Film production in the

Cinema of Argentina Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad. The Argentine film industry has histor ...

increased strongly in the mid to late 1930s. The incorporation of sound had a great impact. In 1930

Adiós Argentina ''Adiós Argentina'' ( English language: ''Goodbye Argentina'') is a 1930 Argentine musical film directed and written by Mario Parpagnoli. The film starred Ada Cornaro and Pierina Dealessi. Libertad Lamarque also made an appearance at the age o ...

became the first Argentine film to have a soundtrack. The film spawned star actresses such as

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...

and

Ada Cornaro Ada Cornaro (29 June 1881 – 19 March 1961) was a prominent Argentine film and theatre actress, tango dancer and singer of the 1930s and 1940s. Although she entered film in 1924 her claim to fame was in the 1930 tango film hit '' Adiós Argen ...

who both debuted in the film. In 1931

José A. Ferreyra José A(gustín) Ferreyra (28 August 1889 – 29 January 1943), popularly known as "Negro Ferreyra" (Black Ferreyra, due to his partially African ancestry), was an early Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was also sometim ...

directed ''Muñequitas porteñas'', and was the first Argentine spoken film, with

Vitaphone Vitaphone was a sound film system used for feature films and nearly 1,000 short subjects made by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1931. Vitaphone was the last major analog sound-on-disc system and the only one ...

synchronisation. That year

El cantar de mi ciudad ''El Cantar de mi ciudad'' ( English language: ''The Singer of My City'') is a 1930 Argentine film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulat ...

was directed by

as early directors made the transition to sound. Around 1933 the Movietone arrived and it allowed both voice and music in motion pictures. Also, the first two Argentine cinematographic studios were created:

Argentina Sono Film Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, ...

was founded by Ángel Mentasti, and

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 aud ...

was created by

Enrique Telémaco Susini Enrique Telémaco Susini (January 31, 1891 – July 4, 1972) was an Argentine entrepreneur and media pioneer. In 1920, Susini led the effort for the first radio broadcast in Argentina, and subsequently established one of the earliest regular radi ...

, César José Guerrico and Luis Romero Carranza. The first disc-less sound film was ''Tango'' (1931), directed by

Luis Moglia Barth Luis Moglia Barth (12 April 1903 - 18 June 1984) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed some 30 films between 1927 and 1959, often screenw ...

and a key film of the period was the tango film Dancing (1933 film) which saw the birth of a number of Argentine stars such as

Amelia Bence Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1919 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her ...

and

Tito Lusiardo Tito Lusiardo (September 13, 1896 – June 25, 1982 in Buenos Aires) was an iconic Argentine film actor and tango singer of the classic era. Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor. He began a ...

and other actors such as

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, s ...

, Floren Delbene, Aída Alberti and

Armando Bo Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

began to gain popularity. Successful films were: '' El alma del bandoneón,''

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era. Biography A native of Florence, Soffici moved to Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the ...

, 1935; ''La muchachada de a bordo,'' Manuel Romero, 1936; ''

Ayúdame a vivir ''Help Me to Live'' (') is a 1936 Argentine romantic drama musical directed and written by José A. Ferreyra with Libertad Lamarque. Starring Libertad Lamarque and Santiago Gómez Cou, the film premiered on 26 August 1936 in Buenos Aires. The ...

'', 1936; ''

Besos brujos ''Bewitching Kisses'' ( es, Besos Brujos) is a 1937 Argentine romantic drama film musical directed and written by José A. Ferreyra, based on a story by Enrique García Velloso. Starring Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 Novem ...

'' (1937) and '' La vuelta al nido'' (

Leopoldo Torres Ríos Leopoldo Torres Ríos (27 December 1899 – 10 April 1960) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinematographer. His son was the film director and screenwriter Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. ...

, 1938 and Así es la vida (1939) directed by Francisco Mugica. Manuel Romero in particular was one of the most prominent directors of the mid to late 1930s and consistently worked in

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

based films often with rising Argentine star

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 appea ...

in films such as ''

Don Quijote del altillo ''Don Quijote del altillo'' is a 1936 Argentine comedy film directed and written by Manuel Romero. Starring Luis Sandrini and Nuri Montsé. Main cast *Luis Sandrini Luis Sandrini (22 February 1905 – 5 July 1980) was a prolific Argentine ...

''. Films produced in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

in the 1930s ordered by year of release on separate pages:

1930

List of Argentine films of 1930 A list of films produced in Argentina in 1930: {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentine films of 1930 1930 Films Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified wi ...

1931

* List of Argentine films of 1931

1932

* List of Argentine films of 1932

1933

* List of Argentine films of 1933

1934

* List of Argentine films of 1934

1935

* List of Argentine films of 1935

1936

* List of Argentine films of 1936

1937

* List of Argentine films of 1937

1938

* List of Argentine films of 1938

1939

* List of Argentine films of 1939

External links

Argentine film
at the

Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Argentine Films 1930s

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, ...

1930s in Argentina