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The Puerto Rican film we thought was lost

Romance tropical, the first Puerto Rican sound feature, screened again at UCLA in 2017 after a surviving print was identified and preserved.

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  • Released in 1934, it was directed by Juan E. Viguié, with a screenplay by Luis Palés Matos and music by Rafael Muñoz.
  • According to UCLA, a catalogue lead appeared in September 2016, and José Alfredo Hernández-Mayoral confirmed the print’s identity in February 2017.
  • The Packard Humanities Institute re-recorded the soundtrack and produced new prints. UCLA confirms the November 4, 2017 screening.
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UCLA Film & Television Archive: How to Find a Lost FilmUCLA Newsroom: film restoredSource packetYouTube Short
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