Meanwhile, Cortés and his men reach land. The two are showered with gifts of gold from Tannabok, but disapprove of Tzekel-Kan attempting to sacrifice a civilian at the gods' ritual. She discovers that the two are conning the people, but promises to remain quiet if they take her with them when they leave the city. The pair are mistaken for gods when a volcano coincidentally erupts but simultaneously stops during an argument between them and they are given luxurious quarters, along with the charge of Chel. They are brought to the city's elders, kindhearted Chief Tannabok and wicked high priest Tzekel-Kan. When the guards see Tulio and Miguel riding Altivo as depicted on the totem, they escort them and Chel to a secret entrance behind the falls, into El Dorado. As they prepare to leave, they encounter a native woman, Chel, being chased by guards. Their boat reaches land, where Miguel begins to recognize landmarks from the map, leading them to a totem marker near a waterfall that Tulio believes is a dead end.
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At sea, they are caught and imprisoned, but break free and steal a rowboat with the help of Cortés' mistreated horse, Altivo. After their con is exposed, the two evade the guards and accidentally stow away on one of the ships to be led by conquistador Hernán Cortés for the New World. In 1519 Spain, con-artists Miguel and Tulio win a map to the legendary City of Gold, El Dorado, in a rigged dice gamble (though they ironically win the map fairly after Tulio was given normal dice from one of the opponents). Despite its initial reception, re-evaluation in later years has resulted in The Road to El Dorado gaining a cult following. The Road to El Dorado was released on Mato mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $76 million worldwide on a production budget of about $95 million. The film follows two con artists who, after winning the map to El Dorado in Spain, wash ashore in the New World, where they use the map to lead them to the city of El Dorado, where its inhabitants mistake them for gods. John is also credited periodically narrating the story in song throughout the film. The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, with the instrumental score composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell. Directed by Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul (in their feature directorial debuts) and additional sequences directed by Will Finn and David Silverman, the film stars Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos and Jim Cummings.
It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks.
The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 American animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures.