In 1931, many villagers had never been to the cinema and so its arrival was a very special occasion: large groups of people traveled long distances on foot to see this prodigy. José Val del Omar and Cristobal Simancas were in charge of this project, which had only two “talkies” projectors, and screened mostly silent films with music played by a gramophone. The films were comedies by Charlie Chaplin or cartoons, and documentaries. Chaplin’s Easy Street accompanied by Beethoven’s Septet Opus 20, was one of the most popular. The Patronato had some 500 films and produced at least 15 documentaries.