His fame in the USA derives from when his song The Three Caballeros was used in the Disney film The Three Caballeros (1944).
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In 1944, she appeared in the film Voce Ja Foi a Bahia? (The Three Caballeros), a mix of cinema and animation in which Aurora starred alongside Donald Duck.
Jesusita en Chihuahua has been featured in many other films including The Three Caballeros (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), This Was Pancho Villa (1957), ¡Cielito lindo! (1957), Sueños de oro (1958), Quiero ser artista (1958), La diligencia de la muerte (1961), Perdóname mi vida (1965), Three Amigos (1986), Like Water for Chocolate (1992), and My Family (1995).
He also wrote American English lyrics for the songs in The Three Caballeros featuring Donald Duck.