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The Tales of Cri Cri: with Placido Domingo, Mireille Mathieu and Ofelia Medina

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Title

The Tales of Cri Cri: with Placido Domingo, Mireille Mathieu and Ofelia Medina

Collection

Janis Brenner Video Archive

Names

Alemán, Miguel, 1905-1983 (Creator)
Gabilondo Soler, Francisco, 1907-1990 (Composer)
Montejo, Carmen (Performer)
Emmanuel (Vocalist) (Performer)
Kroupa, Jim (Actor)
Dehesa, Germán (Screenwriter)
Dehesa, Germán (Actor)
Weingartshofer, Federico (Director)
Morett, Fernando (Producer)
Morett, Fernando (Television director)
Velasco, Cristina M. de (Set designer)
Bianco, Ariel (Set designer)
Vega, Jaime (Actor)
Estrella, Alberto (Actor)
Taketa, Edward Akio (Performer)
Blake, Michael (Performer)
Brenner, Janis (Performer)
Fisher, Betsy (Performer)
McWilliams, Robert (Performer)
Morris, Margaret, 1891-1980 (Performer)
Shapiro, Danial (Performer)
Smith, Joanie (Performer)
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- (Performer)
Mathieu, Mireille, 1946- (Performer)
Medina, Ofelia (Performer)
Murray Louis and Company (Performer)
Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance (Performer)
Televisa (Firm : Mexico City, Mexico) (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1984

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6957

Subjects

Children's songs
Dance for children
Puppets

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: original idea by Miguel Aleman V. ; original music and lyrics, Francisco Gabilondo Soler ; general producer and director, Fernando Morett ; presented by Televisa.
Performers: Following songs were choreographed and performed by the Murray Louis Dance Company: Chung Ki Fu, Mama Webster, Tree Sleepy Piglets (Railroad car).
Creation/Production Credits: Script by German Dehesa ; creative director, Federico Weingartshofer ; set designers, Cristina N. de Velasco and Ariel Bianco.
Performers: Performers, Murray Louis Dance Company: Edward Akio Taketa, Michael Blake, Janis Brenner, Betsy Fisher, Robert McWilliams, Margaret Morris, Danial Shapiro, Joanie Smith.
Performers: Special performance by Emmanuel and Carmen Montejo ; performers, James J. Kroupa (Cri-Cri, Reginald, and Dr. V.) ; supporting cast, German Dehesa (Shoemaker), Jaime Vega (Emperor), Alberto R. Estrella (Prime Minister).
Venue: Videotaped at Televisa studio, Mexico City, Mexico 1984.
Original Version: Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Acquisition: Gift; Janis Brenner; 2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19980005
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c787c940-352a-0131-38e5-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Tales of Cri Cri: with Placido Domingo, Mireille Mathieu and Ofelia Medina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c787c940-352a-0131-38e5-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). The Tales of Cri Cri: with Placido Domingo, Mireille Mathieu and Ofelia Medina Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c787c940-352a-0131-38e5-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Tales of Cri Cri: with Placido Domingo, Mireille Mathieu and Ofelia Medina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c787c940-352a-0131-38e5-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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