List of theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico

This list of theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico, consists of both movie theaters as well as the traditional performing arts theaters in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both historical (including no longer existing) as well a currently operating theaters are listed. During the first half of the 20th century, most theaters have been located in the central urban zone of the city. One prominent exception is Teatro Miramar, the theater that served the Playa community in barrio Playa, Ponce. Today's cinema theaters oftentimes have several screens under a single roof.

Teatro La Perla

Theater list summary table
No.NamePhotoBarrioLocationType/UseOpened (Year)HallsSeatsArchitectStyleDemolished Date
1Teatro La PerlaCuartoC. Mayor NB and C. CristinaMusical186411,047Juan Bertoli CalderoniNeoclassicalStill standing
2Teatro Fox DeliciasSegundoPlaza Muñoz Rivera WBCinema19311UnkFrancisco Porrata-DoriaArt DecoStill standing
3Teatro VictoriaSegundoC. Union NB and C. VictoriaCinema1930s[1]1UnkPedro Mendez Mercado?[2]Art Deco[3]Still standing
4Teatro Rívoli (former Habana)TerceroC. Sol EB and C. LeonCinema1909[4]1UnkAlfredo Wiechers Pieretti[5]Art Deco[6]Still standing
5Teatro BroadwayQuintoC. Mayor SB, between C. Sol and C. IsabelCinema1918[7]11,000[8]Eduardo Salichs[9]Spanish Colonial Revival[10]March 1982[11]
6Teatro MiramarPlayaC. Arias WB and C. Alfonso XII[note 1]CinemaBefore 1946[12]1UnkUnknownArt DecoStill standing
7Teatro ArgelSegundoC. Victoria EB and C. FogosCinema1940[13][14]1UnkPedro Méndez Mercado[15][16][17]Art DecoStill standing
8Teatro RexSextoC. Cantera NB and C. AcueductoCinema1930s[18]1UnkPedro Mendez Mercado?[19]Art DecoStill standing
9Teatro BélgicaCuartoC. Gran Via WB and C. ColombiaCinema1940[20]1UnkPedro Mendez Mercado?[21]Art DecoStill standing
10Teatro HollywoodPrimeroC. Villa EB and C. EsperanzaCinema1930s[22]1UnkPedro Mendez Mercado?[23]Art DecoStill standing
11Teatro UniversalSegundoC. Progreso SB and C. SolCinema1930s[24]1UnkPedro Mendez Mercado?[25]Art DecoStill standing
12Teatro NationalCuartoC. Comercio EB, between C. Cruz and C. Tres (Belgica)Cinema1930s[26]1UnkUnknownModernStill standing
13Ponce Towne CenterCanasPR-2 WB and Avenida Barayama NBCinema1997/2013[27]13UnkUnknownModernStill standing
14Caribbean CinemasPlaya[28]Plaza del Caribe MallCinema199211UnkUnknownModernStill standing
15El Emperador 1&2Machuelo AbajoBlvd. Miguel Pou WB, Urb. Valle VerdeCinemaUnknown2575 each hall[29]George Schavran[30]Modern2000[31]
16Teatro Apolo (former Mundial)[32]QuintoC. Salud SB, between C. Guadalupe and C. Estrella[33][34][35]CinemaUnknown1UnkUnknownNeoclassicalca. 1950s
17Teatro Venus[36]UnknownUnknownMixed[37][38]1913[39][40]1UnkUnknown[41]UnknownUnknown
18Teatro Santa MaríaCanas Urbano[42]C. Ferrocarril WB, between C. Capitan Correa and C. James McManusCinemaUnknown1UnkUnknownModernca. 1980s
19Twin TowersSan Anton[43]PR-133 EB, between Av. Las Americas and C. NapolesCinemaUnknown3UnkUnknownModernStill standing
20Ponce Drive-InPlaya[44]Ponce Bypass EB and PR-585CinemaUnknown1UnkUnknownDrive-Inca. 1970s
21Teatro UPRPPlaya[45]U. de Puerto Rico en PonceMusicalUnknown1500[46]UnknownModernStill standing
22Teatro Antonio Paoli[47]Sabanetas[48]Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en PonceMusicalUnknown1UnkUnknownModernStill standing
23Teatro Vicente Murga[49]Canas Urbano[50]Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto RicoMulti-use2015[51][lower-alpha 1]1700+[52]UnknownModernStill standing
24Concha Acústica de PonceCuarto[53]C. Marina NB and C. CampecheMusicalAfter ca. 1890s1UnkUnknownArt DecoStill standing

Key:
C. = Calle (street)
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
WB = Westbound
EB = Eastbound

Rafael Ramos Cobian was owner of the Victoria, Apolo, Hollywood, Universal, Belgica, Argel, and Nacional theaters; Luis Fortuño Janeiro owned the Rex; Teatro Miramar belonged to the Carlo Family.[54] The first owner of Teatro Broadway was Rafael Napoleonis.[55]

  • Teatro La Perla (1864)
  • Teatro Broadway (1918-1982)
  • Teatro Fox Delicias (1931)
  • Concha Acústica de Ponce (1956)

See also

Notes
  1. The theater is located at the northeast corner of Calle Arias and Calle Alfonso XII (aka Calle Dr. Ulises Clavell).

