Cuca is a recurring antagonist of the Brazilian novel books of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Ranch) written by the late Monteiro Lobato. Based on a Brazilian folklore legend's character she is a witch who kidnaps and eats naughty children. In the books she marked her first appearance to kidnap one of the protagonists in one of the chapters of the book "O Saci" in 1921 (in that book, she is one of various villains of Brazilian folklore, but when this book became a movie, named "O Saci" in 1951, Cuca appeared in it as the main antagonist).
Her iconic appearance is best remembered in popular culture from a TV series adaptation produced in 1970. In this version she became incarnated as an anthropomorphic alligator with blond hair, acting as the main villain in the story.
With the success of this adaptation in the TV series, Cuca returned in all other adaptations of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, including the 2001 and 2008 version and the cartoon series in 2012 (and in a comic book launched between 2006 and 2008, based in the 2001 version, the most famous version in the XXI Century, and because this, inspired the cartoon series).
Latin American Animated Villain War[]
Vs Uncle Tiger[]
Wanting the animals of the jungle to vote for him for the upcoming elections. Cunning politician, Uncle Tigre decides to get ríd of the evil alligator witch, Cuca who has been terrorizing many innocent critters out of the jungle and get the voters to love him. At the first, he tries to negotieve with her to leave the place, but when the fails he decides to do it the hard way...