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Summary
Wide-eyed Julián is about to spend the summer with a grandmother he barely knows. He is amazed to discover her treasure-trove apartment, his own Caribbean heritage and the lively Brooklyn community he is surrounded by. But most surprising of all, Julián discovers that he is, in fact, a mermaid!
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 75GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 746 ratings3.7/5
Running time
1 h 25 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8985Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Released
2026
June 23, 2026
This year
Genres
AnimationFamilyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Denmark
Ireland
Luxembourg
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Knyght Darius JackJulián (voice)
Milcania Diaz-RojasAbuela (voice)- ZGZariah Georgia EllisKiki (voice)
- ESEmma SoYeslyn (voice)
- ASAvery Star Pryce TibayanAmanda (voice)
Kim RobertsAnabel (voice)
Stephanie HerreraGraciela (voice)
Yanna McIntoshEvelyn (voice)
Manuel Rodriguez-SaenzFran (voice)
Naomi DíazYemayá (voice)
Lisa-Kaindé DiazYemayá (voice)
Directing · 3
- Louise Bagnall Director
- Guillaume Lorin Co-Director
- Mark Mullery Co-Director
Writing · 2
- Juliany Taveras Screenplay
- Jessica Love Book
Production · 18
- Zoe Saldaña Executive Producer
- David Yates Executive Producer
- Cisely Saldaña Executive Producer
- Mariel Saldaña Executive Producer
- Hannah Goodier Executive Producer
- Yvonne Walcott-Yates Executive Producer
Editing · 3
- Richie Cody Editor
- Owen Peters Editor
- Andrew Del Monte Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound · 3
- La-Nai Gabriel Original Music Composer
- Stefana Fratila Sound Editor
- Cody Partridge Music Supervisor
Art · 1
- Áine Mc Guinness Production Design
Visual Effects · 2
- Emilie Bach Character Designer
- Maria Madelaire Forná Character Designer
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