In a move that hopefully won’t land the movie in a vault like Song of the South, Disney has announced it’s next Latino surprise and new animated feature titled “South of the Border”. The movie is about a little Chihuahua from Beverly Hills that gets lost while traveling south of the Rio Grande set to star none other than Drew Barrymore.

Its Latino counterparts include another Chihuahua played by comedian George Lopez; a ‘spirit guide’ that helps Barrymore’s character find her Latino roots played by Salma Hayek; an ex K-9 german sheperd played by Andy Garcia, and other unidentified breeds played by Cheech Marin, opera singer Plácido Domingo among others. Some already holding Disney contracts…others, like Lopez, having just lost one.
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