Los Gringos

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Los Gringos
Directed by Rob Letterman
Story byAnders J. L. Beer
Rob Letterman
Produced byBrian Brenton [1]
[1] [2]
Starring Pat Morita
Charles Napier
Narrated byJohn Leader [1]
Edited byJohn Coniglio
Music by Michael Giacchino
Distributed byBonk Pictures
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Los Gringos is a 1999 animated short film created and written by Anders J. L. Beer & Rob Letterman, the latter of whom also directed the short. It was an official selection for the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 Los Gringos at the New York Times
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  3. Los Gringos at sundance.org