Company type | Private |
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Industry | Film studio |
Founded | 17 December 1932Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | in
Defunct | 15 May 1952 |
Fate | Bankrupt |
Headquarters | , Argentina |
Area served | Latin America |
Website | lumiton.ar |
Lumiton is a former film production company and current museum located in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lumiton Studios was founded in 1932 at the start of the golden age of film in that country. Its lowbrow, populist films appealed to local audiences and were highly successful in Argentina and throughout Latin America. It was the main competitor to Argentina Sono Film in the 1940s.
After World War II (1939–45) Lumiton faced increased government regulation, rising costs and loss of audiences to more sophisticated Hollywood productions. The company was forced to shut down in 1952.