Las Plumas del Mucaro (1989) - full transcript

For all ages, an entertaining story about a species of Puerto Rican bird.

Hey Pelín!

You're so rude.

I bring you good news...

...and you welcome me like this.

Forgive me Guaraguao.

And what good news are those?

I should not tell you anything.

Thanks to my international connections

I've made it possible that
we celebrate in Borinquen

the International Holiday of Flowery May

And, uhm...



you're invited.

Celebration? When? Where?!

There's a metting at the Yunke now.

I will give details the every

well-mannered bird .

Ouch, Ouch, Pepita!

Truce!

Pitirra! Truce!

I come in peace.

I come to invite you to a meeting

regarding the Mayo celebration.

Don't attack me.

Finally you're coming with some good news.

See you at the meeting.



Boricua Animation
Presents

The Feathers of the Múcaro

(Múcaro : Type of owl)

Excuse me, Mr.Woodpecker.

A little bit higher.

No, no, no, sorry.

To the right.

Son, make up your mind.

No, no, no, to the left.

To the left a little bit

Blessed.

There, there is where th sun comes in.

If I make it bigger it will be
a door instead of a window.

I want it big.

I love light.

Besides, this is my house.

I know, I know, it's alright.

Hey we've been looking for you.

We need some music

To organize a bembé in
the Two Waterfalls pond.

Oh no, oh no, he can't right now...

He's making me some work

Meeting at the Yunke!

Go there!

You guys go to the meeting.

I...

...will stay here.

What's the problem, my brother?

The Guaraguao said everybody should go.

Come on little Mucaro, don't be shy now.

Don't make us beg you.

I'm too ugly to go to an
international celebration.

Look at my feathers.

Hey Múcaro.

You look like a telenovela
character with all that whining.

Look, I'll finish the window

after the celebration,
meanwhile i'll go party.

To the Flowerly May
celebration I'll go party...

Well, Chango.

Chango, have a good time.

You can be sure of that, my brother.

I wish I were like you.

Look at these feathers...

What are you complaining about?

Three colors, I only have one, black.

Black but shiny.

If you want to shine...

...soak in oil

Ha ha ha!

Boy, so what?

I'm what I am

and you're what you are.

Let's go to the meeting for a while

And then to the party!

Each one will bring the best nectars

the best fruits

and the best grains from their regions.

And the best fishes.

The Cotorra and the Zumbador

will be in charge of the decoration.

I bring bad news.

The Múcaro says

The Múcaro says he's not
coming because he feels ugly.

So if we don't get him some feathers

there will not be Mucara representation

That's not possible

I organized this celebration

and everybody must come.

Even by force.

Yes, for sure.

By force?

The Múcaro is our friend

and although he's insecure

we all want him to
come to the celebration.

Each one of us gives a single feather

so he fells good.

Give one feather? No, I don't go there.

In tha case I want some purple feathers

for my plumage.

For my pretty neck.

Misters, this is serious.

Stop it.

Here, the only one with
a problem is the Múcaro

So each one give one
feather and be done with it.

No, I won't give anything.

Me neither.

It's not a gift.

We'll only lend it for a few hours.

I won't gift nor lend.

Actually the little Múcaro
could use some color.

The black one here could too.

What is it Cuca? Are you a racist?

I don't need foreign feathers.

I am what I am, and proud I am!

I want you all cleaned up after the party.

Hey where are you going, give it here.

I've always loved volunteers like you.

If you ask me.

This little Múcaro will
look like a Tincaya.

But since nobody asked you, shut up.

The Alcatraz should take them in his bag.

No.

I will keep those feathers.

Nothing will leave this place.

Those feathers won't
arrive, let's go to the pond.

Look! Look!

There comes the Guaraguao, Vulture.

Ready.

And look who's coming there.

The Chango.

Let's go distract them.

Yes.

Now with a rumba we'll fix everyting.

Flowery May, May

Give me the flowers, flowers

Today I salute you, salute you

With a thousand loves, loves

The feathers!

