Teatro de los Insurgentes, Theatre building in Mexico City, Mexico

The Teatro de los Insurgentes is a theatre on Avenida de los Insurgentes in Mexico City's San José Insurgentes district, seating 959. Its plain upper block of pale stone or concrete sits above a broad, slightly convex facade covered by Diego Rivera's 46-by-10-metre glass mosaic La historia del teatro en México. The mosaic shows two oversized hands gripping a blue-and-red mask on the left and stylised figures, musicians, animals and masked dancers on a brown and red ground on the right. A dark green canopy runs over the recessed ground-floor entrance.

The building was constructed in 1953 as part of an urban renewal initiative and marks a shift in the city's theater architecture. A renowned actor returned to perform at its opening.

The facade mosaic displays figures from Mexican theater history and social themes that visitors can see today. These artworks shape how the building looks and mark it as an important place for the city's cultural identity.

The theatre stands on Avenida de los Insurgentes in the San José Insurgentes district, with the main entrance under the dark green canopy beneath the mural. The 1968 weightlifting modifications added a gym, sauna and individual locker rooms inside. The stage measures 15 by 15 metres and holds a nine-metre revolving disc.

The building served as a weightlifting competition site during the 1968 Olympics, a surprising turn from its regular theater use. A monument outside marks this unusual chapter in its story.