La Cucaracha (1934 film)
- Steffi Duna: Chaquita
- Don Alvarado: Pancho
- Paul Porcasi: Señor Martinez
- Eduardo Durant: Orchestra conductor
- Eduardo Durant 's Rhumba Band: orchestra
La Cucaracha is an American music short movie by Lloyd Corrigan from 1934. He is considered the first feature film in movie history, which was fully realized in the three -color system of Technicolor.
Action
Chaquita singer and dancer Pancho are lovers. Both work in the small café Contante in El Oso. One day, theater owners Señor Martinez of Mexico City in the place he has heard of Panchos dance arts and wants to hire him. Chaquita wants to prevent her lover goes away and tries Señor Martinez so much to fret that he is going before Pancho can dance for him. Chaquitas plan goes wrong and Pancho reacts indignantly. He refuses to take Chaquita in the case of a commitment with to Mexico City, whether it 's just a Cucaracha, which has crept into his life. Chaquita right now angered the song La Cucaracha and interrupts with the title later Panchos dance in front of Señor Martinez. Angry threat Pancho behind the scenes to kill Chaquita, but forcibly joint appearance of Chaquita and Pancho Señor Martinez so convinced that he both engaged at his theater.
Production
In May 1933, Jock Whitney and his cousin Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney had founded the production company Pioneer Pictures, which had the production of color films on the target. The first film produced by Pioneer short film was La Cucaracha, who implemented the first feature film, the 3 -color system of Technicolor. Previously, Walt Disney had already tested the 3 -color system in the animated film from flowers and trees.
Due to the elaborate coloring of the short film cost around 50,000 dollars more than four times the normal short films of the time. La Cucaracha was born on August 30, 1935 along with John Cromwell's The Fountain in the cinemas. At the box office, he could not import the film costs.
Criticism
The review called the film a " stunning display of three-color Technicolor system."
Awards
La Cucaracha received in 1935 for an Oscar in the category " Best Short Film - Comedy ".