Wow... What images... and the music... Exquisite, really.
I was a frequent patron of the CINE OPERA during the late 70's. It was already delapidated and showed second run movies, but it was a beautiful place. My Mom used to live in the same neighborhood (Colonia Santa Maria) during the 30's and 40's. It was a very posh area and the Opera was a luxurius cinema. Then the neighborhood lost its social standing and so did the cinema, which is a tragedy. Now it looks like a rotting corpse.
Era uno de los cines mas hermosos que habia visto en México, me toco vivirlo y entrar a disfrutar " La bella durmiente" de la mano de mi madre... Es nostalgico, triste y Hermoso volver a recordar tantas cosas... Gracias por haberme permitido volver a verlo desde este video..!
It wasn't abandoned because an earthquake, it was simply too big and no longer functional as a cinema. It is very sad to see this beautuful building lost
It wasn't abandoned because an earthquake, it was simply too big and no longer functional as a cinema. It is very sad to see this beautuful building lost
This cinema can be found in Mexico City. I'm unsure where exactly it is, but it was one of the main cinemas for the city before it was damaged by and earthquake in the 1990's
@ArtReachEvents It´s on Serapio Rendon street almost corner with Rivera de San Cosme street. It even appears now in a "plan Ballantines" commercial, supposedly being restaured. The commercial makes you do " D: " beacuse it's not really happening.
@ArtReachEvents And it was definetelly closed in '98 beacuse Bauhaus gave there a concert but the fans caused a riot beacuse many of them couldn't get in and they banged the doors down jajaja... Too bad, for the cinema an beacuse Bauhaus cancelled their concert (not that i knew back then beacuse i was only 7 years old).
@Arctikes It's fascinating to hear the history of the place. Have you been there before?
I've just had a look at the commercial you were talking about, I see what you mean - it's a little sad to realise that the cinema still isn't being used.
@ArtReachEvents No, never been there. I've only seen it from outside, bad luck beacuse one time last year someone made a movie projection inside. I knew about it a month after. And i just read that the concert wasn't cancelled jaja.
@ArtReachEvents My parents took me there plenty of times when I was a child in the middle 80's... It's located in Serapio Rendón Street... I can remember that during "half-time" you could go down and play with the other kids in the square that was between the seats and the screen, it was really huge (for 3,000 people) and beautiful with a big candelabra on it's top... Now as you can see, it's falling down to pieces... The only one remaining and still open as conert hall is Teatro Metropólitan.
wooow aunque no lo conozca por dentro la verdad me encanto ese cine se ve padrisimo por fuera todo un gigante neta que deberian de rescatarlo es precioso ese cine y por cierto un cine que piensan rescatar es el insurgentes 70 ya que lo estan remodelando =D deberian de hacer lo mismo con este cine en fin saludos amigos y suerte
De morrito mis jefes me llevaban tiro por viaje al cine opera, una de las películas que vi ahi fue "Un Cuento Americano"... Ahora tengo 30 años y la neta duele verlo así... Saludos!...
@TheHALVAM That's fascinating. When the film was premièred at Nottingham Contemporary we also had a member of the audience who remembered watching 'Psycho' in the cinema when he was a teenager. Thank you very much for your comment.
Wow... What images... and the music... Exquisite, really.
I was a frequent patron of the CINE OPERA during the late 70's. It was already delapidated and showed second run movies, but it was a beautiful place. My Mom used to live in the same neighborhood (Colonia Santa Maria) during the 30's and 40's. It was a very posh area and the Opera was a luxurius cinema. Then the neighborhood lost its social standing and so did the cinema, which is a tragedy. Now it looks like a rotting corpse.
abuzadote 4 months ago
Era uno de los cines mas hermosos que habia visto en México, me toco vivirlo y entrar a disfrutar " La bella durmiente" de la mano de mi madre... Es nostalgico, triste y Hermoso volver a recordar tantas cosas... Gracias por haberme permitido volver a verlo desde este video..!
