They Met in Guayaquil
Appearance
They Met in Guayaquil | |
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Directed by | Paco Villar |
Written by | Paco Villar |
Produced by | Alberto Santana |
Production company | Ecuador Sono Films |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Ecuador |
Languages | Silent Spanish intertitles |
They Met in Guayaquil (Spanish:Se conocieron en Guayaquil) is a 1949 Ecuadorian drama film directed by Paco Villar. The film was the first sound film made in Ecuador, which had a very small film industry at the time.[1] The film was a commercial success on its release. [2]The title refers to Guayaquil, the country's largest city. The production company followed it up with another sound film Dawn in Pichincha in 1950.
Partial cast
References
Bibliography
- Handelsman, Michael. Culture and Customs of Ecuador. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
- Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.