Teatro Juares, Historic theatre in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

Teatro Juares stands at Carrera 19 with Calle 25 in central Barquisimeto, Lara state. The theatre inaugurated in 1905 was fully refurbished from 1947, when its old appearance was replaced by a new structure whose interior survives. Its auditorium has 708 seats imported from the United States, installed in two phases under Jesús Fernández of GETECA.

In 1890 President Raimundo Andueza Palacios decreed the construction of a theatre for Barquisimeto, entrusting the project to architect Luciano Urdaneta with Luis Muñoz Tebar. Work began under General Aquilino Juares and the Teatro Municipal opened in 1905. In 1912 the municipal council renamed it Juares, dropping the z to distinguish it from Mexican leader Benito Juárez. A total refurbishment decreed in 1947 replaced the original appearance with a new interior, and after nearly a decade closed it reopened on 27 April 2009 with a symphonic concert conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.

The name Juares honours a cultured citizen of Barquisimeto, spelled with an S to distinguish him from Mexico's Benito Juárez. The theatre reopened on 27 April 2009 with a symphony concert conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, after almost ten years closed for remodelling. Its 708 seats were imported from the United States in a two-phase project led by Jesús Fernández of GETECA.

It is worth checking in advance whether the theatre is open for performances or tours, as access can vary depending on ongoing events. The building is in the city center of Barquisimeto and can be reached on foot from most central points.

Although the building is known as Teatro Juárez, the spelling Juares still appears in local references, reflecting how the name of Mexican president Benito Juárez was written in the Lara region in the early 20th century. This variation in spelling is a small but telling detail about how foreign names traveled and changed as they crossed borders.