The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema

Through a business perspective, this article examines the boom experienced by the Mexican film production industry in the early 1930s. It is argued that the boom should be understood within the context of the international transition to sound film, and nationalist fervor in Mexico. Similarly, it is...

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Autor principal: Galván Gómez, Carlos Alejandro
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) 2024
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Economic history
History of cinema
Film industry
Historia económica
Historia del cine
Industria cinematográfica
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spelling I28-R145-3040_oai2025-02-11 Galván Gómez, Carlos Alejandro 2024-06-18 Through a business perspective, this article examines the boom experienced by the Mexican film production industry in the early 1930s. It is argued that the boom should be understood within the context of the international transition to sound film, and nationalist fervor in Mexico. Similarly, it is proposed that the boom resulted from the ability of the National Film Production Company to exploit those contexts, as well as the enthusiasm generated by its foundational film, Santa (Moreno, 1932). Studies on the Mexican film industry have emphasized the role of aesthetic and social elements in understanding the development of Mexican ci-nema; however, this study seeks to contribute to this historiography by incorporating microeconomic elements as well as tools from literature regarding industry formation. Por medio de un análisis con perspectiva empresarial, el presente artículo analiza el auge que expe­rimentó la industria de producción cinematográfica mexicana a inicios de la década de 1930. Se propone que el auge debe ser entendido dentro del contexto de la transición internacional al cine sonoro y de efervescencia nacionalista en México. Del mismo modo, se propone que el auge fue resultado del aprovechamiento de dichos contextos por parte de la Compañía Nacional Productora de Películas, así como el entusiasmo generado por su cinta fundacional, Santa (Moreno, 1932). Los estudios sobre la industria cinematográfica mexicana han enfati­zado el papel de los elementos estéticos y sociales para entender el desarrollo del cine mexicano, sin embargo, el presente estudio busca contribuir a esta historiografía incorporando elementos microeconómicos, así como herramientas de análisis de la literatura sobre formación de industrias. text/html application/pdf https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3040 10.56503/H-Industria/n.34(18)pp.103-123 spa Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3040/3901 https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3040/3918 Derechos de autor 2024 Carlos Alejandro Galván Gómez H-industria. Journal of the History of Industry and Development in Latin America; No. 34 (18): First Semester 2024; 103-123 H-industria. Revista de historia de la industria y el desarrollo en América Latina; Núm. 34 (18): Primer Semestre 2024; 103-123 H-industria. Revista sobre a história da indústria e desenvolvimento na América Latina; n. 34 (18): Primer Semestre 2024; 103-123 1851-703X Economic history History of cinema Film industry Historia económica Historia del cine Industria cinematográfica The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema El primer auge de la industria de producción cinematográfica en México (1929-1936): una contribución a la historia económica del cine info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=hindus&d=3040_oai
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topic Economic history
History of cinema
Film industry
Historia económica
Historia del cine
Industria cinematográfica
spellingShingle Economic history
History of cinema
Film industry
Historia económica
Historia del cine
Industria cinematográfica
Galván Gómez, Carlos Alejandro
The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema
topic_facet Economic history
History of cinema
Film industry
Historia económica
Historia del cine
Industria cinematográfica
description Through a business perspective, this article examines the boom experienced by the Mexican film production industry in the early 1930s. It is argued that the boom should be understood within the context of the international transition to sound film, and nationalist fervor in Mexico. Similarly, it is proposed that the boom resulted from the ability of the National Film Production Company to exploit those contexts, as well as the enthusiasm generated by its foundational film, Santa (Moreno, 1932). Studies on the Mexican film industry have emphasized the role of aesthetic and social elements in understanding the development of Mexican ci-nema; however, this study seeks to contribute to this historiography by incorporating microeconomic elements as well as tools from literature regarding industry formation.
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title The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema
title_short The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema
title_full The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema
title_fullStr The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema
title_full_unstemmed The First Boom of the Film Production Industry in Mexico (1929-1936): A Contribution to the Economic History of Cinema
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