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Estudios San Miguel

January 01, 1970

Estudios San Miguel (San Miguel Studios) was an Argentine film studio that was active in the 1940s and early 1950s. It flourished during the golden age of Cinema of Argentina, and at its peak was one of the major studios in Buenos Aires. Genres ranged from musical comedy to costume drama and gaucho thriller. Films included La guerra gaucha (The Gaucho War 1942), co-produced with Artistas Argentinos Asociados, and the comedy Juvenilia (1943), both of which won several major awards. Eva Duarte, soon to become the first lady of Argentina as Eva Perón, appeared in two of the studio's films in 1945. The studio became overextended financially and ceased production after 1952.

Estudios San Miguel
Still from Cuando la primavera se equivoca (1944)
IndustryFilm production
Founded1937
FounderMiguel Machinandiarena
Defunctc. 1957
Headquarters
Buenos Aires
,
Argentina

History edit

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 Casino de Mar del Plata.[3] Miguel Machinandiarena founded the company in 1937 with his brothers Narciso and Silvestre and began to build the studios and laboratories in the town of Bella Vista.[4]

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 Ralph Pappier designed the sets of La guerra gaucha (1942), En el viejo Buenos Aires (1942) and Madame Bovary (1947). In 1944 Pappier created the first special effects department for the studio. Pappier and Homero Manzi made Pobre, me madre querida in 1948.[11] The Peruvian poet and author César Miró was a technical adviser at the studio from 1944 to 1953, when he moved to Paramount Pictures in Hollywood.[12]

 
Sebastián Chiola and Amelia Bence in La guerra gaucha (1942)

The future producer and director Hector Olivera joined the studio as an assistant in 1947. Later he moved to Artistas Argentinos Asociados and then became a co-founder of Aries Cinematográfica Argentina in 1956.[13] The scriptwriter, producer and director Enrique Carreras joined the studio when he was very young. He later founded the Productora Cinematográfica General Belgrano in 1949 and directed his first film, El mucamo de la niña in 1951.[14]

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 edit

 
Enrique Diosdado and Delia Garcés in La dama duende (1944)

La guerra gaucha (1942) was an adaptation of a novel by Miguel de Unamuno.[16] The partners at Artistas Argentinos Asociados decided to make the film with their own funds. These proved insufficient and they had to partner with San Miguel Studios and undersell the exhibition rights for the movie earlier in some areas. These decisions allowed them to make the film with "a little less belt-tightening but without splurging".[17] The film was shot almost entirely within the Estudios San Miguel apart from two scenes in the Tigre delta in the Río de la Plata.[16] The film won three Silver Condor awards, including Best Film,[18] Best Director (Lucas Demare),[19] and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ulyses Petit de Murat and Homero Manzior).[19]

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 Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave the studio the "Best Picture" award for Juvenilia (1943), La dama duende (1945) and Los isleros (1951).[21] The studio had difficulty with the censors in 1944 over El fin de la noche (End of the Night) which was anti-Nazi, while Argentina was neutral during World War II (1939–45).[22]

The 1945 musical La cabalgata del circo (The Circus Cavalcade) was a vehicle for the female star of the moment, Libertad Lamarque. Due to her performance, the film drew huge audiences. The film also included Eva Duarte, soon to become Eva Perón as wife of the president of Argentina, in a minor role.[23] Eva would arrive late at the studio, and would interrupt the shooting any time she was wanted on the phone, without the director daring to complain.[24] However, Eva's participation made it possible for Machinandiarena to obtain celluloid from the military government's Ministry of Communications.[23] Later in 1945 María Eva Duarte starred in La Pródiga (The Prodigal). On 3 August 1946 Machinandiarena signed over all rights to this film to the president's wife.[25]

In 1945 the studio produced La dama duende (The Phantom Lady), produced by Machinandiarena and directed by Luis Saslavsky, based on a 17th-century cloak-and-dagger comedy by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The director and the leading lady, Delia Garcés, were Argentine. Otherwise the film was made by Spanish Republican refugees, including the script, decor, cinematography and principal actors.[26]