Footnotes
  1. 2015 is the date when Teatro Vicenta Murga (PUCPR) was significantly enlarged; this theater already existed many years prior to 2015.

References
  1. Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.
  2. La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.
  3. ArtDeco en Ponce. Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. Ponce: Disfrutalo: Galeria de Fotos: Fotos Antiguas: Image 33 of 85. Archived 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Ponce Municipal Government. Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. Ponce: Disfrutalo: Galeria de Fotos: Fotos Antiguas: Image 33 of 85. Archived 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Ponce Municipal Government. Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. ArtDeco en Ponce. Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2002. page 119.
  8. De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle: El teatro Broadway contaba con mil butacas; era único en su clase en todo el país. Aun así, años atrás fue demolido. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018.
  9. De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle: El teatro Broadway contaba con mil butacas; era único en su clase en todo el país. Aun así, años atrás fue demolido. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018.
  10. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce. 2nd ed. 2002. Page 120. Bayamon, PR: Impress Quality Printing. ISBN 0-615-12181-0.
  11. Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 123.
  12. Trabajadores de muelle participando en asamblea efectuada en el teatro de la Playa de Ponce.
  13. An Art Deco Theater in Puerto Rico Finds New Life As a Bakery. Rebecca Gale. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 1 November 2018. Accessed 8 November 2018.
  14. Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.
  15. An Art Deco Theater in Puerto Rico Finds New Life As a Bakery. Rebecca Gale. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 1 November 2018. Accessed 8 November 2018.
  16. Calle Victoria Theater. PRADS. Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Arquitectura Histórica. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  17. La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.
  18. Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.
  19. La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.
  20. Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 94.
  21. La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.
  22. Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.
  23. La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.
  24. Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Regional Office. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.
  25. La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.
  26. Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Regional Office. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.
  27. Ponce Towne Center. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018.
  28. At Plaza del Caribe
  29. El Emperador 1&2. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018.
  30. El Emperador 1&2. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018.
  31. El Emperador 1&2. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018.
  32. Originally, "Cine Mundial". See, De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018.
  33. Ciudad de Ponce y Playa (Map). Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 October 2018.
  34. Ciudad de Ponce y Playa (Map). Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 October 2018.
  35. Ciudad de Ponce y Playa. (Map) Antonio Calcionado, Jr. Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. (Archivo General de Puerto Rico Mapoteca. Colección José Enamorado Cuesta.) March 1940. Accessed 15 October 2018.
  36. Museo de la Historia de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2017. Sala: "Comercio" (Hall: "Commerce"). Tema: "El Cine" (Theme: "Cinema"). 5 January 2017.
  37. Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 277. Item 1384. LCCN 92-75480
  38. "Cronicones." Revista de las Antillas. Issue 1 (1 April 1913) pp. 149-155. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).
  39. Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 277. Item 1384. LCCN 92-75480
  40. "Cronicones." Revista de las Antillas. Issue 1 (1 April 1913) pp. 149-155. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).
  41. This theater was founded by Eugenio Astol, Felix Matos, and Nemesio Canales. See Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 277. Item 1384. LCCN 92-75480; "Cronicones." Revista de las Antillas. Issue 1 (1 April 1913) pp. 149-155. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).
  42. Located across from Santa Maria Shopping Center El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  43. Located across from Rovira Biscuits Corporation El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  44. Located at SE corner of PR-2 and PR-585 El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  45. Located at Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce
  46. Historia Institucional, 1970-1979. Nuestra Universidad, Tu Universidad: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce (UPRP). UPR-Ponce. Accessed 12 October 2020.
  47. En Ponce: Festival de Cine Internacional: En el Teatro Vicente Murga también se presentará este jueves el galardonado drama español Todos lo saben, estelarizado por Penélope Cruz y Javier Bardem. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 25 September - 1 October 2019. Year 35. Issue 1869, Page 11. Accessed 25 September 2019.
  48. Located at Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en Ponce
  49. La vida de Morel inspira "Torbellino". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. Section "Teatro." 28 April 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019.
  50. Located at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
  51. Contundente compromiso con plataforma cultural: La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico fortalece su agenda con proyectos de primer orden. Jalibeth Rodríguez Rivera. "Huellas del Futuro." PUCPR. 6 February 2015. Accessed 29 January 2020.
  52. Contundente compromiso con plataforma cultural: La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico fortalece su agenda con proyectos de primer orden. Jalibeth Rodríguez Rivera. "Huellas del Futuro." PUCPR. 6 February 2015. Accessed 29 January 2020.
  53. This is an open air amphitheaters
  54. Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 93.
  55. De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018.

Further reading
  • Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 251. Item 1269. LCCN 92-75480
  • Pedro Luis Perea Rosello. "Nuevas Paginas Sobre la Historia de Ponce." Horizontes. Año 5. (Abril de 1962) pp. 79-91. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico).
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