Cinemes Albatros

Cinemes Albatros was a multiplex cinema located in Valencia, Spain. It operated from 1986 until 2010, becoming a notable part of the city's film exhibition landscape. The cinema was founded by figures including film critic Antoni Llorens, and the venue—a former Michelin workshop—was discovered by Sigfrid Monleon. At its opening in 1986, it screened films such as Le Déclin de l'empire américain, Strangers on a Train, and Le Rayon vert. After closing in 2010, the space was reopened in 2017 under the name AlbaTexas, inspired by the Texas cinemas in Barcelona. The revived venue featured four digital screens with a total capacity of 499 people, each named after a personality linked to Valencian cinema: Joan Monleón, Ovidi Montllor, Lola Gaos, and Carles Mira. Tickets were priced at 3 euros, and the opening film was Sabates grosses by Pons. The following day, a diverse programme included 100 metres, I, Daniel Blake, La propera pell, The Girl on the Train, The Little Prince, The Children of Timpelbach, Ice Age: The Great Cataclysm, and later Frantz, Captain Fantastic, and Sing Street. In autumn 2018, a DANA (a high-impact weather event) flooded the premises. The venue was renamed Las Vegas and shifted toward more commercial programming, but this strategy failed. The cinema closed definitively on 15 March 2019, during the Fallas festival, and never reopened.

Cinemes Albatros opened in 1986 in Valencia, Spain, in a former Michelin workshop discovered by Sigfrid Monleon. Among its founders was film critic Antoni Llorens. The inaugural screenings included Le Déclin de l'empire américain, Strangers on a Train, and Le Rayon vert. The cinema operated as a multiplex until 2010, when it closed. In 2017, the venue was revived under the name AlbaTexas, following the model of the Texas cinemas in Barcelona. It reopened on 4 March 2017 with four digital screens, each dedicated to a Valencian film personality: Joan Monleón, Ovidi Montllor, Lola Gaos, and Carles Mira. The total capacity was 499 people, and tickets cost 3 euros. The opening film was Sabates grosses by Pons. On 5 March, the programme included 100 metres, I, Daniel Blake, La propera pell, The Girl on the Train, The Little Prince, The Children of Timpelbach, Ice Age: The Great Cataclysm, and later Frantz, Captain Fantastic, and Sing Street. In autumn 2018, a DANA weather event flooded the premises. The cinema was renamed Las Vegas and adopted a more commercial programming strategy. This approach was unsuccessful, and the cinema closed definitively on 15 March 2019, during the Fallas festival, without reopening.

• 2019

  Closes definitively on 15 March during the Fallas festival.

• 2018

  A DANA flood damages the venue; it is renamed Las Vegas.

• 2017

  Reopens as AlbaTexas on 4 March with four digital screens.

• 2010

  The cinema closes after 24 years of operation.

• 1986

  Cinemes Albatros opens in Valencia, founded by figures including Antoni Llorens.

Independent multiplex cinema with a focus on auteur and international films, later attempting a more commercial model.

• Film screenings

• Digital cinema

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