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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Box office | $1 million (worldwide rentals)[2] |
Saludos Amigos (Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American live-action/animated[3][4] anthology 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 malandro Brazilian parrot.[5] Saludos Amigos premiered in Rio de Janeiro on August 24, 1942. It was released in the United States on February 6, 1943.
The film was a success, helping launch the international popularity of Donald Duck and leading Disney to produce The Three Caballeros (1944), another government-funded film aimed at Latin American goodwill.