Leon Armando Zalvidea

Leon Armando Zalvidea

143 (1882-01-01)
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León Armando Zalvidea Fernández (Tabaco, Philippines: 1882 / Plentzia: 1944) was a photographer and one of the first documentary filmmakers of Bizkaia (Basque Country). Settled in the town around 1920, he founded the Cinema Casino Plencia in 1928 and presided over the Casino Aurrera. In the context of the belle époque of the cinema in Bizkaia, he made documentaries and reports such as Plencia 1927 or Fiestas en Plencia, Sanatorio de Górliz and Castillo de Buñoliz, Sanatorium of Górliz and Butrón Castle, to mention only the shootings related to his closest geographical environment.

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Plencia's Fair 1927

Images of the Biscayan town of Plencia: the views of the city taken from the estuary, its streets, the Astillero square, the music band followed by the authorities as they parade through the streets of the old town, children playing on the beach and the Sanatorium of Gorliz. Also, there are images of the eve of San Antolin's Day celebrated on September 1, 1927. These images show the Parish of Santa María Magdalena de Plencia and the market.