The Three Caballeros (1944) on Netflix
G19441h 11mAnimationFamilyMusic
For his birthday, Donald Duck receives three presents. A film projector, a pop-up book from Brazil sent by José, and a piñata from Panchito of Mexico each carry him into Latin America.
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Plot summary
Friday the 13th is Donald Duck's birthday, and three presents arrive from friends in Latin America. A film projector screens a documentary on the region's birds, among them Pablo, a penguin who leaves the cold of the South Pole and travels up the coast of Chile to the Galápagos Islands. From José of Brazil comes a pop-up book about Bahia, big enough to step into once José shrinks himself and Donald, and inside the locals dance a samba. Panchito, a rooster from Mexico, brings a piñata and explains what the tradition means. The three take the name The Three Caballeros, and Panchito leads them on a tour of Mexico.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Three Caballeros (1944)
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- The Three Caballeros was made as part of the U.S. government's anti-Nazi effort in Latin America: Nelson Rockefeller, head of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, asked Walt Disney for films friendly to Latin America, and Disney traveled to Brazil with a creative team to gather ideas.
- The title song took its melody from the Mexican song "Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!", and after seeing that song's composer, Manuel Esperón, succeed in Mexican cinema, Walt Disney phoned him personally to ask him to take part in the film.
- When Dorival Caymmi's 1941 song "Have You Been to Bahia?" was translated into English for the film, the word "nega", meaning a woman of African descent, was replaced with "Donald", the duck the song is addressed to.
- In April 2007 the film became the basis for the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, a ride in the Mexico pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot.
