Villanueva de la Cañada, España
El debate sobre el papel de la crítica cinematográfica en tiempos de la República motivó que los críticos se agrupasen en distintas organizaciones enfrentadas. Entre ellas: la Unión de Redactores Cinematográficos, que representaba los intereses empresariales y era acusada de impura y deshonesta; el Grupo de Escritores Cinematográficos Independientes, que agrupaba a los liberales y era acusado de elitista y pretensioso; y la Asociación Amigos de Nuestro Cinema, organización marxista acusada de materialista y revolucionaria. El artículo estudia la postura del crítico cinematográfico Manuel Villegas López en este debate. A la luz del análisis de sus textos, sostenemos que pasa de una postura liberal a otra marxista.
The debate on the role of film criticism in times of the Republic motivated critics to group together into different opposing organizations. Between them: the Union of Film Editors, which represented business interests and was accused of being prevaricating and dishonest; the Group of Independent Film Writers, which brought together liberals and was accused of being elitist and pretentious; and the Friends of Our Cinema Association, a Marxist organization accused of being materialist and revolutionary. The article studies the position of film critic Manuel Villegas López in this debate. Considering the analysis of his texts, we maintain that he moves from a Liberal position to a Marxist one.