Music, dances, songs successfully infused with wonderful views of lake Titicaca, Brazil, Uruguay and other Latin American countries.
Periodically flavoring all sorts of stories and helpful tips You will spend all zakaulkam, shows all the charm of these places from the aboriginal salamenik pie to the carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Saludos Amigos
| Year | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Tagline | Walt Disney goes South American in his gayest musical Technicolor feature |
| Director | Wilfred JacksonJack KinneyHamilton Luske |
| Scriptwriters | Ted SearsWilliam CottrellWebb Smith |
| Music | Edward H. PlumbPaul J. Smith |
| Genres | CartoonFantasyFamilyMusic |
| Release Date | August 24, 1942 |
| MPAA | PG |
| Runtime | 42 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
In early 1941, before the US entry into world war II, the United States Department instructed disney to lead a goodwill tour to South America. There he had to create a film that will be shown in the USA, Central and South America as part of the neighbourhood 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, so Walt Disney had to act as Ambassador. The tour, facilitated by Nelson Rockefeller, went to Disney and a group of about twenty composers, artists, technicians etc. They visited Brazil and Argentina, but also Chile and Peru.
Cartoon includes documentary footage showing modern Latin American cities with skyscrapers and fashionably dressed residents. This surprised many contemporary US viewers, who associate this way of life only States and Europe, and contributed to changing their impressions of Latin America. KinoSTART Alfred Charles Richard Jr. has noted that "salute, friends!" has done more to consolidate common interests between the peoples of America for a few months than the state Department for fifty years."
The film is inspired by the Chilean artist René Ríos Boettiger to create Condorito, which became one of the most famous cartoon characters in Latin America.