Tag Archives: Saludos Amigos

Going (Brazil) Nuts
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
April 29, 2018 posted by James Parten

Going (Brazil) Nuts

When Walt Disney first heard “Brazil” – the American title for “Aquarela do Brasil” – he knew he he had to have it for his first “Good Neighbor” production.

Disney Goes Latin
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
April 22, 2018 posted by James Parten

Disney Goes Latin

Walt Disney wanted “the whole enchilada” of Mexican culture–both musical and visual. And there is plentiful evidence that he got just what he wanted.

The Cuban Cabellero
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
November 7, 2015 posted by

The Cuban Cabellero

When Cuba complained strongly that it was not represented in Disney’s animated feature films Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros, the Disney Studio took the objection very seriously.