Pancho Villa? Emiliano Zapata? Vicente Fernandez? Try Speedy Gonzales. The Warner Bros. cartoon mouse debuted in 1953 and immediately became a hit on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

At the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Arellano speaks up for much-maligned cartoon character Speedy Gonzales, who “blazed through my childhood like a sombrero-clad comet, terrorizing gringo villains ...

The fastest mouse in all of Mexico may be on its way to the big screen. Speedy Gonzales, the beloved Looney Tunes mouse who can outrun the fastest of cats and whose Arriba! Arriba! Andale!

Gabriel Iglesias mocked cancel culture while defending his role as the famous Loony Tunes character Speedy Gonzales in "Space Jam: A New Legacy." The comedian, who hails from Mexico and often goes ...

1. The disc’s shorts also include those starring Speedy Gonzales. Speedy’s character has faced a lot of criticism for the character’s reliance on racial and ethnic stereotypes. A previous ...