Garbancito de la Mancha | |
---|---|
Directed by |
José María Blay Arturo Moreno |
Produced by | José María Blay |
Written by | E. Piera, M. Amat, and Julián Pemartín |
Music by |
Jacinto Guerrero Joaquín Bisbe |
Production
company |
Balet y Blay
|
Release date
|
23 November 1945 (Madrid) 13 May 1946 (Valencia) |
Running time
|
98 min |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Garbancito de la Mancha is a Spanish animated film directed by José María Blay and Arturo Moreno. Released in 1945, it is the first animated feature film produced in Spain, the first cel-animated feature film produced in Europe, and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States.
Garbancito is an orphan whose friends, Kiriqui and Chirili, are kidnapped by the giant Caramanca. To rescue his friends, Garbancito is assisted by a goat named Peregrina, his Fairy Godmother, and an enchanted sword.