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Lumiton
Lumiton is a former film production company and current museum located in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lumiton Studios was founded in 1932 at the start of the golden age of film in that country. Its lowbrow, populist films appealed to local audiences and were highly successful in Argentina and throughout Latin America. It was the main competitor to Argentina Sono Film in the 1940s. After World War II (1939–45) Lumiton faced increased government regulation, rising costs and loss of audiences to more sophisticated Hollywood productions. The company was forced to shut down in 1952. History Beginning Lumiton was founded in the town of Munro, Buenos Aires, with an initial capital of 300,000 pesos. The name "Lumiton" is made from the words for "light" and "sound". The full name was "Sociedad Anónima Radio Cinematográfica Lumiton" (Lumiton Radio Cinematography Company Ltd.) The founders had earlier pioneered radio broadcast in Argentina, and were now pioneering sound films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Tres Berretines
''Los tres berretines'' (''The Three Whims'') is a 1933 Argentine black and white comedy film, the first film made by the newly formed Lumiton film studio, and one of the first sound films made in Argentina. It was a great success and launched the film career of the comedian Luis Sandrini. In 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine ''Fotogramas''s list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time. Synopsis The film has traditional popular melodrama plot elements, and includes performances of tango songs. It depicts a family whose members are obsessed with the three national ''berretines'' (interests or hobbies) of tango, football and cinema. (In the play the last ''berretín'' was radio.). The family is middle class and makes its living from a hardware store. The father complains that the hobbies lead the family to neglect business. In the end, the father himself succumbs to all three hobbies. It is one of the first Argentine films dealing with the themes of immigration (to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munro, Buenos Aires
Munro is a city of the Vicente López Partido in northern Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, best known for its jeans and apparel stores and outlets. It is located some 20 km from the downtown of the city. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Villa Adelina, Carapachay and Martínez on the north; Villa Ballester on the west; Florida Este in the south; and Olivos to the east. The border streets are Mariano Moreno, Bartolomé Mitre Avenue, Paraná, National Highway 9 (Panamericana), Antonio Malaver, Alexander Fleming, Luis María Drago, Primera Junta, Montes de Oca, Capitán Cajaraville, Juramento, Carlos Calvo, Albarellos, and Belgrano. There are many sports clubs in Munro such as ''Unión Vecinal de Fomento Munro'' (founded on 1922), ''Olivos Rugby Club'' (1927), ''Club Unión de Munro'' (1946), ''Club Social y Deportivo Industrial Munro'' (1947). Some of Munro's local industries are: Atanor, Fabriloza, Colorín, Virulana, Ripán, Telagoma, Bayer, Gillette and other factories of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niní Marshall
Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''. Life and work She was born in Buenos Aires to Pedro and María Ángela Traveso, a well-to-do family in 1903. Losing her father at two months of age, she was raised by her mother, who affectionately called her "Niní." They relocated to the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito when Niní was in her teens, and she began a career in advertising. She met Felipe Edelman, an engineer, while in her senior year in secondary school, and they married in 1922, a few months after the birth of their only daughter, Ángeles. The happy occasion was followed by her mother's untimely death, a tragedy compounded by Felipe Edelman's decline into compulsive gambling. Facing economic ruin, the couple were separated shortly afterwards and she remarried. Traverso drew on he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujeres Que Trabajan
''Women Who Work'' ( es, Mujeres que trabajan) is a 1938 Argentine comedy film drama directed by Manuel Romero. The film premiered in Buenos Aires and starred Tito Lusiardo. In a 2022 poll of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached number 49. Cast *Mecha Ortiz... Ana María del Solar *Tito Lusiardo ... Lorenzo Ramos *Niní Marshall ... Catita *Pepita Serrador ... Luisa *Alicia Barrié ... Clara * Fernando Borel ... Carlos Suárez Roldán *Sabina Olmos ... Elvira *Alita Román... Anita *Mary Parets ... Marta Suárez Roldán *Enrique Roldán Enrique Roldán (1901–1954) was an Argentine stage and film actor.Finkielman p.222 He appeared in twenty four films during his career which spanned the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Roldán often played villains, particularly in the films of ... ... Andrés Stanley * Hilda Sour ... Dolores Campos * Alímedes Nelson ... Emilia * María Vitalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rubia Del Camino
''La rubia del camino'' (''The Blonde on the Road'') is a 1938 Argentine romantic comedy written and directed by Manuel Romero. Actress Paulina Singerman made her debut in the film. Synopsis A young millionairess and flirt (Paulina Singerman) is conquered by a truck driver (Fernando Borel) who gives her a ride when she is on the run from her commitment to an Italian count (Enrique Serrano). The film contrasts the spoiled protagonist who uses the foreign name "Betty" and has never tried ''mate'', the drink of all Argentines, to the hard working, long-suffering poor. The romance almost founders when the truck driver resists joining the cosmopolitan life of the Buenos Aires elite, but is saved when Betty agrees to join him in his more "authentic" world. Cast The cast was: *Paulina Singerman as Isabel 'Betty' Costa Reina *Enrique Serrano as Count Ugolino Malipieri *Marcelo Ruggero as Batista *Sabina Olmos as Lucía *Fernando Borel as Julián Achával *María Esther Buschiazzo as Elvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuera De La Ley (1937 Film)
