Disney animation and comics character
Fictional character
Panchito Pistoles
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First appearance
| The Three Caballeros
(1944)
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Created by
| Ernesto Terrazas
[1]
Fred Moore
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Voiced by
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Alias
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- Panchito
- Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero Gonzalez III (
House of Mouse
)
- Panchito Romero Miguel Francisco Quintero Gonzalez III (
Legend of the Three Caballeros
)
- Pancho el Charro
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Species
| Chicken
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Gender
| Male
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Affiliation
| Jose Carioca &
Donald Duck
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Relatives
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- Jose Morales (maternal grandfather)
- Sofia Morales (maternal grandmother)
- Maria (mother)
- Junipero (maternal uncle)
- Roberto Gonzalez (paternal grandfather)
- Raquel Gonzalez (paternal grandmother)
- Michelle (paternal great aunt)
- Miguel (father)
- Romero (miscellaneous cousin)
[3]
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Nationality
| Mexican
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Panchito Pistoles
is a cartoon
anthropomorphic
rooster
created by
Fred Moore
. He first appeared in the 1944 Disney film
The Three Caballeros
with his friends
Donald Duck
and
Jose Carioca
.
[4]
He later appeared in several
Disney comics
, including a year-long run in the
Silly Symphony
Sunday comic strip (1944?1945) as well as
Don Rosa
's comic book stories
The Three Caballeros Ride Again
(2000) and
The Magnificent Seven (Minus 4) Caballeros
(2005). He speaks Spanish with a Mexican accent.
Description
[
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Panchito is a friend of
Donald Duck
and
Jose Carioca
. He lives in
Mexico
and rides on a
horse
called
Senor Martinez
. He had some appearances in the television series
House of Mouse
and in
Minnie's Bow-Toons
as a MC for a Mexican
Fiesta
. His first appearance in comics was a self-titled 1943 story in which he met and fell for
Clara Cluck
. A few months earlier he appeared in a text story titled "La Pinata".
From 1944, Panchito headlined a year-long sequence in the
Silly Symphony
Sunday comic strip, written by Bill Walsh, with pencils by
Paul Murry
and inks by Dick Moores.
[5]
Panchito's full name is Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero Gonzalez III.
[6]
Panchito is a nickname for
Francisco
, which is also his fifth name. The unusually long name is a joking reference to the fact that, in many Spanish speaking countries, people use two surnames (which in some cases are composed of two or more words) and commonly have one or more middle names. This full name was mostly maintained in
Legend of the Three Caballeros
, only dropping Junipero from his name.
As there is no reference to his surname "Pistoles", some people assume that it is another nickname. The word "Pistoles" does not exist in Spanish, although "Pistolas" would mean
guns
, specifically handguns or pistols. As a matter of fact, the character is known as "Panchito Pistolas" in the Spanish market.
Senor Martinez
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Senor Martinez is the anthropomorphic horse of Panchito Pistolas. Senor Martinez first appeared in a 1944 newspaper strip, written by
Bill Walsh
and drawn by
Paul Murry
.
[7]
Recently the horse made appearances in "
The Three Caballeros
Ride Again" and "The Magnificent Seven (Minus Four) Caballeros", both stories written and drawn by
Don Rosa
. However, Don Rosa chose to draw Senor Martinez as a 'realistic' horse, instead of sticking with his more cartoonish original appearance.
Disney theme parks appearances
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The merchandise location at
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
at
Walt Disney World
is named Panchito's Gifts and Sundries, and features Panchito's likeness on its sign.
In April 2007, Walt Disney World re-introduced Panchito (along with the second Caballero,
Jose Carioca
), in the newly revamped ride at
Epcot
's
Mexico
Pavilion with entirely new animation and a new storyline. It has been dubbed "
The Gran Fiesta Tour
". In the storyline, the reunited Three Caballeros are set to play a show in
Mexico City
. Donald Duck goes missing, and Jose and Panchito must search throughout Mexico for Donald as he takes in various sights around Mexico. The animation was apparently directed by
Eric Goldberg
.
[8]
Panchito can also be seen in the
Hong Kong Disneyland
version of
It's a Small World
, which opened on April 28, 2008, as well as the
Disneyland
(in
California
) version of
It's a Small World
, installed during major refurbishments between January and November 2008, also as the
Tokyo Disneyland
version of
It's a Small World
, installed during major refurbishments between March 2017 and April 2018.
