''El gato con botas'' (''Puss in Boots'', in English) is a 1961

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live-action Mexican fantasy film. Based on Charles Perrault's ''

Puss in Boots "Puss in Boots" ( it, Il gatto con gli stivali) is an Italian fairy tale, later spread throughout the rest of Europe, about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for ...

'', it was scripted, produced and directed by Roberto Rodriguez, and, starring Santanon in the title role, the film was made by Peliculas Rodriguez, S.A. at the Churubusco-Azteca film studios.

Plot

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is forced to give his daughter to an

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. However, a fairy gives a peasant boy a pair of boots. The boy puts them on his

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, which becomes human-sized and leads the boy to fight the ogre.

Cast

* Santanon as Puss * Amando Gutierrez as The Ogre * Rafael Munoz * Humberto Dupeyron * Rocio Rosales * Antonio Raxell *

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Production

For his role as Puss, the star Santanon was covered entirely by a furred cat costume, which in turn was adorned with feathered hat, vest and pants, and a sword.

Distribution

In 1964, entrepreneur

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acquired

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rights to the film, edited it to 70 minutes, dubbed it, and released it nationwide as one in a series of fantasy films intended to be exhibited strictly as matinee films for children. Murray's advertising for these films came with strict instructions as to showtimes, additional programming, advertising displays, and other matters normally left to the discretion of theater managers.

External links

* 1961 films Films based on Puss in Boots Mexican fantasy films Films about animals Films about cats 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub