Teatro-Cine Perelló, Melilla, Modernist cinema and theater in General Polavieja Street, Melilla, Spain.
Teatro-Cine Perelló is a modernist building located on General Polavieja Street with distinctive architectural character. The interior features an amphitheater-style hall with around 432 seats, a central stage, and supporting rooms that accommodate both theatrical performances and film screenings.
The building was designed by Luis García Alix in 1926 as Garaje Alfonso XIII before being transformed. It reopened as a theater in 1932 and became an important entertainment venue for the city.
The Perelló opened on 29 January 1932 with a charity gala for the Tropa de los Exploradores de España, featuring theatre, musical numbers and zarzuela. It introduced sound cinema to Melilla from 30 January 1932 and later hosted school festivals and charity events. Today it takes part in the Semana de Cine de Melilla.
The building stands in Melilla's Modernist Ensanche, within the historic complex declared a Bien de Interés Cultural. It is a disused cinema-theatre, so visits depend on the Semana de Cine de Melilla programme, in which it currently takes part. The Ciudad Autónoma has repeatedly stated its interest in acquiring the property to rehabilitate it as a cultural facility.
The building began in 1926 as the Garaje Alfonso XIII, designed by engineer Luis García Alix, and was modified in 1927 before opening as a cinema-theatre. Its opening on 29 January 1932 was a charity gala for the Tropa de los Exploradores de España in Melilla, with theatre, musical numbers and zarzuela.
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