Walt Disney scouting for "Los Tres Caballeros" Image

Item

Title

Identifier

2021.001.029

Type

image

Description

Photo of Abbie Chavez, a young boy on left, and other cast members from the movie Los Tres Caballeros, all in costume. Walt Disney is crouched down while talking to an unknown girl and Abbie Chavez while holding and showing a pluto puppet. Behind them, several Latino/a actors wear sombreros and ponchos. The photo's inscription states, "On the set of 'Los Tres Caballeros', Abbie Chavez from West Riverside (Rubidoux) was hand-picked by Walt Disney (holding hand puppet of Pluto) to be in the movie." This image is featured in the 2008 Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society Calendar on page 24. See "relation" to learn more.

Subject

Disney

Walt Disney

Early Hollywood History

Acting

Mexican-American History

Southern California History

Spanish/Mexican Cowboys

Mexico

Spatial Coverage

Riverside (Calif.)
Inland Empire (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Rubidoux, Riverside (Calif.)

Temporal Coverage

20th Century

Creator

Linda Salinas-Thompson, Rudy Diaz, Bernasconi Graphic Design

Date

1970s

Contributor

Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society (RCMAHS)

Format

.tif

Language

English

Rights

Duration

Relation

2008 Calendar Page 24, Walt Disney scouting for "Los Tres Caballeros"

Item sets

Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society 2008 Calendar

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Title	Alternate label	Class
2008 Calendar Page 24, Walt Disney scouting for "Los Tres Caballeros"		Image
Walt Disney on the set of "Los Tres Caballeros"		Image