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About 1944 live-action/animated film by Walt Disney
Genres fantasy, comedy, musical, family, children's, live-action/animated
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Norm Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Harold Young, Bill Roberts
Written by Bill Peet, Ralph Wright, Ted Sears, Homer Brightman
Starring Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Trío Calaveras, Almirante, Nestor Amaral, Trío Ascensio del Rio, The Mexican Players
Music Agustín Lara, Ary Barroso
Runtime 70 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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