La Cucaracha

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La Cucaracha is a pioneering 1934 Technicolor short comedy film notable for its early use of three-strip color and its recognition at the Academy Awards.

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ
musical comedy film ⓘ
short film ⓘ
academyAwardsCeremony 7th Academy Awards ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Comedy) ⓘ
awardYear 1935 ⓘ
basedOn Mexican folk song "La Cucaracha" ⓘ
cinematographyBy Ray Rennahan ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
three-strip Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Lloyd Corrigan ⓘ
distributor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
era Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
filmingTechnique live-action ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
musical ⓘ
hasColor full-color ⓘ
hasFilmLengthReels 2 ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Señor Martinez ⓘ
Señorita Lupita ⓘ
hasTheme music and performance in a Mexican café ⓘ
isPioneeringUseOf three-strip Technicolor ⓘ
languageElement some Spanish dialogue ⓘ
musicBy Edward Ward ⓘ
notableFor early use of three-strip Technicolor ⓘ
winning an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Comedy) ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfFilmHistory early three-strip Technicolor shorts ⓘ
producer Kenneth Macgowan ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper ⓘ
productionCompany Pioneer Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate August 31, 1934 ⓘ
releaseYear 1934 ⓘ
runningTimeCategory two-reel short ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 20 ⓘ
settingLocation Mexico ⓘ
sound sound film ⓘ
stars Don Alvarado ⓘ
Paul Porcasi ⓘ
Steffi Duna ⓘ
title La Cucaracha ⓘ
writer Lloyd Corrigan ⓘ

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