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La Cucaracha is a 1934 American short musical film directed by Lloyd Corrigan. The film was designed by Robert Edmond Jones, who was hired by Pioneer Pictures to design the film in a way to show the new full-color Technicolor Process No. 4 at its best. Process No. 4 had been used since 1932, mainly in Walt Disney cartoons. Jock Whitney and his cousin C. V. Whitney, the owners of Pioneer, were also major investors in Technicolor. La Cucaracha was made like a short feature and cost about $65,000. The usual short film at that time cost little more than $15,000 to film.
Original Release
08/31/1934
US Release
08/31/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Steffi Duna | Chaquita |
| Don Alvarado | Pancho |
| Paul Porcasi | Señor Martinez |
| Eduardo Durant | Orchestra Leader |
| Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band | Orchestra |
| Sam Appel | Cafe manager |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Chiquita's Fan in Cafe |
| Julian Rivero | Esteban |
| Charles Stevens | Pancho's Valet |
Directors
Writers
Lloyd Corrigan, John Twist, Jack Wagner, Carly Wharton
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Steffi Duna | Chaquita |
| Don Alvarado | Pancho |
| Paul Porcasi | Señor Martinez |
| Eduardo Durant | Orchestra Leader |
| Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band | Orchestra |
| Sam Appel | Cafe manager |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Chiquita's Fan in Cafe |
| Julian Rivero | Esteban |
| Charles Stevens | Pancho's Valet |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Carly Wharton | Producer |
| Kenneth Macgowan | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1935 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Comedy | Won |
