Panchito Pistoles

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Panchito Pistoles



First appearance	The Three Caballeros
Created by	The Walt Disney Company

Also known as	Panchito, Panchito Pistolas, Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero González III, Pancho el Charro

Panchito Pistoles, often called Panchito (and sometimes Panchito Pistolas), is a cartoon character drawn as an anthropomorphized rooster. He appeared in the film The Three Caballeros. Later he appeared in several Disney comics, including Don 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 in Saludos Amigos, in fact, he did not exist yet when the 1943 movie was released.

He is a friend of Donald Duck and José Carioca. He lives in Mexico and rides on a horse called Señor Martinez. He had some appearances in Disney's House of Mouse. Among his other appearances is the tale properly called "Panchito" where he meets and falls for Clara Cluck.

Panchito's full name is Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero González III ^[1] . Probably, his first name is Pancho, not Panchito, as Spanish suffix -ito is mainly used for familiar names (For instance Pepe turns to Pepito). In fact, Pancho/Paco and Pepe itself are nicknames or diminutives for Francisco and José respectively.

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 Guns. Specifically, handguns, pistols. Probably the -E in Pistoles was a phonetical adaptation to ease pronunciation for non-Spanish-speakers in the United 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 at Walt Disney World is named Panchito's Gifts and Sundries, and features Panchito's likeness on its sign.

In April of 2007, Walt Disney World re-introduced Panchito (along with the second Caballero, José Carioca), in the newly-revamped ride at Epcot'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 in Mexico 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 by Eric Goldberg. ^[2]

Panchito can also be seen in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World, which opened on April 28, 2008.