page_title: Juan Emilio Viguié
hierarchical_section_title: Juan Emilio Viguié
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Juan Emilio Viguie, pioneer in Puerto Rico's silent film industry, dated 1920 and therefore copyright laws do not apply
context_page_description: Juan Emilio Viguié Cajas, was a movie and documentary producer. A pioneer in the film industry of Puerto Rico, he was the first Puerto Rican to produce commercially successful films in the island. In 1934, he produced and directed Romance Tropical, the first Puerto Rican film with sound.
  Viguié produced films for Pathé, Fox Film Corporation, Movietone and MGM. He also produced many documentaries for the Puerto Rican and U.S. governments, and private industries.
context_section_description: Juan Emilio Viguié Cajas (July 11, 1891 – September 1966), was a movie and documentary producer. A pioneer in the film industry of Puerto Rico, he was the first Puerto Rican to produce commercially successful films in the island. In 1934, he produced and directed Romance Tropical, the first Puerto Rican film with sound.
  Viguié produced films for Pathé, Fox Film Corporation, Movietone and MGM. He also produced many documentaries for the Puerto Rican and U.S. governments, and private industries.
caption: Pioneer in Puerto Rico's film industry
  He produced and directed the first Puerto Rican film with sound
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