Mariblue69 7 months ago
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It wasn't abandoned because an earthquake, it was simply too big and no longer functional as a cinema. It is very sad to see this beautuful building lost
isaacperezm 8 months ago
It wasn't abandoned because an earthquake, it was simply too big and no longer functional as a cinema. It is very sad to see this beautuful building lost
isaacperezm 8 months ago
I hope we can save this city treasure soon before is to late.
Inner2000 8 months ago
ojala tengas mas videos de este cine ya que por lo que veo solo quedara en el recuerdo
mited171 9 months ago
Hello,
This cinema can be found in Mexico City. I'm unsure where exactly it is, but it was one of the main cinemas for the city before it was damaged by and earthquake in the 1990's
ArtReachEvents 9 months ago
@ArtReachEvents Serapio Rendon and San Cosme Avenue... Metro San Cosme.
mexinco 9 months ago
@ArtReachEvents It´s on Serapio Rendon street almost corner with Rivera de San Cosme street. It even appears now in a "plan Ballantines" commercial, supposedly being restaured. The commercial makes you do " D: " beacuse it's not really happening.
Arctikes 8 months ago
@ArtReachEvents And it was definetelly closed in '98 beacuse Bauhaus gave there a concert but the fans caused a riot beacuse many of them couldn't get in and they banged the doors down jajaja... Too bad, for the cinema an beacuse Bauhaus cancelled their concert (not that i knew back then beacuse i was only 7 years old).
Arctikes 8 months ago
@Arctikes It's fascinating to hear the history of the place. Have you been there before?
I've just had a look at the commercial you were talking about, I see what you mean - it's a little sad to realise that the cinema still isn't being used.
ArtReachEvents 8 months ago
@ArtReachEvents No, never been there. I've only seen it from outside, bad luck beacuse one time last year someone made a movie projection inside. I knew about it a month after. And i just read that the concert wasn't cancelled jaja.
Arctikes 8 months ago
@ArtReachEvents My parents took me there plenty of times when I was a child in the middle 80's... It's located in Serapio Rendón Street... I can remember that during "half-time" you could go down and play with the other kids in the square that was between the seats and the screen, it was really huge (for 3,000 people) and beautiful with a big candelabra on it's top... Now as you can see, it's falling down to pieces... The only one remaining and still open as conert hall is Teatro Metropólitan.
kaikinmiyagi 7 months ago
deberian de rescatar esa chulada de cine =D asi igual el que se llama cosmos
rosy1783 10 months ago
wooow aunque no lo conozca por dentro la verdad me encanto ese cine se ve padrisimo por fuera todo un gigante neta que deberian de rescatarlo es precioso ese cine y por cierto un cine que piensan rescatar es el insurgentes 70 ya que lo estan remodelando =D deberian de hacer lo mismo con este cine en fin saludos amigos y suerte
rosy1783 10 months ago
No es sólo la pérdida de un cine, es el desmantelamiento de la historia.
dosveceslopez 10 months ago
De morrito mis jefes me llevaban tiro por viaje al cine opera, una de las películas que vi ahi fue "Un Cuento Americano"... Ahora tengo 30 años y la neta duele verlo así... Saludos!...
kaikinmiyagi 11 months ago
Outstanding video, my grandfather used to watch movies in this cinema when he was a child. This video brought him a lot of memories.
TheHALVAM 1 year ago
@TheHALVAM That's fascinating. When the film was premièred at Nottingham Contemporary we also had a member of the audience who remembered watching 'Psycho' in the cinema when he was a teenager. Thank you very much for your comment.
ArtReachEvents 9 months ago
How did you get to cinema?
please respond
dacamo555 1 year ago
@dacamo555 Hola, esta en la calle Serapio Rendón 9, casi esquina con Ribera de San Cosme; y la estación mas cercana es San Cosme de la línea 2.
TheHALVAM 1 year ago
@TheHALVAM no no, me refiero a: como pudiste entrar?? como le hiciste para acceder?
dacamo555 1 year ago