Jose and Panchito's costumes were extinct at the Disneyland Resort by 2011, but were re-Imagineered for
Mickey's Soundsational Parade
. They now appear daily with
Donald Duck
and dancers with a float where Donald is trying to hit a Pinata.
In late 2012, Panchito appears with Jose and Donald in Disney California Adventure's ¡Viva Navidad! celebration for the holiday seasons.
[9]
Aircraft representations
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During
World War II
, the Mexican
Escuadron 201
used Panchito Pistolas as its mascot.
The
U.S. Army Air Force
operated a
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell
, serial number 43-28147, which was named and decorated with the likeness of Panchito as her nose art. She operated with the
41st Bombardment Group
in the Central Pacific theater from December 1943 to October 1944 and was eventually scrapped in 1949.
Also the Swedish Air force had a P51 decorated with Panchito. The P51 was called J26 in Sweden and this air craft, "Rod Erik" (Red Erik), belonged to the 3rd division at the 16th wing outside Uppsala. The decoration was painted 1946 by Sture Mattsson.
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Today, another B-25J Mitchell, serial number 44-30734, flies as a replica of the original Panchito. Delivered in February 1945, she operated with the U.S. Army Air Force until being sold into civilian service in 1959. Restored in 1986, today she flies with the Rag Wings and Radials airshow performers.
[11]
In other media
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- Panchito made guest appearances in
House of Mouse
, voiced by
Carlos Alazraqui
. He and Jose appear in major roles in the episodes "The Three Caballeros" and "Not So Goofy", while in other episodes they are also seen sitting among the club's audience.
- Panchito appears alongside Jose in the
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
episodes "Mickey's Perfector Day!" and "Super-Charged: Daisy's Grande Goal", reprised by Carlos Alazraqui.
- Panchito and the Three Caballeros make an appearance in the
Mickey Mouse
episode "¡Feliz Cumpleanos!" as performers at Mickey's birthday.
- Panchito appears as one of the main characters in the
Legend of the Three Caballeros
animated series.
[12]
He is voiced by
Jaime Camil
. For this incarnation, he does not use pistols and is credited as "Panchito Gonzalez".
- Panchito appears alongside the other Caballeros in the 2017
DuckTales
series, voiced by
Arturo Del Puerto
. He appears in the episode "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!", which explains that he, Jose and Donald performed in a band called "The Three Caballeros" in college, reuniting years later as adults. He returned in the third-season episode, "Louie's Eleven!" to increase the Caballeros' popularity, and makes a cameo in the series finale, "The Last Adventure!"
- Panchito also has a cameo appearance in the 2023 short film
Once Upon a Studio
, as part of the
Walt Disney Animation Studios
characters that take a group photo.
[13]
References
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- ^
Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015-10-23).
Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age
. CRC Press. p. 189.
ISBN
978-1-317-52084-9
.
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"
DuckTales
introduces the Three Caballeros at Comic-Con"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. July 20, 2017. Archived from
the original
on 21 July 2018
. Retrieved
July 20,
2017
.
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My Name is Panchito
. Retrieved
22 Feb
2024
.
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Rovin, Jeff (1991).
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals
. Prentice Hall Press. p. 199.
ISBN
0-13-275561-0
. Retrieved
8 April
2020
.
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De Maris, Merrill; Grant, Bob; Karpe, Karl; Moores, Dick; Murry, Paul (2019).
Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics, vol 4
. San Diego: IDW Publishing.
ISBN
978-1684052646
.
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House of Mouse
, episode 19 "Not So Goofy", song "My Name Is Panchito"
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"I.N.D.U.C.K.S."
Retrieved
2 December
2016
.
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The Three Caballeros return… in Orlando
Archived
2008-11-21 at the
Wayback Machine
, April 9, 2007 4:00 pm
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Christianz (12 November 2013).
"¡Viva Navidad!"
. Retrieved
2 December
2016
.
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[1]
Silvervingar: Del 2 av 3
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[2]
Archived
2011-07-15 at the
Wayback Machine
Panchito, Then and Now: A B-25 story
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Disney Made A ‘Three Caballeros’ TV Series, But Most People Can’t See It
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Reif, Alex (October 16, 2023).
"Disney's "Once Upon a Studio" ? List of Characters in Order of Appearance"
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Laughing Place
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