A humble chihuahua assumes an exciting alter ego by night, thanks to a pair of magic slippers. Narrowly escaping a dog catcher and discovery by a motley crew of skeptics, he is caught by his amigos.

SYNOPSIS:

In Mahahual, Mexico, a chihuahua named AMADOR lives with his owner SENOR PEDRO. PEDRO runs a small tallavera souvenir shop, and Amador spends his days napping in the shop or accompanying his master on walks down to the Port of Costa Maya to eat lunch and play with his chihuahua friends ALITA, NOVIA, JOLES and RIZ.

At home in the evenings, Amador snoozes lazily at the foot of Pedro’s easy chair. However, after Pedro has fallen asleep for the night in front of the TV, Amador secretly slips into the man’s old woven slippers.

Upon putting on the slippers, Amador transforms into his alter ego, Chile. His normally sandy brown coat turns bright orange, and he sprouts a magnificent bushy moustache. Donning a sombrero, serape and a garland of chili peppers to complete the look, Chile marches off into the night to party.

Summoned by a call that only they can hear, all of the local chihuahuas flock to Chile’s side and a raucous party commences. Chile sings and dances passionately, and regales all of his fellow canines with exciting tales of stowing away in tourists’ bags to get on board cruise ships and explore other ports.

Many of the other Chihuahuas are thrilled by Chile’s lively antics and stories. Others, (ALVARO, ERNESTO, DEVANTE and HECTOR) however, grumble behind his back, calling him pompous and a complete phony. They doubt his outlandish claims and plan to expose him.

Amador, as Chile, narrowly escapes a local DOG CATCHER and discovery by Alvaro and his gang.

One evening, when Amador goes to make his big transformation into Chile, he runs into a problem. Pedro has replaced his worn, old slippers with a different spare pair of slippers. Amador tries on the new slippers, but they have no magic and he is unable to become Chile.

Forlornly, Amador treks out to the party spot as himself. He feebly calls out into the night, and his four friends soon appear. They express surprise at seeing him out so late and wonder aloud where Chile is.

Amador reveals the entire story of his secret identity and the now-missing magic slippers. His friends admit that Chile was fun and exciting, but they assure Amador that they much prefer to spend time with him as Amador. Chile was a bit full of himself.

Amador is happy to relax, without the pressure of having to be Chile, which tended to be a bit exhausting. He learns that he must be his true self in order to know his true worth.

THE ORANGE CHIHUAHUA