Walt & El Grupo is a 2008 American documentary film written and directed by Theodore Thomas. Summary A presentation of Walt Disney Family Foundation Films, the film tells the story of Walt Disney's 1941 U.S. Government sponsored trip to Latin and South America where he and a group of artists gathered material which would be used to create the two Disney animated feature films Saludos Amigos (1942) and The Three Caballeros (1944). References External links The Walt Disney Museum 2008 films Disney documentary films Walt Disney Pictures films Works about Walt Disney Films about Disney Films directed by Theodore Thomas (filmmaker) Documentary films about animation Documentary films about films United States–South American relations 2008 documentary films 1941 in animation 2000s English-language films 2000s American films