Ecran - September 1, 1964 (No. 1753) Rare Vintage South American Cinema Magazine
Published in Santiago, Chile by Empresa Editora Zig-Zag, September 1, 1964
This is a rare, historically significant original 1964 issue of Ecran, the legendary Chilean international entertainment weekly. Printed on August 28, 1964, and distributed on September 1, this specific edition features a gorgeous, full-page close-up front cover portrait of Austrian-German cinema icon Romy Schneider wrapped in winter furs.
Crucially, the interior serves as a fantastic time capsule for the 1964 British Invasion, containing an early analytical article tracking the international phenomenon of The Beatles titled Tarea Sobre Los Beatles. It details the band's global hysteria, the local cinematic reception of A Hard Day's Night (�Qu� noche la de aquel d�a!), and debates how Chilean youth would react to a live performance. It also includes an important promotional full-page advertisement for the upcoming and highly sought-after 84-page special supplement Rincon Juvenil featuring George, John, Ringo, and Paul. This is an exceptional crossover item for fans of Romy Schneider, vintage Beatles ephemera collectors, and South American pop culture historians.
Item Specifications:
- Title: Ecran (N.o 1753)
- Director: Marina de Navasal
- Publisher: Empresa Editora Zig-Zag, S.A. (Santiago de Chile)
- Printing Date: August 28, 1964 (Distributed Tuesday, September 1, 1964)
- Format: Vintage Softcover / Newsprint Weekly Magazine
- Language: Spanish text
- Pages: 32 pages
- Dimensions: 29 cm x 21 cm
Features and Content:
- Front Cover: Breathtaking high-fidelity color portrait of actress Romy Schneider wearing an elegant fur hat and coat.
- Early Beatles Feature Analysis: A fascinating contemporary column analyzing Beatlemania and audience sociology, accompanied by early archival photographs of the Fab Four performing live.
- Rincon Juvenil Promo: A prominent illustrated full-page advertisement announcing the historic September 11 music supplement, showcasing inverted portraits of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
Condition:
Excellent vintage pre-owned condition. The newsprint binding remains tight, solid, and fully complete across all 32 pages. The original color covers are beautifully attached and fresh, showing crisp centralized graphics, bold lettering, and a vintage hand-written ink date mark on the top right margin of the back cover. Internal sheets are remarkably crisp, flat, and completely free of modern ink writing, commercial stamps, or structural tearing. An outstanding, museum-grade archive copy.
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Note: This piece is sold as-is, from a private collection. A gorgeous historical reference for collectors of rare movie memorabilia, early Beatles international press items, and classic Latin American entertainment chronicles.