Emelco

Background

Emelco was an Argentine film production studio. It supposedly had annual contracts with 530 Argentine cinemas in 1946, and even opened an office in New York City. In 1966, the studios became the property of the Industrial Bank of the Argentine Republic and the studio was granted on loan to Club Banco Industrial de la República Argentina.

Logo (November 30, 1948-October 5, 1950)

Visuals: Over a black background, there is a stone wiping in from the right. The background turns into a moving sunrays and the stone turns to the right, revealing a stone with a line chart at the top-right of it with "EMELCO" at the center of it. The stone zooms and "PRESENTA" appears underneath.

Technique: Model animation.

Audio: A trumpet fanfare.

Availability: So far seen on Tierra del Fuego, Vidalita, Diez segundos, La Danza del fuego, Arroz Con Leche, and Derecho viejo.