- Panchito Pistoles
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name = Panchito Pistoles
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first appearance =The Three Caballeros
created by =The Walt Disney Company
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aliases = Panchito, Panchito Pistolas, Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero González III, Pancho el CharroPanchito Pistoles, often called Panchito (and sometimes Panchito Pistolas), is a
cartoon character drawn as ananthropomorph izedrooster . He appeared in the film "The Three Caballeros ". Later he appeared in severalDisney comics , includingDon Rosa 's "The Three Caballeros Ride Again" and "The Magnificent Seven (minus four) Caballeros". Panchito was the only one of the three caballeros never to appear inSaludos Amigos , in fact, he did not exist yet when the 1943 movie was released.He is a friend of
Donald Duck andJosé Carioca . He lives inMexico and rides on ahorse calledSeñor Martinez . He had some appearances inDisney's House of Mouse . Among his other appearances is the tale properly called "Panchito" where he meets and falls forClara Cluck .Panchito's full name is Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero González III [ "
House of Mouse ", episode 19 "Not So Goofy", song "My Name Is Panchito" ] . Panchito or Pancho, as well as Paco or Paquito are nicknames for Francisco, which is also his fifth name. The unusually large name is making fun of the fact that, in many Spanish speaking countries, people use two last names (which, in some cases, are comosed of two or more words) and commonly has one or even more middle names, and in some cases, like Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez-Rulfo Vizcaíno's they are pretty large. Quintero González is Panchito's last name; according to Spanish naming, Quitero would be his father's last name and González his mother's.As there is no reference to his surname "Pistoles", some people assume that it is another nickname. The word "Pistoles" does not exist in Spanish, although "Pistolas" would mean
Gun s. Specifically, handguns, pistols. Probably the -E in Pistoles was a phonetical adaptation to ease pronunciation for non-Spanish-speakers in theUnited States . His surname is likely Pistoles because he is seen with two handguns in some scenes of The Three Caballeros.The merchandise location at
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort atWalt Disney World is named Panchito's Gifts and Sundries, and features Panchito's likeness on its sign.In April 2007, Walt Disney World re-introduced Panchito (along with the second Caballero,
José Carioca ), in the newly-revamped ride atEpcot 's Mexico Pavilion with entirely new animation and a new storyline. It has been dubbed "The Gran Fiesta Tour". In the storyline, the reunited Three Caballeros are set to play a show inMexico City . Donald Duck goes missing, and José and Panchito must search throughout Mexico for Donald as he takes in various sights around Mexico. The animation was apparently directed byEric Goldberg . [ [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/the-three-caballeros-return-in-orlando The Three Caballeros return… in Orlando] , April 9, 2007 4:00 pm ]Panchito can also be seen in the
Hong Kong Disneyland version ofIt's a Small World , which opened on April 28, 2008.References
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