Filmography edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Borrás 2006, p. 16.
  2. ^ Elena 2005, p. 16.
  3. ^ Gilbert 2011, PT97.
  4. ^ Academia Nacional de la Historia Argentina 2003, p. 260.
  5. ^ Elena & Diaz Lopez 2012, p. 41-42.
  6. ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 140.
  7. ^ Girona i Albuixec & Fernanda Mancebo 1995, p. 228.
  8. ^ Cirio 2012, p. 56.
  9. ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 48.
  10. ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 119.
  11. ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 156.
  12. ^ Coll 1974, p. 430.
  13. ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 150.
  14. ^ Plazaola 1989, p. 46.
  15. ^ Kriger 2009, p. 97.
  16. ^ a b Ricagno & Bence 2001, p. 90.
  17. ^ Zolezzi 2006, p. 70.
  18. ^ a b Los ganadores, año por año.
  19. ^ a b Oliveri 1994, p. 60.
  20. ^ Juvenilia – Cinenacional.com.
  21. ^ ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941 - 1953.
  22. ^ Contreras 2003, p. 88.
  23. ^ a b Coscia 2012, p. 163.
  24. ^ Morató 2010, PT156.
  25. ^ Gutierrez Pechemiel 2005, p. 69.
  26. ^ Barnard & Rist 2013, p. 22.

