An adventurous pre-teen Mexican parrot born into an all-bird circus family (the Whistles Circus). Cuco takes his every day life at the circus for granted and instead of listening to his father, Cuco would rather watch his favorite TV show from the United States, El Americano: the adventures of a super parrot. when Cuco ventures north to Hollywood in search of his hero, he will learn how to be a hero himself

Paquito is a yellow canary and Cuco's best friend. He's noble, kind and responsible and serves as Cuco's conscience. He doesn't speak, but Cuco understands his various emotional whistles and interprets for the rest of the circus crew.

Gayo is Cuco's father and the ringmaster of the Whistles Family Circus. A traditional Mexican father, Gayo is strict with his son and a defender of the bird circus traditions; although the senior parrot is happiest when his son's passion for change allows for the father and son to work together.

Cuco's mother and also works as the Great Divino's magic assistant. With her kind words and a loving touch, Lori helps and keep things moving smoothly both behind the scenes at the circus and also at home. When all seems lost, her smile gives hope to Gayo that all will be okay in the end. Her faith and emotional strength counters any hotheaded brashness thrown her way.

A former movie star from the Hollywood scene, Lucille is now in charge of the San Diego Zoo bird sanctuary and she is a key player in Cuco's journey. Her head strong, "make it happen"  personality has earned her the respect of all the birds at the zoo, and stolen many hearts in Hollywood.

A nervous, tall and gangly Stork, Garcia is the great owl Divino's assistant and friend to little parrot Cuco. Garcia is fiercely loyal, but a fear of heights that slows Cuco down on their journey. Despite that fact, Garcia is always good for comic relief and comes through for Cuco from  beginning to end.

This armadillo luchador presides as ruler of a makeshift wrestling ring that Cuco and friends happen upon on their quest.
In the ensuing battle,Tueno teaches Cuco the lucha libre fighting style, as well as lessons on how to be a generous leader.
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A mystical owl with a grandiose demeanor, the Great Divino is the magician for the Whistles Family Circus. Divino fronts his magic act with his assistant Garcia; a bumbling stork for whom he has little patience. Being an elder of the Generations Tree, Divino also provides spiritual guidance by using his third eye to help conjure up the cryptic directions that guide Cuco and friends to Hollywood on their quest to find El Americano.

Martin is an old rival at the Whistles circus. He has been gone and nearly forgotten after losing the 'the Circus leader' position to Gayo, Cuco's father. When Martin returns to challenge Gayo and take back "The Cape" and leadership of the bird circus, Gayo is forced to compete for the title one more time. Martin does not fight fair and his evil ways inspire young Cuco to go the extra mile to seek help from his favorite TV superhero: El Americano.

Rayito is a beautiful female hummingbird  who finds herself caught between good and evil.

A big lunkhead of a pigeon, Dovo works as muscle for supreme bad guy, Martin Kingfisher. Along with his younger brother, Vovo, the Palomos are two minions that together are just as mean as they are dumb. Dovo is the older, taller and meaner of the pair. He asserts his authority over his little bro by slapping him upside the head and poking him for any perceived slight - though these violent gestures seem affectionate compared to the cruelty that he and his brother inflict on their unfortunate victims.

As brother numero dos, Vovo might be the shorter and dumber Palomo pigeon, yet he proves himself to be a brutish bully in his own right. There is nothing worse than frustrated stupid and Vovo's is a case in point. In addition to taking constant flack ​
from his big brother, Dovo, little bro Vovo also lives in constant  fear of his sinister boss, Martin, with all this pressure to deal with, Vovo turns his surpressed rage on anyone and everyone else in his path.