Graphic Sign Translations in Films from the 40s. A Collection of Images Made by Ramón de Baños

Abstract

Ramón de Baños, one of the most important pioneers of the Spanish cinema, made a series of letterings and graphic signs’ translations in the forties that have not been researched so far. This article presents a sample of these documents and analyses the role they play in the study of the history of audiovisual translation in Spain. These unpublished materials, preserved in the Museo de la Filmoteca Española, enable us to review the circumstances that surrounded the audiovisual translations after the Spanish Civil war and invite us to set new questions about the history of dubbing in Spain.