Estudios América () 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 and one of the largest production companies in 1976.
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.
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 1970 Confesiones de una adolescente Hilda Aguirre 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 1972 Los cacos Germán Valdés 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
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