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