Early years: 1912-1950 Cinema of Puerto Rico
juan emilio viguié cajas, pioneer in puerto rico s film industry
after images recorded american soldiers in 1898, of films produced in island documentaries. wasn t until 1912 rafael colorado d assoy recorded first non-documentary film titled un drama en puerto rico. after that, colorado , antonio capella martínez created film industrial society of puerto rico in 1916, producing first film titled por la hembra y el gallo. other film companies formed during time tropical film company (1917) , porto rico photoplays (1919).
the tropical film company founded 2 intellectuals in national independence movement , veteran filmmaker immigrated puerto rico spain. though known company had produced 4 films, none of them have been retrieved. not negate founding base of tropical film company in puerto rican cinema. through tropical film company first discourses of educational, cultural, , economic aims made within limitations of financial , infrastructural resources existed then, , still persist, locally grounded cinematic production, distribution , exhibition in puerto rico.
in 1934, juan emilio viguié cajas produced , directed first puerto rican film sound titled, romance tropical. there little known of whereabouts of film or ones mentioned above.
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