Centro Arte Alameda, Cultural center and movie theater in Santiago, Chile
Centro Arte Alameda is a cultural center in Santiago that combines a cinema, exhibition spaces, and performance areas. The facility presents independent films, documentaries, and artistic performances on a regular schedule throughout the year.
The center was founded in 1992 and became a key venue for alternative cinema in Santiago. Since its establishment, it has grown as a platform for artistic expression beyond mainstream film industry standards.
The center focuses on independent cinema and contemporary art exhibitions that showcase both local and international creators. Its spaces serve as a meeting point for people interested in experimental and unconventional artistic forms.
The current venue is the Sala CEINA at Arturo Prat 33, next to the Instituto Nacional in downtown Santiago, a few metres from Plaza Baquedano; the original Alameda building burned on 27 December 2019. The cinema seats 200 and is reached on foot from the Universidad Católica and Baquedano metro stations.
The centre was the first in Chile to screen La última tentación de Cristo, the film at the heart of the court case that ended prior film censorship in 2001. It also ran the country's first LGBT film cycles. During the 2019 protests, part of the building served as a SAMU first-aid point and shelter for the injured.
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