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Lumiton Studios
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 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...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] |
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] |
Fernando Ochoa
Fernando César Ochoa (also called Goyo Godoy; 29 November 1905 – 23 March 1974) was an actor from Argentina who appeared on radio, in films and on TV. Life Fernando César Ochoa was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, on 29 November 1905. His parents were María Luisa Escandón and Ernesto Gerónimo Ochoa. After leaving school he worked on an ''estancia'', where he learned ranching skills. He then became an actor at "El Nacional" theatre. He played in the company of Eva Franco in works such as ''Joven, viuda y estanciera'' (''Young, Widow and Rancher'') and ''Cruza'' (''Cross) He also interpreted works by Alberto Vaccarezza such as ''Allá va el resero Luna'' and ''Lo que le pasó a Reynoso''. Ochoa played the outlaw ''Juan Moreira'' both on the stage and in a film directed by Luis Moglia Barth. He also played in films such as '' Noches de Buenos Aires'' (''Buenos Aires Nights), ''Así es el tango'' (''This is Tango'') and '' Cruza'' (''Cross''). For his looks and acting skills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tita Merello
Laura Ana "Tita" Merello (11 October 1904 – 24 December 2002) was an Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). In her 6 decades in Argentine entertainment, at the time of her death, she had filmed over thirty movies, premiered twenty plays, had nine television appearances, completed three radio series and had had countless appearances in print media. She was one of the singers who emerged in the 1920s along with Azucena Maizani, Libertad Lamarque, Ada Falcón, and Rosita Quiroga, who created the female voices of tango. She was primarily remembered for the songs "Se dice de mí" and "La milonga y yo". She began her acting career in theater and may have made silent films. She debuted on the first sound movie produced in Argentina, ''¡Tango!'', with Libertad Lamarque in 1933. After making a series of films throughout the 1930s, she established herself as a dramatic actress in La fuga (1937), directed by Luis Saslavsky. ... [...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] |
Manuel Romero (director)
Manuel Romeo (September 21, 1891 – October 3, 1954 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, dramatist and score composer, and one of the influential directors in the cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed and wrote over 50 films between 1931 and 1951 even composing the musical scores for several. He was a pioneer of Variety Theatre, and one of the few tango lyrical writers that has reached timeless classical success. When he was a teenager, he began his journalist job in the Magacine Fray Mochoy, and in the newspapers Crítica y Última Hora. His first play, "Teatro breve" is from 1919 with the collaboration of Ivo Pelay. He wrote 180 more. In 1922 the most famous, "El bailarín del cabaret", was staged with the César Ratti's company, where Corsini triunfó (had a success) with "Patotero sentimental". In 1923 he travelled to Europe with Luis Bayón Herrera. In Paris, where he acted on several plays, he met Carlos Gardel and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
