Saludos Amigos! February the 6th marks the day that Disneys Saludos Amigos (1942) first premiered and was released by RKO Radio Pictures! Back before the U.S. went into World War II, the United States Department of State commissioned a Disney goodwill tour of South America, intended to lead to a movie to be shown in the US, Central, and South America as part of the Good Neighbor Policy. Disney was chosen for this because several Latin American governments had close ties with Nazi Germany, and the US government wanted to counteract those ties. Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters were popular in Latin America, and Walt Disney acted as ambassador. The tour, facilitated by Nelson Rockefeller, who had recently been appointed as Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (CIAA), took Disney and a group of roughly twenty composers, artists, technicians, etc. from his studio to South America, mainly to Brazil and Argentina, but also to Chile and Peru. -Wikipidea This movie has also inspired the creation of a cartoon character Condorito (1949). But Ill save that for another day in the future. ;) As I watched this, I cant help but think that SOMEONE was thinking about this film when creating Disneys Planes (2013) and *sigh*.......the up coming squeal (yes, a squeal) Planes: Fire and Rescue (2014). Be very afraid..... youtube/watch?v=0eWYtpvYDdI
Posted on: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:07:02 +0000
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