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Señorella and the Glass Huarache

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Señorella and the Glass Huarache
Title card
Directed byHawley Pratt
Story byJohn Dunn
Produced byDavid H. DePatie
StarringMel Blanc
Tom Holland
Music byBill Lava
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Bob Matz
Virgil Ross
Lee Halpern
Harry Love
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byTom O'Loughlin
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • August 1, 1964 (1964-08-01) (USA)
Running time
6:33
LanguageEnglish

Señorella and the Glass Huarache is a 1964 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Hawley Pratt (who also produced the layouts) and written by John W. Dunn.[1] The short was released on August 1, 1964.[2]

Plot

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The Fairy Godmother changes Señorella into a princess after turning the wagon into a coach.

In a Mexican cantina, a man recounts a tale of "Leetle Señorella," a Cinderella-like story set in Mexico. Señorella is mistreated by her "strapmother" and "strapsiblings," who prevent her from attending Prince Don Jose Miguel's fiesta. However, her fairy godmother transforms her with a stunning outfit and a carriage pulled by mules. At the fiesta, Prince Don Jose is captivated by Señorella's charm and they dance the night away.

When Señorella flees at midnight, leaving behind a glass huarache, Prince Don Jose searches for her. Trying the shoe on every girl in the kingdom, he eventually finds Señorella, whose foot fits the huarache perfectly. Despite the strapmother's attempts to sabotage her, Señorella is revealed as the mysterious princess and marries Don Jose.

However, the man's own story takes a less happy turn when he reveals that he is married to the strapmother. As his friend asks about the fate of the strapmother and her daughters, she appears and drags him away.

Production notes

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Señorella and the Glass Huarache was the final release of the Looney Tunes series before the shutdown of the Warner Bros. Cartoons division. The closure marked the end of the "classic" era, with the studio reopening later under DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1967.

The cartoon features Chuck Jones' iconic ending sequence from Now Hear This and Bartholomew Versus the Wheel, making it the last to include this sequence.

References

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  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 349. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100-102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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