Cinédia

Cinédia (originally called Cinearte) was a brazilian film production company established in March 15, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, remaining in continuous operation until 1951.

One of the most important production companies of brazilian film industry in the 1930s and 1940s, idealized by Adhemar Gonzaga, which produced popular dramas and musical comedies, known by the generic denomination "chanchadas".

Importing the latest equipment and technology, such as Mitchell cameras, and the making of the first brazilian film to use the Movietone sound system.

Humberto Mauro produced the company's first film, Lábios Sem Beijos, in 1930. In 1933, he directed, with Adhemar Gonzaga, A Voz do Carnaval, in which singer Carmen Miranda made one of her first film appearances.

In musical comedies like Alô, Alô Brasil!, Alô, Alô, Carnaval! and Onde estás, felicidade?, actors like Oscarito, Grande Otelo and Dercy Gonçalves made their debut.

Cinédia's biggest success was O Ébrio, in 1946, produced by Adhemar Gonzaga and directed by Gilda de Abreu.

Other of the company's hits were Bonequinha de Seda in 1936, Estudantes in 1935, Ganga Bruta in 1933, and Limite in 1931.

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