Estudios Churubusco is one of the oldest and largest

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s in

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. It is located in the

Churubusco Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. Under the current territorial division of the Mexican Federal District, it is a part of the borough ''(delegación)'' of Coyoacán. It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery ''(ex convento de C ...

neighborhood of

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History

It was inaugurated in 1945 after a 1943 agreement between RKO and Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (of

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). In 1950 it was acquired by the

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and merged with Estudios y Laboratorios Azteca to form Estudios Churubusco Azteca. Since 1958 it has been controlled by the government of Mexico. Of the four motion picture studios during the

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—the others were Estudios America, Estudios San Angel and Estudios Tepeyac—it and Televisa San Angel (the former Estudios San Angel) are still in operation. It is estimated that 95% of the films produced in Mexico since 2000 have used many of the services the studio provides. Among the films shot at the Estudios Churubusco were

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(1989), Amores perros, nominee for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1999), and

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(2001). In 2017, Estudios Churubusco celebrated its 72nd anniversary by opening the facility to the public for the first time so they could learn more about the studios and its many film achievements.Government of Mexico, Anuncian La Exposicion La Fabrica de Cine Estudios Churubusco, 1945-2017, https://www.gob.mx/cultura/prensa/anuncian-la-exposicion-la-fabrica-de-cine-estudios-churubusco-1945-2017

Selected films

References

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* Watch a 1990 "making-of" documentary about the production of '' Total Recall'' at Estudios Churubusco. {{Coord, 19.35551, N, 99.14284, W, source:placeopedia, display=title RKO General 1945 establishments in Mexico 1950 mergers and acquisitions Mexican film studios State-owned film companies Golden Ariel Award winners Coyoacán