Estudios América
Estudios América (English: America Studios) was a Mexican film studio and production company which grew to prominence producing films for Antonio Aguilar, Gaspar Henaine, María Elena Velasco, and Vicente Fernández. It was one of the four main film studios of the classic Mexican cinema along with Estudios Churubusco, Estudios San Ángel, and Estudios Tepeyac.
The studio's sound stages appear in Duro pero seguro, a 1978 film starring María Elena Velasco as La India María who became the studio's exclusive artist in the early 1980s after her contract with Diana Films ended.
In 1993, the studio was sold by the Mexican government as part of the sale of Imevisión. Bought by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the studio shut down as a film company and in 1996 was converted into a television studio for TV Azteca, where their soap operas and other programming are taped. In 2012, the studio was expanded and currently consists of twelve soundstages.
A couple of the movies shot by Estudios América can be seen on TV in Univision and Telemundo.
Selected films produced by Estudios América
| Year | Film | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | El proceso de Cristo | Enrique Rocha |
| 1968 | Dos valientes | Luis Aguilar |
| 1969 | Lauro Puñales | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1969 | El ojo de vidrio | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1970 | Vuelve el ojo de vidrio | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1970 | Capulina Speedy Gonzalez | Gaspar Henaine |
| 1971 | Vuelo 701 | Sonia Furió |
| 1972 | Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto | María Elena Velasco |
| 1973 | Tu camino y el mio | Vicente Fernández |
| 1973 | Uno y medio contra el mundo | Vicente Fernández |
| 1973 | Capulina contra las momias | Gaspar Henaine |
| 1974 | Pobre niño rico | Maricruz Olivier |
| 1975 | El albañil | Vicente Fernández |
Selected films shot at Estudios América
| Year | Film | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Caballo prieto azabache | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1969 | Lauro Puñales | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1969 | El ojo de vidrio | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1970 | Vuelve el ojo de vidrio | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1970 | Capulina Speedy Gonzalez | Gaspar Henaine |
| 1970 | Jesús, Nuestro Señor | Claudio Brook |
| 1972 | Jesús, El Niño Dios | Jorge Rivero |
| 1972 | Jesús, María y José | Guillermo Murray |
| 1972 | Tacos al carbón | Vicente Fernández |
| 1972 | Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto | María Elena Velasco |
| 1973 | Tu camino y el mio | Vicente Fernández |
| 1973 | Uno y medio contra el mundo | Vicente Fernández |
| 1973 | Valente Quintero | Antonio Aguilar |
| 1973 | Capulina contra las momias | Gaspar Henaine |
| 1973 | Pobre pero Honrada | María Elena Velasco |
| 1974 | Jalisco nunca pierde | Vicente Fernández |
| 1974 | El hijo del pueblo | Vicente Fernández |
| 1974 | La madrecita | María Elena Velasco |
| 1974 | El carita | Gaspar Henaine |
| 1975 | La presidenta municipal | María Elena Velasco |
| 1975 | El albañil | Vicente Fernández |
| 1976 | El miedo no anda en burro | María Elena Velasco |