Saludos Amigos (1942)

Directed by

Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Genre

documentary film, fantasy film, musical film, live-action/animated film

Country

United States

Runtime

43 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 517 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anthology film takes viewers on a tour of Latin America through four animated segments. Donald Duck and Goofy star in two of the stories, and the movie introduces a Brazilian parrot named José Carioca.

lightheartedplayfulupbeatwhimsicalgentlebreezynostalgic

What happens

Saludos Amigos (Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American live-action/animated anthology featurette produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Set in Latin America, it is made up of four different segments; Donald Duck stars in two of them and Goofy stars in one. It also features the first appearance of José Carioca, the malandro Brazilian parrot. Saludos Amigos premiered in Rio de Janeiro on August 24, 1942. It was released in the United States on February 19, 1943. The film was a success, helping launch the international popularity of Donald Duck and leading Disney to produce The Three Caballeros (1944), another government-funded film aimed at Latin American goodwill. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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