Look, this is my feather.

We fell into a trap, apparently.

Yes, and there could be more.

Now I can go to the party

With all these little feathers

And even if they're borrowed.

I will party till sun comes up

I will be the most
beautiful bird of the party.

Here comes the Alcatraz Pelican.

And he's loaded.

Here I bring

A snapper, a balbo, a grouper

A mackerel.

Wow.

And what are we going to eat?

Grapes!

Hurry up Cotorra, here he comes.

Let's finish up the work.

Look! they're coming, they're coming!

Our friend the Cock, from México.

What's up, brother!

So cool, let's celebrate!

The Tucan from Brazil.

The Turpial from Venezuela.

The Cuban representative.

And the one from Hispaniola.

Welcome friends.

Here's the islander rhythm.

The representative from...

...from...

The representative from...

...from, from, from...

It's me Mañito, the little Múcaro

What's that?

Who's the little one?

The Múcaro from Borinquen!

Is that a joke, Cuca?

Is that a Múcaro?

How can I explain?

I present Mañito, the Múcaro

Hi.

Who looks horrible today.

Chango, play.

In my island, we've never
seen a bird like this.

Hail Mary! see how they look at me!

The Guacamayo from Colombia.

The Lord from the Andes

The Quetzal from Central America.

I don't have that kind of feather.

If I could borrow some...

Dance, tiger.

Come on Múcaro, come on!

Jow I enjoy with my little feathers.

I actually dance better with these.

Hey Cuca, attention,
we're gonna start a fight.

- We're...
- Shhhhh

- We're starting it...
- Dance

Come on, tiger.

Forget those feathers
and enjoy it to the fullest.

The little Múcaro's rhythm!

Play

Those aren't your feathers...

Take care of mine!

Give them back now!

You're ruining mine too!

Give them back!

You can keep mine!

You people are crazy.

Bye! these feathers are mine.

So crazy!

Hey look, he left!

Stop it! The Múcaro
has left with the feathers.

He's escaping.

You go over here!

Cotorra, go upwards!

Vulture, over there.

Over there, over there.

That was close.

Vulture, don't be stupid, it's me, Cuca.

Let me go.

We lost him.

He's quite smart.

Let's cancel it, I can't see at night.

Me too.

Now, that Múcaro is going to stay alone

cause if we see him he's gonna regret it.

For having stealed my feathers.

No, my feathers.

Our feathers.

I am what I am.

You are what you are.

How's life when you have more

and more...

There is no need to
live of what is not ours

Even though one must give and share

But I am what I am.

And you are...

what you are

Ok, Ok.

I'll give them back.

Every one of them.

Give back what?

Oh, but that's the Múcaro

Why are you hiding there?

They're looking for me.

Looking for who?

You?

They lent me these feathers

but after going to the party with them

I will keep them and am
not giving back anything

You're leaving Borinquen?

You're going North?

Are you gonna hide forever?

No.

I will fly at night.

But birds can't fly at night.

You'll be left alone

Without your friends

I don't care

The beauty of these feathers

compensates for any sacrifice.

Hear what he says?

That the beauty of the feathers...

YOUR feathers are so pretty!

Eh?

Blessed.

It is worthy!

In that case, fly with us.

Yes

Yes!

Why not.

Let's go

Let's go up.

Wait for me, wait for me!

I am...

Oooouch!

Ouch!

I'm tangled up.

Hey

And how do you do to

fly so well and so fast at night?

We have a radar

A radar?

And don't you have a spare radar

so I can borrow it?

Or some yellow contact lenses...

like the ones you have

You don't learn, do you?

I'll borrow them, I'll give them back.

Really

Trust me!

Based on a popular tale compiled by

There comes the Guaraguao.

The Guaraguao comes.

There comes the Guaraguao.

The Guaraguao comes.

It's the Flowery May celebration

Many tales are heard

The woodpecker cheweing

Have you seen the Mucaro somewhere?

What if I give the feather back?