La figura del explicador del cine mudo
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2025
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Ediciones Complutense
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Bleda Morcillo, R.; Marcos Molano, M. (2025). La figura del explicador del cine mudo. Documentación de las Ciencias de la Información, 48, 93-99
Abstract
Los orígenes de la cinematografía están marcados por la presencia de la oratoria: la figura del explicador de cine mudo surge de manera casi inmediata a las primeras exhibiciones en sala para atender las demandas de los primeros espectadores cinematográficos. Estos profesionales narraban los acontecimientos de las películas, pero también se encargaban de interpretar las mismas por medio de recursos lingüísticos, vocales y gestuales. Como oradores y artistas del espectáculo, lograron instruir a los espectadores en el lenguaje cinematográfico a la vez que les entretenían, llegando a tener gran éxito y ser personalidades reconocidas. Sin embargo, y a pesar de su relevancia en los primeros años del séptimo arte, los explicadores de cine mudo no son conocidos por la mayor parte de los públicos. Por ello, la presente investigación, busca definir y contextualizar esta figura dentro de la historia del cine, vincular los orígenes y características el explicador con la oratoria y visibilizar su trabajo, que mucho tuvo que ver con el desarrollo de la narrativa y la puesta en escena cinematográfica.
The origins of cinematography are marked by the presence of oratory: the figure of the silent filmexplainer arose almost immediately after the first screenings in cinemas to meet the demands of the first filmspectators. These professionals narrated the events of the films, but also interpreted them through linguistic, vocal and gestural resources. As speakers and entertainers, they succeeded in instructing viewers in the language of film while entertaining and became highly successful and well-known personalities. However, despite their relevance in the early years of the seventh art, silent film explainers are not known to most audiences. For this reason, this research seeks to define and contextualize this figure within the history of cinema, to link the origins and characteristics of the explainer with oratory and to make visible his work, which had a lot to do with the development of narrative and cinematographic staging
The origins of cinematography are marked by the presence of oratory: the figure of the silent filmexplainer arose almost immediately after the first screenings in cinemas to meet the demands of the first filmspectators. These professionals narrated the events of the films, but also interpreted them through linguistic, vocal and gestural resources. As speakers and entertainers, they succeeded in instructing viewers in the language of film while entertaining and became highly successful and well-known personalities. However, despite their relevance in the early years of the seventh art, silent film explainers are not known to most audiences. For this reason, this research seeks to define and contextualize this figure within the history of cinema, to link the origins and characteristics of the explainer with oratory and to make visible his work, which had a lot to do with the development of narrative and cinematographic staging











