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Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast, being quick-witted and heroic while speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent. [1]
Mexicali Shmoes is a 1959 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. [1] The short was released on July 4, 1959, and stars Speedy Gonzales and the singing cats Jose and Manuel. [2] Voice actors include Mel Blanc as the voices of Speedy Gonzales and Jose plus an uncredited Dal McKennon as the voice of Manuel.
The Frito Bandito was the cartoon mascot for Fritos corn chips from 1967 to 1971. [1] The Bandito was created by the Foote, Cone & Belding Agency and animated by Tex Avery. The character was voiced by Mel Blanc, who used an exaggerated Mexican accent resembling that of Speedy Gonzales, another of his characters.
The scene descends upon a small Mexican town, where a large woman intensely washes a union suit (and the suit returns the favor) in a public fountain, while a mariachi band performs outside the Brown Sombrero. Porky Pig is selling tamales that are so hot, a nearby bird that steals one promptly explodes and is roasted.
Tortilla Flaps is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. [2] The short was released on January 18, 1958, and stars Speedy Gonzales . [ 3 ]
Pedro wears a sombrero, a poncho and a large mustache. [ 6 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Minstrel shows were still popular in Dillon County in the 1940s and 1950s, at about the time Pedro was created and P. Nicole King argues that Pedro embodies the way in which people exoticized Mexico or Mexicans at the time while working within the themes of camp.
("I want Taco Bell!"). Her voice was provided by Carlos Alazraqui, [2] who says that the voice is a cross between Hungarian-born actor Peter Lorre (The Maltese Falcon) and Ren Höek, the cartoon chihuahua from The Ren & Stimpy Show (who in turn was also based on Lorre [3] [4]), with a touch of Anthony Quinn from Requiem for a Heavyweight.
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (14 May 1947 – 15 December 1989), also known by the nicknames Don Sombrero (English: Mister Hat) and El Mexicano (English: The Mexican), was a Colombian drug lord who was one of the leaders of the Medellín Cartel along with the Ochoa brothers and Pablo Escobar.