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La Cucaracha

1934 film by Lloyd Corrigan
Movie short_film Q1798755
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Summary

La Cucaracha is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy[3]
  • Director: Lloyd Corrigan[4]
  • Screenwriter: Jack Wagner[5]
  • Composer: Roy Webb[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[7], romance film[8], musical film[9]
  • Cast member: Steffi Duna[10], Don Alvarado[11], Paul Porcasi[12], Chrispin Martin[13], Charles Stevens[14]
  • Producer: Kenneth Macgowan[15]
  • Production company: RKO Pictures[16]
  • Director of photography: Ray Rennahan[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Commons category: La Cucaracha (1934 film)[19]
  • Color: color[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1934[22]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[23]
  • Narrative location: Mexico[24]
  • Film editor: Archie Marshek[25]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy[26]
  • Title: La Cucaracha[27]
  • Duration: 21 minutes[28]

Why It Matters

La Cucaracha has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did La Cucaracha receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy[3].

Related Entities

Mexico RKO Pictures United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'tr', 'ur']
    Ampas collections film id → W069316
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W069316, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Production company → RKO Pictures
    Producer → Kenneth Macgowan
    Narrative location → Mexico
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 50069, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
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