"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 [...]."
- Whenever things get bad in a story, Siesta shouts "Nightmare!"
- 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: Subverted. Nicasio Sangurima (from Los Sangurimas, by José de la Cuadra) is portrayed as a big sentient tree (without the "wise" part).