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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| Address | Calle del doctor Cortezo, 6 Madrid, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′49″N 3°42′14″W / 40.41369°N 3.70384°W |
| Type | multiplex |
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| Yelmo Cines | |
History
editOrigins
editThe venue was built on the elongated plot hitherto occupied by some barracks belonging to the Ministry of Development.[1] Designed by José Espelius, 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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 296.
- ^ a b Alonso, Sol (30 March 1990). "Esto no es un bingo". El País.
- ^ Sola, Juan (6 November 2021). "Diez cines en Madrid llenos de historia y encanto". Telemadrid.
- ^ Castro, Antonio (1 December 2017). "Los cines Ideal reabren sus puertas tras siete meses cerrados". Madridiario.
- ^ Delgado, Cristina (13 July 2015). "El grupo mexicano Cinépolis compra la cadena española Yelmo Cines". El País.
- ^ Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 297.
- ^ a b "Los cines Yelmo Ideal, cerrados hasta otoño". Fotogramas. 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Los Cines Ideal de Madrid reabren este viernes tras siete meses cerrados por reforma". 20minutos.es. 30 November 2017.
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