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).
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 nominations total
- Yaya
- (as Aurora Miranda of Brazil)
- Mexico Girl
- (as Carmen Molina of Mexico)
- Mexico Girl
- (as Dora Luz of Mexico)
- Donald Duck
- (voice)
- Panchito
- (voice)
- José Carioca
- (voice)
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Themselves
- (as Ascencio Del Rio Trio)
- Dancer - Brazilian Sequence
- (uncredited)
- Dancer - Brazilian Sequence
- (uncredited)
- Aracuan Bird
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Dancer - Brazilian Sequence
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis 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.
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsIn the end of the movie, the fireworks exploding of the title "Fin", "Fim" and "The End".
- Alternate versionsThere 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).
- ConnectionsEdited from Glimpses of Mexico (1940)
- SoundtracksThe 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
The same is true of THE THREE CABALLEROS, especially when the musical score includes the title song (delightully done by Panchito, Jose Carioca and Donald Duck), and repeated throughout, and ballads such as YOU BELONG TO MY HEART and HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO BAIA? All of them are performed with some fantastic art work and animation combining live action and cartoon characters.
The last fifteen minutes seems to be scrambling for a way to keep the viewer's attention with some explosive fireworks and a dazzling display of surrealism, minus any conception of a way to end the movie on a high note. The film itself is uneven, offering typical Disney animation for the flying donkey sequence and then resorting to over-the-top fireworks that outdo the Pink Elephants number from DUMBO.
But it's hard to resist the bouncy South American flavor of the score and the charming characterizations of Donald, Panchito and Jose Carioca. The stylized conception of a Mexican Christmas by artist Mary Blair is a standout among the art work involved here, although later the piñata sequence is a bit overwhelming in effects.
The dazzling color and the music make it worth watching at least once, although it's hard to make a comparison between this and other Disney full-length features. Some of the action is fast and furious but the sort of thing that will appeal to very young children.
Summing up: You will either love it or hate it, but if you're a Disney fan you should see it at least once.
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- Also known as
- A Present for Donald
- Filming locations
- Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico(aerial shots)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1