Estudios América


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

YearFilmStars
1965El proceso de CristoEnrique Rocha
1968Dos valientesLuis Aguilar
1969Lauro PuñalesAntonio Aguilar
1969El ojo de vidrioAntonio Aguilar
1970Vuelve el ojo de vidrioAntonio Aguilar
1970Capulina Speedy GonzalezGaspar Henaine
1970Confesiones de una adolescenteHilda Aguirre
1971Vuelo 701Sonia Furió
1972Tonta, tonta, pero no tantoMaría Elena Velasco
1973Tu camino y el mioVicente Fernández
1973Uno y medio contra el mundoVicente Fernández
1973Capulina contra las momiasGaspar Henaine
1974Pobre niño ricoMaricruz Olivier
1975El albañilVicente Fernández

Selected films shot at Estudios América