Joaquin Garay (November 15, 1921 â€" September 13, 1990) was a
Mexican-American actor and singer known for voicing Panchito Pistoles
in the 1944 Walt Disney film The Three Caballeros.Born in El Oro,
Mexico, Garay came to America at eleven months. He was a well-known
radio performer in the 1940s, and opened the popular Copacabana
nightclub in September 1941, which was frequented by visiting
Hollywood celebrities. He hosted shows in the nightclub and performed
in vaudeville, and recorded an album in the mid-40s, "A Night at
Joaquin Garay's Copacabana".Garay voiced the Mexican rooster Panchito
in 1944, teaming up with Clarence Nash as Donald Duck and José
Oliveira as José Carioca to sing The Three Caballeros' title song.
However, after recording, Garay's speaking voice as Panchito was found
to be wanting:Cutting hired a Mexican actor, Felipe Turich, to be
Garay's vocal coach, but for the Spanish-language version of the film,
Cutting decided to simply use Turich as Panchito's speaking voice,
with Garay singing. Garay also voiced Panchito in the Italian-language
version of the film, but only for the speaking parts, as Panchito's
singing is taken from the Spanish dub.
Mexican-American actor and singer known for voicing Panchito Pistoles
in the 1944 Walt Disney film The Three Caballeros.Born in El Oro,
Mexico, Garay came to America at eleven months. He was a well-known
radio performer in the 1940s, and opened the popular Copacabana
nightclub in September 1941, which was frequented by visiting
Hollywood celebrities. He hosted shows in the nightclub and performed
in vaudeville, and recorded an album in the mid-40s, "A Night at
Joaquin Garay's Copacabana".Garay voiced the Mexican rooster Panchito
in 1944, teaming up with Clarence Nash as Donald Duck and José
Oliveira as José Carioca to sing The Three Caballeros' title song.
However, after recording, Garay's speaking voice as Panchito was found
to be wanting:Cutting hired a Mexican actor, Felipe Turich, to be
Garay's vocal coach, but for the Spanish-language version of the film,
Cutting decided to simply use Turich as Panchito's speaking voice,
with Garay singing. Garay also voiced Panchito in the Italian-language
version of the film, but only for the speaking parts, as Panchito's
singing is taken from the Spanish dub.
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