''Ahi Esta el Detalle'', 1940 - art by Jose Montalban
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''Ahi Esta el Detalle'', 1940 - art by Jose Montalban
Artist
Movie World Posters
Medium
Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
Description
A vintage movie poster from Spain of ''Ahi Esta el Detalle'', a Mexican comedy film released in 1940, starring Cantinflas, whose real name was Mario Moreno. Cantinflas was a beloved Mexican comedian and actor known for his unique style of humor and his ability to play a variety of characters. The film was directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and written by Jaime Salvador.
In "Ahi Esta el Detalle," Cantinflas plays the role of a bumbling, well-intentioned character who finds himself in a series of comedic situations. The film is known for its witty humor and social commentary, and it is considered one of Cantinflas' early classic films.
The title "Ahi Esta el Detalle" roughly translates to "There's the Detail" in English, and it is a phrase that Cantinflas' character uses in the film to point out various humorous situations. The movie is a significant part of Mexican cinema history and contributed to Cantinflas' rise to fame as a legendary comedian.
About the artist:
Jose Montalban (Nov. 3,1925 - Oct. 28, 2020) was a painter, draftsman, and prolific Spanish film poster artist who painted hundreds of posters for major international films.
Montalban navigates through different styles, creating a kaleidoscope of settings and characters with mixed moods. The result is a varied corpus of works that communicates the richness and dynamism of the whole world of cinema. Some posters have truthful traits, while others are sketched and impressionistic. He creates animated-like scenes while others include expressionistic and disturbing atmospheres from their geometric essence. Montalban's talent is in masterfully adapting his style, which fits like a glove with the selected motion picture.
He was born in Alcocer, Guadalajara, Spain, in 1925. As a child, he displayed a natural talent for the arts, which led to a self-taught career as a professional artist. In the 1950s, he collaborated with painter and graphic artist Jano, from whom he learned how to design dynamic film posters. As a result, he became highly skilled at producing art with careful composition, perspective, colorization, and lettering.
Montalbán worked for various film distributors, including Procines, Bengala Films, Castilla Films, and Pelimex. His posters were noted by author Ignacio Michelena Usatorre in his book, Film Posters: 100 Spanish designers.
During his career, Montalbán also worked as an animator at Estudios Moro and collaborated as a cartoonist in publications such as ABC, Blanco y Negro, Triunfo and Selecciones del Reader’s Digest.
He remained an active artist until his final years, painting and exhibiting in numerous Spanish cities. Over 240 of his posters are preserved at the Spanish Film Library in Madrid.
Search for "Montalban" to see his other works.
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January 29th, 2022
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