Cineteca Alameda

Cineteca Alameda is a film archive and exhibition venue in the city of San Luis Potosí, in the Mexican state of the same name. It is dedicated to screening Mexican and international cinema and occupies the building of the Teatro Alameda, a venue constructed in the 1940s facing the Alameda Juan Sarabia park in that city. Beyond film programming, the venue also hosts concerts of various musical genres, as well as dance, theatre, conferences, festivals and educational courses. The building began life as the Cine Teatro Alameda, designed by architect Carlos Crombé and financed by businessman Alfredo Lasso de la Vega García-Rojas. It opened on 27 February 1941 with a screening of the film Siete pecadores, starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne. Its exterior is in a California colonial style, while the interior of the auditorium draws on the architecture of the city in an eclectic style. It was regarded as one of the most modern cinemas in Mexico until the 1960s. In 2000 a state decree converted the property into the state film archive of San Luis Potosí. Following refurbishment works, the Decree of Creation of the Cineteca Alameda was published on 6 June 2009, and the venue was reopened on that date. Today it serves as a cultural anchor for the city, hosting events such as the Semana de Cine Mexicano en tu Ciudad, the Tour de Cine Francés, and screenings drawn from the collection of the Cineteca Nacional. It remains a venue for dance, music and theatre performances, assemblies, conferences, circuses, festivals, children's events and courses in drawing, film and photography.

The building that now houses Cineteca Alameda was originally the Cine Teatro Alameda, constructed in 1941 by the architect Carlos Crombé. Its construction was financed by the businessman Alfredo Lasso de la Vega García-Rojas. The exterior was designed in a California colonial style, while the interior of the auditorium was inspired by the architecture of the city, in an eclectic style. The venue was inaugurated on 27 February 1941 with the screening of the film Siete pecadores, starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne. It was considered one of the most modern cinemas in Mexico until the 1960s. In 2000, a state decree converted the property into the state film archive of San Luis Potosí. On 6 June 2009, following refurbishment works, the Decree of Creation of the Cineteca Alameda was published. The venue was reopened on 6 June 2009 and continues to serve as a venue for dance, music and theatre performances, assemblies, conferences, circuses, festivals, children's events and courses in drawing, film and photography. In addition to its regular programming of Mexican and international cinema, the cineteca hosts exhibition events such as the Semana de Cine Mexicano en tu Ciudad, the Tour de Cine Francés, and screenings of films from the collection of the Cineteca Nacional.

• 2009

  Decree of Creation of the Cineteca Alameda published on 6 June; venue reopened after refurbishment.

• 2000

  A state decree converted the building into the state film archive of San Luis Potosí.

• 1941

  Cine Teatro Alameda inaugurated on 27 February with the screening of Siete pecadores.

State-run film archive and cultural venue housed in a historic 1941 cinema, serving as San Luis Potosí's principal art-house and repertory cinema.

• Regular programming of Mexican and international cinema

• Semana de Cine Mexicano en tu Ciudad

• Tour de Cine Francés

• Screenings from the Cineteca Nacional collection

• Concerts, dance, theatre and circus performances

• Conferences, assemblies, festivals and children's events

• Courses in drawing, film and photography

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2. 2Cineteca Alameda (Wikidata)wikidata.org
3. 3Official websitecinetecaalameda.net
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