Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos (Spanish for "Greetings Friends") is a 1942 American animated package film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Set in Latin America, it is made up of four different segments; Donald Duck stars in two of them and Goofy stars in one. It also features the first appearance of José Carioca, the Brazilian cigar-smoking parrot. Saludos Amigos premiered in Rio de Janeiro on August 24, 1942. It was released in the United States on February 6, 1943. At 42 minutes, it is Disney's shortest animated feature to date.

Dialogue

[first lines]

The Narrator: Here's an unusual expedition: artists, musicians and writers setting out for a trip through Latin America to find new personalities, music and dances for their cartoon films. So, adios, Hollywood, and saludos, amigos.

Cast

• Lee Blair – Himself
• Mary Blair – Herself
• Pinto Colvig – Goofy
• Walt Disney – Himself
• Norman Ferguson – Himself
• Frank Graham – Himself
• Clarence Nash – Donald Duck
• José Oliveira – José Carioca (also dubbed the Brazilian Portuguese version)
• Fred Shields – Narrator
• Frank Thomas – Himself
• Stuart Buchanan – Flight attendant