Ándale! Ándale! Arriba!

Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! — Step aside you rat! Speedy González (no relation to Alberto) debuted in 1953 as a Warner Brothers’ cartoon mouse (The Fastest Mouse in Mexico). Originally voiced by the master, Mel Blanc, his time on screen has at times been controversial — especially when paired with his cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez. Cartoon Network deemed his portrayal of Mexicans/Latinos to be offensive. “There evidently wasn’t a problem with the Mexican caricatures at the beginning of Speedy’s career. The 1955 animated short ‘Speedy Gonzales’ won an Academy Award [Best Short Subject (Cartoons)], and two other cartoons, Tabasco Road and The Pied Piper of Guadalupe, were nominated for Oscars in 1957 and 1961.”