Gallo
Based onPirates in Callao
by Hernán Garrido Lecca
Produced byHernán Garrido Lecca
Jaime Carbajal
José Antonio Chang
Shirley Svensson
StarringDiego Bertie
Stephanie Cayo
Salvador del Solar
Alberto Ísola
Gonzalo Torres
Edited byAlan Brain
Music byDiego Rivera
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Production
company
Alpamayo Entertainment
Distributed byUnited International Pictures (Peru)
Release dates
  • 24 February 2005 (2005-02-24) (Peru)
  • 28 October 2005 (2005-10-28) (U.S.)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish
Budget$500,000 (estimated)[citation needed]

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