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Estudios San Miguel San Miguel Studios was an Argentine film studio that was active in the 1940s and early 1950s It flourished during the golden age of Cinema of Argentina and at its peak was one of the major studios in Buenos Aires Genres ranged from musical comedy to costume drama and gaucho thriller Films included La guerra gaucha The Gaucho War 1942 co produced with Artistas Argentinos Asociados and the comedy Juvenilia 1943 both of which won several major awards Eva Duarte soon to become the first lady of Argentina as Eva Peron appeared in two of the studio s films in 1945 The studio became overextended financially and ceased production after 1952 Estudios San MiguelStill from Cuando la primavera se equivoca 1944 IndustryFilm productionFounded1937FounderMiguel MachinandiarenaDefunctc 1957HeadquartersBuenos Aires Argentina Contents 1 History 2 Noted films 3 Filmography 4 Notes 5 SourcesHistory editEstudios 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 Casino de Mar del Plata 3 Miguel Machinandiarena founded the company in 1937 with his brothers Narciso and Silvestre and began to build the studios and laboratories in the town of Bella Vista 4 The studio absorbed SIDE Sociedad Impresora de Discos Electrofonicos 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 Petroleo 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 Ralph Pappier designed the sets of La guerra gaucha 1942 En el viejo Buenos Aires 1942 and Madame Bovary 1947 In 1944 Pappier created the first special effects department for the studio Pappier and Homero Manzi made Pobre me madre querida in 1948 11 The Peruvian poet and author Cesar Miro was a technical adviser at the studio from 1944 to 1953 when he moved to Paramount Pictures in Hollywood 12 nbsp Sebastian Chiola and Amelia Bence in La guerra gaucha 1942 The future producer and director Hector Olivera joined the studio as an assistant in 1947 Later he moved to Artistas Argentinos Asociados and then became a co founder of Aries Cinematografica Argentina in 1956 13 The scriptwriter producer and director Enrique Carreras joined the studio when he was very young He later founded the Productora Cinematografica General Belgrano in 1949 and directed his first film El mucamo de la nina in 1951 14 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 edit nbsp Enrique Diosdado and Delia Garces in La dama duende 1944 La guerra gaucha 1942 was an adaptation of a novel by Miguel de Unamuno 16 The partners at Artistas Argentinos Asociados decided to make the film with their own funds These proved insufficient and they had to partner with San Miguel Studios and undersell the exhibition rights for the movie earlier in some areas These decisions allowed them to make the film with a little less belt tightening but without splurging 17 The film was shot almost entirely within the Estudios San Miguel apart from two scenes in the Tigre delta in the Rio de la Plata 16 The film won three Silver Condor awards including Best Film 18 Best Director Lucas Demare 19 and Best Adapted Screenplay Ulyses Petit de Murat and Homero Manzior 19 The 1943 comedy drama Juvenilia was directed by Augusto Cesar Vatteone 20 At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film 18 The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave the studio the Best Picture award for Juvenilia 1943 La dama duende 1945 and Los isleros 1951 21 The studio had difficulty with the censors in 1944 over El fin de la noche End of the Night which was anti Nazi while Argentina was neutral during World War II 1939 45 22 The 1945 musical La cabalgata del circo The Circus Cavalcade was a vehicle for the female star of the moment Libertad Lamarque Due to her performance the film drew huge audiences The film also included Eva Duarte soon to become Eva Peron as wife of the president of Argentina in a minor role 23 Eva would arrive late at the studio and would interrupt the shooting any time she was wanted on the phone without the director daring to complain 24 However Eva s participation made it possible for Machinandiarena to obtain celluloid from the military government s Ministry of Communications 23 Later in 1945 Maria Eva Duarte starred in La Prodiga The Prodigal On 3 August 1946 Machinandiarena signed over all rights to this film to the president s wife 25 In 1945 the studio produced La dama duende The Phantom Lady produced by Machinandiarena and directed by Luis Saslavsky based on a 17th century cloak and dagger comedy by Pedro Calderon de la Barca The director and the leading lady Delia Garces were Argentine Otherwise the film was made by Spanish Republican refugees including the script decor cinematography and principal actors 26 Filmography editPetroleo 1940 Melodias de America 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 munecas 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 rio 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 prodiga 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 extrano caso de la mujer asesinada The Strange Case of the Murdered Woman 1949 La barra de la esquina The Corner Bar 1950 El ultimo payador 1950 Los arboles 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 1952Notes edit Borras 2006 p 16 Elena 2005 p 16 Gilbert 2011 PT97 Academia Nacional de la Historia Argentina 2003 p 260 Elena amp Diaz Lopez 2012 p 41 42 Plazaola 1989 p 140 Girona i Albuixec amp 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 amp Bence 2001 p 90 Zolezzi 2006 p 70 a b Los ganadores ano por ano a b Oliveri 1994 p 60 Juvenilia Cinenacional com ARCHIVO Premios Anuales 1941 1953 Contreras 2003 p 88 a b Coscia 2012 p 163 Morato 2010 PT156 Gutierrez Pechemiel 2005 p 69 Barnard amp Rist 2013 p 22 Sources editAcademia Nacional de la Historia Argentina 2003 Nueva Historia de la Nacion Argentina Buenos Aires GeoPlaneta ARCHIVO Premios Anuales 1941 1953 in Spanish Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas Archived from the original on 2014 05 31 Retrieved 2014 05 30 Barnard Timothy Rist Peter 2013 08 21 South American Cinema A Critical Filmography 1915 1994 Routledge ISBN 978 1 136 54548 1 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Borras Eduardo 2006 01 01 Las aguas bajan turbias Editorial Biblos ISBN 978 950 786 557 2 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Cirio Norberto Pablo 2012 Rita Montero memorias de piel morena una afroargentina en el espectaculo Editorial Dunken ISBN 978 987 02 6285 5 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Coll Edna 1974 Indice informativo de la novela hispanoamericana in Spanish La Editorial UPR ISBN 978 0 8477 2012 5 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Contreras Marily 2003 Nini Marshall el humor como refugio in Spanish Libros del Zorzal ISBN 978 987 1081 20 2 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Coscia Jorge 2012 11 01 Juan y Eva El amor el odio y la revolucion La historia de amor jamas contada Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Argentina ISBN 978 950 07 4065 4 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Elena Alberto 2005 Cruces de destinos Intercambios cinematograficos entre Espana y America Latina Liceus Servicios de Gestio ISBN 978 84 9822 220 3 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Elena Alberto Diaz Lopez Marina 2012 08 07 The Cinema of Latin America Wallflower Press ISBN 978 0 231 50194 1 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Gilbert Isidoro 2011 06 01 La Fede Alistandose para la revolucion La federacion juvenil comunista 1921 2005 in Spanish Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Argentina ISBN 978 950 07 3412 7 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Girona i Albuixec Albert Fernanda Mancebo Maria 1995 El exilio valenciano en America Obra y memoria in Spanish Universitat de Valencia ISBN 978 84 370 2312 0 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Gutierrez Pechemiel Ismael C 2005 Los bienes del ex dictador Editorial Dunken ISBN 978 987 02 1520 2 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Juvenilia in Spanish Cinenacional com Retrieved 27 May 2014 Kriger Clara 2009 Cine y Peronismo El estado en escena Buenos Aires Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 978 987 629 085 2 Los ganadores ano por ano in Spanish Cine ar Archived from the original on 13 August 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2014 Morato Cristina 2010 11 12 Divas rebeldes Maria Callas Coco Chanel Audrey Hepburn Jackie Kennedy y otras mujeres Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Espana ISBN 978 84 01 39099 9 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Oliveri Ricardo Garcia 1994 Lucas Demare in Spanish Centro Editor de America Latina Plazaola Luis Trelles 1989 01 01 South American Cinema Cine De America Del Sur Dictionary of Film Makers Diccionario De Los Productores De Peliculas La Editorial UPR ISBN 978 0 8477 2011 8 Retrieved 2015 08 29 Ricagno Alejandro Bence Amelia 2001 toda una mujer une vraie femme Cinemas d Amerique Latine in Spanish 9 Presses Universitaires du Midi JSTOR 42598768 Zolezzi Emilio 2006 Noticias del viejo cine criollo in Spanish Buenos Aires Ediciones Lumiere S A ISBN 987 603 018 3 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estudios San Miguel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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