The Wonderful World of Disney/Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure

Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Season 18, Episode 16
Airdate	March 19, 1972
Written by	teleplay by Gerald Pearce Based on a book by B.F. Beebe
Directed by
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The Wonderful World of Disney — Season Eighteen

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Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure is the sixteenth episode of the eighteenth season of The Wonderful World of Disney, and the four hundred forty-second episode overall.

Cast: Alonzo Fuentes (Ramon), Juan Maldonado (Uncle Carlos), Alex Tinne (Luis), Ricardo Montalban (Narrator)

Plot Overview

2 attendants, Carlos and his nephew Ramon, working at the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum, pass the time by befriending a baby spider monkey, whom they named Chango. Although the animal continually gets into mischief, they let him have the run of the area. The monkey's curiosity leads to trouble when he explores the nearby camp of a group of archaeologists.

Credits

• Producer: Roy Edward Disney
• Film Editor: Norman R. Palmer
• Music: Robert F. Brunner
• Sound: Herb Taylor
• Production Manager: Erwin L. Verity
• Program Co-ordinator: Jack Burner
• Field Producer: Frank Zuniga
• Photography: Roberto Cedeno, Rene Reyna
• Assisted by Carlos Ancona
• Production Assistant: Vicente Valalo
• Animal Supervision: Tom Shivers
• Filmed entirely in Yucatán, Mexico.
• Acknowledgements: Mexico National Tourist Council, Mexican Historical and Archaelogical Dept.

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