2. film -produces about 80 full length films annually -the classics of Spanish-Language film were produced in the golden age of film in Argentina between the 1930s and 1950s -films have produced many stars, often tango performers such as Libertad Lamarque, FlorenDelbene, Tito Lusiardo, TitaMerello, Roberto Escalada, and Hugo del Carril -“New Wave” films have become known world wide -cinema is an important part of the local culture
3. Classic cinema -1930s-1940s: this was the time when Argentine film was taking off -on average, around 42 full-length films were being created -however, because of the growing film industry in the United States, viewing of Argentine films began to decrease -horror films started to come about in Argentine films -as television popularity was growing in the United States, Argentina had the first major television programming in Latin America
4. “new cinema” -the 1950s started a new age of cinema in Argentina -new technology and sound was being used by many new directors and writers -the 1960s brought new kinds of film, such as sex comedies -in the early 1980s, many films had the common theme of corruption
5. Contemporary cinema -in the 1990s, classical cinema was put to a twist with Independent Argentine Production -focus of films shifted to economic problems and issues -Argentine film starts to hit home with many by making plots about abducted children and issues that had not been publically discussed
