Pampa Film was an Argentine film production company that was active in the 1930s and 1940s. It is known for its classic '' Prisioneros de la tierra'' (1939).

History

Pampa Film was founded in January 1937 by

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in partnership with the local entrepreneur Olegario Ferrando. The company used the

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facilities at first, and Lumiton was to distribute its films. Later the link with Lumiton was severed.

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directed ''Sueño de Una Vide Nueva'' for Pampa Film, released in Argentina as '' La fuga'' by Warner Bros. on 28 July 1937 with music by César Gola. It was one of the hits of the year.

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praised the romantic comedy, saying it did not "suffer from fruitless images" but flowed "the way American films do." In ''La fuga''

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supported

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and

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. Her performance earned Bence a contract at Pampa Film and three other film appearances. On 17 August 1939 Pampa Film released '' Prisioneros de la tierra'', directed by

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and starring Ángel Magaña,

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, Eliza Gálvez, Raúl Lange,

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and Roberto Fugazot. The highly successful film, based on short stories by

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, has become a classic. The Argentine film historian Domingo di Núbila has called the genre launched by this film "social folkloric". It inspired many later filmmakers in Argentina, although in the short term the industry did not take up the challenge.

Filmography

*'' La fuga'' 1937 *'' Los caranchos de la Florida'' 1938 *''Nativa'' 1939 *''...Y los sueños pasan'' 1939 *'' Prisioneros de la tierra'' 1939 *''

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'' 1940 *''La carga de los valientes'' (''

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'') 1940 *'' Chingolo'' 1940 *''La quinta calumnia'' 1941 *''El mozo número 13'' 1941 *''El cura gaucho'' ('' The Gaucho Priest'') 1941 *''Yo quiero morir contigo'' ('' I Want to Die with You'') 1941 *'' Stella'' 1943 *''Oro en la mano'' ('' Gold in the Hand'') 1943 *''Siete mujeres'' 1944 *''

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'' 1944 *''Villa rica del Espíritu Santo'' 1945 *''

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'' 1946 *'' Chiruca'' 1948

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