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.

Cine Ideal
Façade to Doctor Cortezo
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AddressCalle del doctor Cortezo, 6
Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°24′49″N 3°42′14″W / 40.41369°N 3.70384°W / 40.41369; -3.70384
Typemultiplex
Tenants
Yelmo Cines

History

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Origins

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The venue was built on the elongated plot hitherto occupied by some barracks belonging to the Ministry of Development.[1] Designed by José Espelius [es], 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Purchased by Mexican theatre chain Cinépolis in 2015.[6]
  2. ^ In Spain, the bulk of theatrical screenings of films not in the Spanish language are primarily screened in dubbed versions.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 296.
  3. ^ a b Alonso, Sol (30 March 1990). "Esto no es un bingo". El País.
  4. ^ Sola, Juan (6 November 2021). "Diez cines en Madrid llenos de historia y encanto". Telemadrid.
  5. ^ Castro, Antonio (1 December 2017). "Los cines Ideal reabren sus puertas tras siete meses cerrados". Madridiario.
  6. ^ Delgado, Cristina (13 July 2015). "El grupo mexicano Cinépolis compra la cadena española Yelmo Cines". El País.
  7. ^ Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 297.
  8. ^ a b "Los cines Yelmo Ideal, cerrados hasta otoño". Fotogramas. 28 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Los Cines Ideal de Madrid reabren este viernes tras siete meses cerrados por reforma". 20minutos.es. 30 November 2017.