Señorella and the Glass Huarache
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Señorella and the Glass Huarache is a 1964 Looney Tunes
Cartoon directed by Hawley Pratt
(who also produced the layouts) and written by John W. Dunn
. The plotline is a typical Cinderella
story, but set in Mexico
. This was the last Looney Tunes short released before the Warner Bros. Cartoons
division was shut down. It was the final one-shot until 1968. Chuck Jones'
ending sequence from Now Hear This
and Bartholomew versus the Wheel was used in this cartoon. This was the final cartoon to have this ending sequence.
version of "Cinderella
". Leetle Senorella's "strapmother" and her "strapsiblings" make her do all their dirty work. They won't let her go to Prince Don Jose Miguel's big fiesta
, but her fairy godmother
comes through with a gorgeous wardrobe and a beautiful "transporte" drawn by a team of mules (formerly cockroaches
). The heroine and Prince Don Jose tango
the night away, but at midnight Senorella vammooses, leaving her glass huarache
(a Mexican sandal
) behind.
Prince Don Jose has every girl in the kingdom try on the glass huarache, hoping to find the mysterious princess he fell in love with. However, none of their girls' feet fit the tiny shoe. Before arriving at the house, the strapmother intentionally tossess a tied up Senorella outside in the mud with the pigs out of fear that she'll be revealed as the mysterious princess and win Don Jose's love. Both her daughters try the shoe, but their feet are too big. Prince Don Jose sees a small foot sticking out from the window and he come to the window. He places the huarache on the foot and it fits. Senorella and Don Jose are married. The man revealed that her story may have ended happily ever after, but his didn't. It proves true when he reveals that he married Senorella's strapmother and she forcibly takes him home.
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
Cartoon directed by Hawley Pratt
Hawley Pratt
Hawley Pratt was an American film director, animator, and illustrator. He is best known for his work during the heyday of Warner Bros. Cartoons and as the right-hand man of director Friz Freleng as a layout artist and later as a director...
(who also produced the layouts) and written by John W. Dunn
John W. Dunn
John W. Dunn was a Scottish writer and animator for animated cartoons from 1955 to 1983.Dunn began his career at the Walt Disney cartoon studio, where his first story credit—Man in Space—received an Oscar nomination...
. The plotline is a typical Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
story, but set in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. This was the last Looney Tunes short released before the Warner Bros. Cartoons
Warner Bros. Cartoons
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. was the in-house division of Warner Bros. Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation. One of the most successful animation studios in American media history, Warner Bros. Cartoons was primarily responsible for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical...
division was shut down. It was the final one-shot until 1968. Chuck Jones'
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
ending sequence from Now Hear This
Now Hear This (film)
Now Hear This is a 1963 animated short film in the Looney Tunes series produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. It was directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, and written by Jones and John Dunn. The title comes from a phrase used aboard American naval ships as an instruction to cease activity and...
and Bartholomew versus the Wheel was used in this cartoon. This was the final cartoon to have this ending sequence.
Plot
At the cantina, a man tells his friend a MexicanMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
version of "Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
". Leetle Senorella's "strapmother" and her "strapsiblings" make her do all their dirty work. They won't let her go to Prince Don Jose Miguel's big fiesta
Fiesta
Fiesta, a Spanish word that means "party", "feast" or "festival", may refer to:-Film:*Fiesta , a 1941 American film directed by LeRoy Prinz*Fiesta , a 1947 MGM film starring Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán-Music:...
, but her fairy godmother
Fairy godmother
In fairy tales, a fairy godmother is a fairy with magical powers who acts as a mentor or parent to someone, in the role that an actual godparent was expected to play in many societies...
comes through with a gorgeous wardrobe and a beautiful "transporte" drawn by a team of mules (formerly cockroaches
Cockroaches
A cockroach is an insect of the order Blattaria. "Cockroach" may also refer to:*Cockroach , a 2001 album by Danger Danger*Cockroach , a 2008 novel by Rawi Hage...
). The heroine and Prince Don Jose tango
Tango (ballroom)
Ballroom Tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance....
the night away, but at midnight Senorella vammooses, leaving her glass huarache
Huarache (shoe)
Huaraches are a type of Mexican sandal.Huaraches are pre-Columbian in origin, and are made from woven leather. The leather is traditionally hand-woven. The name "Huarache" is derived from the P'urhépecha language term kwarachi...
(a Mexican sandal
Sandal
Sandals are an open type of outdoor footwearSandal may also refer to:* Sandal Castle, site of the Battle of Wakefield in the Wars of the Roses* Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England* Sandal, Afghanistan* Šandal, village in Slovakia...
) behind.
Prince Don Jose has every girl in the kingdom try on the glass huarache, hoping to find the mysterious princess he fell in love with. However, none of their girls' feet fit the tiny shoe. Before arriving at the house, the strapmother intentionally tossess a tied up Senorella outside in the mud with the pigs out of fear that she'll be revealed as the mysterious princess and win Don Jose's love. Both her daughters try the shoe, but their feet are too big. Prince Don Jose sees a small foot sticking out from the window and he come to the window. He places the huarache on the foot and it fits. Senorella and Don Jose are married. The man revealed that her story may have ended happily ever after, but his didn't. It proves true when he reveals that he married Senorella's strapmother and she forcibly takes him home.