CEA Studios explained

Cinematografía Española Americana S.A.
Trade Name:CEA Studios
Native Name:Estudios CEA
Native Name Lang:es
Type:Private
Industry:Film
Hq Location:Ciudad Lineal
Hq Location City:Madrid
Hq Location Country:Spain

CEA Studios (Spanish: Estudios CEA), acronym for Cinematografía Española Americana S.A., was a Spanish film studio and production company in Ciudad Lineal, Madrid whose facilities were opened in 1934 and were running until 1966.[1]

The Studio had six sound stages, photographic laboratories for the edition of the films, set construction workshops, dressing rooms for the actors and a rest area with a swimming pool.[2]

At CEA Studios numerous Spanish films were filmed such as Our Lady of Sorrows (1934) by Jean Grémillon[3] and The Violet Seller (1958) by Luis César Amadori,[4] and also large international productions such as The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) by Sergio Leone and Doctor Zhivago (1965) by David Lean.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pavlovic. Tatjana. Alvarez. Inmaculada. Blanco-Cano. Rosana. 100 Years of Spanish Cinema. May 26, 2020. 18 November 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-4051-8420-5. 236 .
  2. News: The disappeared film studios that gave the CEA bridge its name. May 28, 2020. ABC. es. 27 February 2015.
  3. Book: Bentley, Bernard P. E.. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. May 28, 2020. 2008. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 978-1-85566-176-9. 66.
  4. News: Bolín, Guillermo. Sara Montiel will sing ten "cuplés" in "La Violetera". May 17, 2020. Blanco y Negro. 73–76. es. 28 December 1957.
  5. When Canillas was Moscow in "Doctor Zhivago". May 28, 2020. ABC. es. 11 January 2015.