[3] One of the most important production companies of Brazilian film industry in the 1930s and 1940s, idealized by Adhemar Gonzaga, which produced popular dramas and musical comedies, known by the generic denomination "chanchadas".

In 1933, he directed, with Adhemar Gonzaga, A Voz do Carnaval, in which singer Carmen Miranda made one of her first film appearances.

and Onde estás, felicidade?, actors like Oscarito, Grande Otelo and Dercy Gonçalves made their debut.

[5] Cinédia's biggest success was O Ébrio, in 1946, produced by Adhemar Gonzaga and directed by Gilda de Abreu.

[citation needed] Other of the company's hits were Bonequinha de Seda in 1936, Estudantes in 1935, Ganga Bruta in 1933, and Limite in 1931.