Cine Callao

Cine Callao is a building located in Plaza de Callao in Madrid. It is a common venue for film premieres and press screenings.[1][2]

Cine Callao
AddressPlaza del Callao, 2
Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40.42°N 3.706°W / 40.42; -3.706
Construction
Opened11 December 1926 (1926-12-11)
ArchitectLuis Gutiérrez Soto

Designed by Luis Gutiérrez Soto, the facade features elements inspired by the Art Deco.[3] The building was inaugurated on 11 December 1926.[4][5] On 13 June 1929, it hosted the first screening in Spain of a film featuring synchronized speech, The Jazz Singer.[1] In the 1970s, its basement housed the 'Xenon' discotheque.[5] As of 2018, the building contained 2 film screens.[5] It also features two large screens on its facade.[1]

References
  1. Tabera, Irene (18 August 2021). "Cines Callao: el templo del Art Decó en el que se proyectó la primera película de España". Qué!.
  2. "El Cine Callao celebra sus 90 años con una gran fiesta que rendirá homenaje al Séptimo Arte". La Información. 7 December 2016.
  3. López Díaz, Jesús (2009–2010). "La Gran Vía y la arquitectura española contemporánea" [The Gran Vía and the Spanish contemporary architecture] (PDF). Espacio, Tiempo y Forma, Serie VII, Historia del Arte. Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. 22–23: 316. doi:10.5944/etfvii.22-23.2009.1431. ISSN 1130-4715.
  4. Baker, Edward (2008). "La Cinelandia de la Gran Vía madrileña" (PDF). Ayer. 72. ISSN 1134-2277.
  5. "Nace el Cine Callao, culto a la gran pantalla". Madridiario. 11 December 2018.
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