Atlântida Cinematográfica was a Brazilian
film studio
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, founded 18 September 1941 in
Rio de Janeiro
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by
Moacir Fenelon and
José Carlos Burle.
It produced a total of 66 films before 1962, when it ceased operations, having become the most successful film production company in Brazil.
The studio's first production was ''Moleque Tião'',
but its success came from the genre known as ''
chanchada'', low-budget films with great popular appeal, such as ''Nem Sansão nem Dalila'', Carlos Manga's ''Matar ou Correr'', and Watson Macedo's ''Aviso aos navegantes'' featuring Anselmo Duarte.
This genre dominated the market until the mid-1950s,
promoting such artists as
Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away fro ...
,
Oscarito,
Zé Trindade,
Cyl Farney,
Eliana Macedo,
Julie Bardot, and
Fada Santoro.
References
Film production companies of Brazil
1941 establishments in Brazil
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