Saludos Amigos -

: When his parents are unable to fly, Pedro must brave a dangerous flight over the Andes to deliver the mail.

: The team set up temporary studios to sketch local landscapes, study traditional music, and capture the local culture. Saludos Amigos

The film is a hybrid of live-action documentary footage of the Disney team's travels and four distinct animated shorts. 1. Lake Titicaca (Peru/Bolivia) : Donald Duck. : When his parents are unable to fly,

: His humorous struggles with a stubborn llama and the local topography. 2. Pedro (Chile) Starring : Pedro, a small anthropomorphic mail plane. 2. Pedro (Chile) Starring : Pedro

In the early 1940s, the U.S. government was concerned about Nazi influence in South America. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's , Nelson Rockefeller (Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs) asked Walt Disney to embark on a "goodwill tour" of South America.

: The film was so commercially successful that the U.S. government did not have to subsidize the production costs. Structure and Segments

Saludos Amigos (1942) is a landmark entry in Disney’s filmography, serving as the first of six "package films" released during the 1940s. More than just a collection of animated shorts, it was a piece of cultural diplomacy commissioned by the U.S. Department of State to bolster U.S.-Latin American relations during World War II. Historical Context: The "Good Neighbor" Policy