Cine Ideal

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Cine Ideal
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Façade to Doctor Cortezo
Cine Ideal
AddressCalle del doctor Cortezo, 6
Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°24′49″N3°42′14″W / 40.41369°N 3.70384°W / 40.41369; -3.70384 Coordinates: 40°24′49″N3°42′14″W / 40.41369°N 3.70384°W / 40.41369; -3.70384
Type multiplex
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Yelmo Cines

Cine Ideal, also known under the commercial name Yelmo Cines Ideal is a cinema in Madrid, Spain. It specialises in the screening of films in their original version.

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History

Origins

The venue was built on the elongated plot hitherto occupied by some barracks belonging to the Ministry of Development. [1] Designed by José Espelius  [ es ], building works started in June 1915. [2] It opened in May 1916. [3] It boasted a reported maximum capacity, according to the journalistic chronicles of the time, of up to 3,000 spectators. [4] In 1932, it was briefly used for stage performances. [5] It was refurbished in 1958. [2] Specialised in genre films in the late 20th century, it closed down towards 1985. [2]

Multiplex

In 1990, after the purchase by Yelmo Cines, [n. 1] the interior was revamped into a multiplex with 9 screens distributed on two floors, [7] [3] [8] henceforth becoming a linchpin in Madrid for the screening of films in their original version. [n. 2] [8] From April to November 2017, the venue was closed due to refurbishing works that included accessibility improvements (a lift between the two floors). [9]

Informational notes

  1. Purchased by Mexican theatre chain Cinépolis in 2015. [6]
  2. In Spain, the bulk of theatrical screenings of films not in the Spanish language are primarily screened in dubbed versions.

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References

  1. Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Educación. ISBN   84-451-1821-8.
  2. 1 2 3 Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 296.
  3. 1 2 Alonso, Sol (30 March 1990). "Esto no es un bingo". El País .
  4. Sola, Juan (6 November 2021). "Diez cines en Madrid llenos de historia y encanto". Telemadrid .
  5. Castro, Antonio (1 December 2017). "Los cines Ideal reabren sus puertas tras siete meses cerrados". Madridiario.
  6. Delgado, Cristina (13 July 2015). "El grupo mexicano Cinépolis compra la cadena española Yelmo Cines". El País .
  7. Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 297.
  8. 1 2 "Los cines Yelmo Ideal, cerrados hasta otoño". Fotogramas . 28 March 2017.
  9. "Los Cines Ideal de Madrid reabren este viernes tras siete meses cerrados por reforma". 20minutos.es . 30 November 2017.