The Three Caballeros (1944)
Now let's look at the follow up to Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros. The Movie: The Three Caballeros is the 7th movie in the Disney Animated Canon and the 2nd film of the Package Era. Like its predecessor, this movie was intended to help foster good will with the nations of Latin America, this time adding Mexico to the mix. The film debuted in Mexico City in December 1944, and was released in the US the following February. The Three Caballeros garnered two Oscar nominations, one for sound and one for song score. Like the other package films, The Three Caballeros consists of multiple segments, but unlike most of the others, they are not as well-defined, with the segments and transitions bleeding into one another through the use of the character of Donald Duck. The movie opens with Donald receiving a birthday package from his friends in Latin America, holding three gifts. The first gift is a movie called Aves Raras (Strange Birds). This movie i...