The Three Caballeros

1944
G
1h 11m

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6.3/10

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Sterling Holloway, Joaquin Garay, Dora Luz, Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, and Clarence Nash in The Three Caballeros (1944)

Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).

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Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 nominations total

Yaya
(as Aurora Miranda of Brazil)

Carmen Molina

Mexico Girl
(as Carmen Molina of Mexico)

Dora Luz

Mexico Girl
(as Dora Luz of Mexico)

Sterling Holloway

Prof. Holloway
(voice)

Clarence Nash

Donald Duck
(voice)

Joaquin Garay

Panchito
(voice)

José Oliveira

José Carioca
(voice)

Frank Graham

Narrator
(voice)

Fred Shields

Narrator (segment 'The Flying Gauchito')
(voice)

Nestor Amaral

Almirante

Trío Calaveras

Trío Ascensio del Rio

Themselves
(as Ascencio Del Rio Trio)

Padua Hills Players

Themselves

Robert Ashley

Dancer - Brazilian Sequence
(uncredited)

Wesley Carthew

Dancer - Brazilian Sequence
(uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

Aracuan Bird
(voice)
(uncredited)

Billy Daniel

Dancer - Brazilian Sequence
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This movie and Saludos Amigos (1942) were created by Disney in order to improve the United States of America's relations with South American countries during World War II.

Goofs
When visiting Chile, the map shows several misspellings: Valparaiso is "Valpraiso" and the Juan Fernandez Islands are "Juan Ferndez Islands". On the postcard it says Vina del Mar instead of "Viña del Mar"

Quotes
Donald Duck: [referring to a pinata] What's this?
Panchito: What's this?
[laughs]
Panchito: This is your gift from Mexico, Donald: a pinata!
Donald Duck: Oh, boy, oh, boy, a pinata!... What's a pinata?
Panchito: A pinata is full of surprises. Presents. It's the very spirit of Christmas.
Donald Duck: Christmas!
[singing]
Donald Duck: Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way...
Panchito: [laughing] Oh, no, no, Donald! For goodness sake, not "Jingle Bells". In Mexico, they sing "Las Posadas".

Crazy credits
In the end of the movie, the fireworks exploding of the title "Fin", "Fim" and "The End".

Alternate versions
There was an airing of this film for American television in the early 1980s which was extended to help it fit into a two-hour time slot. This was done by editing in selected shorts on similar themes. Among them were Pluto and the Armadillo (1943), Clown of the Jungle (1947), and Morris the Midget Moose (1950).

Connections
Edited from Glimpses of Mexico (1940)

Soundtracks
The Three Caballeros (Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!)
Music by Manuel Esperón (as Manuel Esperon)
Spanish lyrics by Ernesto Cortázar (uncredited)
English lyrics by Ray Gilbert (1944) (uncredited)
Played and Sung during the opening credits

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Featured review

8/10

Disney goes surrealist

The Three Caballeros is a lot of fun, using a mix of live action and animation to bring Brazil and Mexico alive to birthday boy Donald Duck. As he's joined by Panchito and José he realises what he has been missing all these years, falls in love with Aurora Miranda (sister of Carmen), learns to dance, and much more.

With eye-poppingly beautiful animation and lovely colours, it is no surprise that that was the one cartoon Disney veteran Ward Kimball claimed he was truly proud of. The idea of the three birds as international musketeers living the good life is inspired and the running time is just about right.