EL AMERICANO: THE MOVIE New Trailer Enjoy the new EL AMERICANO: THE MOVIE trailer! The film, directed by Ricardo Arnaiz, Mike Kunkel and Raul Garcia (animation director), stars the voice talents of Edward James Olmos, Rico Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Kate del Castillo, Aleks Syntek, Erik Estrada, Paul Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, and Lisa Kudrow. EL AMERICANO: THE MOVIE will be released in theaters on August 28. Cuco is a Mexican boy parrot that would rather imitate the crazy stunts of his TV super-parrot hero, El Americano, than help with his chores at the family bird circus. Yet when a gang of bully birds threatens his ringmaster father and takes over the circus, Cuco sets off on a hilarious and perilous journey to Hollywood to enlist his hero in his fight, only to discover the true hero within himself.