''Outside the Law'' ( es, Fuera de la ley) is a 1937 Argentine thriller film directed and written by Manuel Romero. The film premiered on 12 May 1940 in the United States. The film starred José Gola, Luis Arata, Roberto Blanco, and Irma Córdoba It was selected as the tenth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1977. Plot Juan Robles, the son of a police superintendent, becomes involved in crime and is sentenced to a prison term. After being released, he falls in love with Emilia, a young single mother who rejects him. Obsessed with the woman, Juan and some fellow gangsters kidnap Emilia's little daughter. Pedro Robles, his father, ask his superiors to take the case himself in order to confront his deranged son. Cast * Luis Arata as Pedro Robles * José Gola as Juan Robles * Irma Córdoba as Emilia *Susy Derqui as Flora *María Esther Buschiazzo as Juan Robles' mother *Marcos Caplán as Agapito *Pedro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Muchachada De A Bordo
''La muchachada de a bordo'' (English language:''Boys on Board'') is a 1936 Argentine comedy film directed and written by Manuel Romero. The film starred Luis Sandrini and Tito Lusiardo. The film was edited by Francisco Múgica. Cast *Luis Sandrini *Tito Lusiardo *Santiago Arrieta *José Gola *Benita Puértolas *Alicia Barrié Sara Ramona Alicia Masriera del Campillo (stage name, Alicia Barrié; 7 October 1915 – 28 September 2002) was a Chilean actress who made her acting career in Argentina. Born in Chile, Barrie moved to Buenos Aires with her family and made her ac ... *Juan Mangiante External links * 1936 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 1936 comedy films Films directed by Manuel Romero Argentine comedy films 1930s Argentine films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Caballo Del Pueblo
''The Favorite'' (Spanish:''El caballo del pueblo'') is a 1935 Argentine musical film comedy directed and written by Manuel Romero with Luis Bayón Herrera. It is a tango film and premiered on August 15, 1935. The cinematography and editing was performed by Francisco Múgica. Main cast *Olinda Bozán as Ruperta *Irma Córdoba as Esther Peña *Enrique Serrano as Bebe Viñas *Pedro Quartucci as Flaco *Juan Carlos Thorry Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director. Best known for his work in tango films in the Ci ... as Roberto Campos *Juan Mangiante as Peña *Juan Porta as Trainer *Eduardo Lema as Lemos, the jockey *Vicente Forastieri as Contreras *N. Fornaresio as Peon *Lalo Malcolm as a Thug (billed as L. Malcom) *Nicolás Werenchuk as José Guzmán (billed as N. Werenchuk) *Mary Parets as Trainer's daughter *Ángel Maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alton
John Alton (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Jacob Altmann, in Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary, was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-German origin. Alton photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period and won an Academy Award for the cinematography of ''An American in Paris'' (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so in the cinematography category. Career Alton moved to the US to attend college and first became involved in the film industry when he was spotted by a gateman at Cosmopolitan Studios in New York looking for extras. He began as a lab technician in Los Angeles in the 1920s, later becoming a cameraman within four years. He moved to France with Ernst Lubitsch to film backgrounds for ''The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'' (1927) and ended up staying for one year heading the camera department of Paramount Pictures's Joinville Studios. He claimed he discovered Maurice Chevalier. In 1932, he moved to Argentina where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noches De Buenos Aires
''Buenos Aires Nights'' (Spanish:''Noches de Buenos Aires'') is a 1935 Argentine romantic musical film directed and written by Manuel Romero with Luis Bayón Herrera. It is a tango film and was edited by Francisco Múgica The film's sets were designed by Ricardo J. Conord. Cast *Fernando Ochóa *Tita Merello *Severo Fernández *Irma Córdoba Irma Córdoba (July 20, 1913 – May 18, 2008) was an Argentine film actress of the classic era. She entered the film industry in 1932 and appeared in over 30 films, spanning 65 years of Argentine film. She appeared in films such as '' Fuera de ... *Enrique Serrano *Héctor Calcaño *Fernando Campos *Tito Climent *Inés Edmonson *Juan Mangiante *Aída Olivier *Guillermo Pedemonte *Joaquín Petrocino *Alfredo Pozzio *Alberto Soifer External links * 1935 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Tango films Films directed by Manuel Romero Films shot in Buenos Aires Films set in Buenos Aires 1930s roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Vehil
Luisa Vehil (November 12, 1912, Montevideo, Uruguay – October 24, 1991, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Uruguayan theater and movie actress who had a notable career in Argentina. She was an iconic figure in the Argentine theatre scene. Biography Luisa Vehil was born in 1912 in Montevideo, Uruguay, she belongs to an eight generation dynasty of actors originally from Catalonia; daughter and granddaughter of theatre players. Her brothers were Paquita and Juan. She was also the aunt of actors Miguel Ángel Solá and Mónica Vehil. Luisa moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina at an early age, and starred in her first movie in 1933, '' Los tres berretines'', directed by Enrique Telémaco Susini. It was the second Argentine talk movie. She went on to appear in other minor 'talkies' throughout the '30s, working in tango-oriented films by famed tango writer Manuel Romero and Eduardo Morera. Opposite to Juan Perón regime she suffered an attack when playing the leading role in the play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Sandrini
Luis Sandrini (22 February 1905 – 5 July 1980) was a prolific Argentine comic film actor and film producer. Widely considered one of the most respected and most acclaimed Argentine comedians by the public and critics. He has made over 80 appearances in film between 1933 and 1980. Early life He was born in the neighborhood of Caballito and was the son of Genovese immigrants. His father was a theatrical actor, and Luis began to work in a circus next to his parents, like clown. In the 1930s he entered the theatrical company of Enrique Muiño and Elías Isaac Alippi, where he met his first wife, the actress Chela Cordero. Made his debut in the cinema in 1933 acting in the first Argentine sound film '' Tango (film)'' (directed by Luis Moglia Barth) in which he worked with a great of the theater of magazines like Pepe Arias and the stars of the tango Libertad Lamarque, Azucena Maizani, and Tita Merello, with the last one he had a romance when they filmed the film ''Juan Tenor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
