Estudios San Miguel
Industry | Film production |
---|---|
Founded | 1937 |
Founder | Miguel Machinandiarena |
Defunct | c. 1957 |
Headquarters | , Argentina |
Estudios San Miguel (San Miguel Studios) was an
History
Estudios San Miguel was founded and owned by Miguel Machinandiarena (1899–1975).[1]
Machinandiarena was a Basque from Navarre who had emigrated to Argentina in 1915.[2]
His family was very wealthy, had large real estate investments and controlled the
The studio absorbed SIDE (Sociedad Impresora de Discos Electrofónicos), which had pioneered the tango format with a trilogy of films, but failed to establish a solid business model.[5] In 1940 Estudios San Miguel launched its first production, Petróleo, directed by Arturo S. Mom.[6] Machinandiarena was one of the great promoters of the Argentine film industry.[7] For a while the studio was one of the largest Argentine film companies.[8]
The Italian director Catrano Catrani, who emigrated to Argentina in 1937, became artistic director of the studio.[9] He and other directors at the studio were assisted by Catrani's wife, Vlasta Lah, who later directed Las furias (1960) and Las modelos (1963).[10] The set designer and later director
The future producer and director Hector Olivera joined the studio as an assistant in 1947.
Later he moved to
The studio's last production was released in 1952. As of 31 December 1954 the studio had a debt of more than six million pesos.[15]
Noted films
The 1943 comedy-drama Juvenilia was directed by Augusto César Vatteone.[20] At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film.[18] The
The 1945 musical
In 1945 the studio produced
Filmography
- Petróleo 1940
- Melodías de América(Melodies of America) Musical comedy, 1942
- En el viejo Buenos Aires (In Old Buenos Aires) Comedy, 1942
- Eclipse de sol(Eclipse of the Sun) 1943
- Casa de muñecas (Doll's House) 1943
- Los hombres las prefieren viudas (Men Prefer Widows), 1943
- Juvenilia Comedy-drama, 1943
- Cuando florezca el naranjo (When the Oranges Blossom) 1943
- Los hijos artificiales (The Artificial children) 1943
- Tres hombres del río(Three Men of the River) Crime drama, 1943
- El fin de la noche (End of the Night) Drama, 1944
- Cuando la primavera se equivoca(When Spring Makes a Mistake) 1944
- La cabalgata del circo(The Circus Cavalcade) Musical, 1945
- La pródiga (The Prodigal) 1945
- La dama duende(The Phantom Lady), 1945
- Camino del infierno(Road to Hell) Drama, 1946
- Las tres ratas(The Three Rats) Drama, 1946
- Milagro de amor (Miracle of Love) 1946
- Romance musical(Musical Romance) Musical comedy, 1947
- Madame Bovary Drama, 1947
- La cumparsita (The Little Parade) 1947
- La senda oscura (The Dark Path) 1947
- Vacaciones(Vacations) Comedy romance, 1947
- Don Bildigerno de Pago Milagro 1948
- La serpiente de cascabel (The rattlesnake) Comedy, 1948
- Pobre, mi madre querida(My Poor Beloved Mother) Musical comedy, 1948
- Historia del 900 (A Story of the Nineties) Musical, 1949
- El extraño caso de la mujer asesinada (The Strange Case of the Murdered Woman) 1949
- La barra de la esquina (The Corner Bar) 1950
- El último payador 1950
- Los árboles mueren de pie (Trees Die Standing) 1951
- Los isleros(The Islanders) 1951
- Buenos Aires, mi tierra querida (Buenos Aires, My Beloved Land) 1951
- Si muero antes de despertar (If I Die Before I Wake) 1952
- No abras nunca esa puerta(Don't Ever Open That Door), Thriller, 1952
Notes
- ^ Borrás 2006, p. 16.
- ^ Elena 2005, p. 16.
- ^ Gilbert 2011, PT97.
- ^ Academia Nacional de la Historia Argentina 2003, p. 260.
- ^ Elena & Diaz Lopez 2012, p. 41-42.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 140.
- ^ Girona i Albuixec & Fernanda Mancebo 1995, p. 228.
- ^ Cirio 2012, p. 56.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 48.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 119.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 156.
- ^ Coll 1974, p. 430.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 150.
- ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 46.
- ^ Kriger 2009, p. 97.
- ^ a b Ricagno & Bence 2001, p. 90.
- ^ Zolezzi 2006, p. 70.
- ^ a b Los ganadores, año por año.
- ^ a b Oliveri 1994, p. 60.
- ^ Juvenilia – Cinenacional.com.
- ^ ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941 - 1953.
- ^ Contreras 2003, p. 88.
- ^ a b Coscia 2012, p. 163.
- ^ Morató 2010, PT156.
- ^ Gutierrez Pechemiel 2005, p. 69.
- ^ Barnard & Rist 2013, p. 22.
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