1944- "The Three Caballeros"

The Three Caballeros is a 1944 animated feature film, produced by Walt Disney and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The seventh animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, that plots an adventure through parts of Latin America, combining live-action and animation. This is the second of the Disney package films of the 1940s.
The film was produced as part of the studio's good will message for South America, but is less obviously propagandistic than others. The film again starred Donald Duck, who in the course of the film is joined by old friend José Carioca, the cigar-smoking parrot from Saludos Amigos (1942) representing Brazil, and later makes a new friend in the persona of pistol-packing rooster Panchito Pistoles, representing Mexico. The music of the Mexican part was written by Mexican composer Manuel Esperon, who wrote the score for over 540 Mexican movies in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Walt Disney, after having seen his success in the Mexican movie industry, called him personally to ask him to participate in the movie. The main song for the Mexican part is "Ay Jalisco, No Te Rajes!", one of Esperon's most famous songs.
Several Latin American stars of the period appear, including singers Aurora Miranda (sister of Carmen Miranda) and Dora Luz, as well as dancer Carmen Molina.
The film is plotted as a series of self-contained segments, strung together by the device of Donald Duck opening birthday gifts from his Latin American friends.
The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21, 1944. It was released in the USA on February 3, 1945. It was re-released in the USA on April 15, 1977.
The film received two Academy Award nominations for Original Music Score and Best Sound.

I love the "Aves Raros" clip. Sterling Holloway made it again into Disney's film as the narrator for that segment. Birds are my favorite animals, so I found this entire movie really enjoyable. It also made me happy that it was centered around Donald.

The Aracuan!!!! I always laugh when I hear his little song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yjlAZS8jU

I really love Jose's singing voice in "Baia". It is a really pretty song and I would love to have a recording of it. I also really liked the "Yaya" dance number.

"The Three Caballeros" song is only one very miniscule part of the movie. I feel that Walt Disney must have had a real appreciation for Latin American culture. He made two films based on it within the span of 3 years.

I really liked this film! Watch it if you love Donald Duck! Haha!