Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt (1970)
Filmed entirely on location in the Caribbean, this touching family drama tells the adventurous tale of a Puerto Rican boy who befriends a Paso Fino palomino, a descendant of the horses of the Spanish Conquistadors. The young man kidnaps the colt in order to ride in the island horse championships and ends up learning a lesson in responsibility and honor.
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Waste of time
Sorry, this movie sucks
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
The film tells the story of a boy from Puerto Rico who works selling fruit and whose life changes the day he meets a paso fino palomino, a horse descendant from the Spanish horses named this way for the special way of smooth walking he has. More a documentary than a film and although not one of Disney's best, it is still an enjoyable and entertaining movie for all the family containing good values as well as a good story. I do recommend it to all horse and Disney lovers. The film was filmed on location in the Caribbean and the boy role is played by the son of a Puerto Rico famous entertainer. The horse is named Cristobalito for Cristopher Columbus.