The Teatro Metropólitan is a theater in

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. It was previously known as the Cine Metropólitan, and was built as a

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. The architect was Pedro Gorozpe E. with interior decorations by Aurelio G. Mendoza. The theater opened on 8 September 1943 with the Argentinian film "Dieciséis años" (1943), starring

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and

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. Seating capacities were later reduced and given as 3,627 in 1955 and 3,005 in 1971. It closed as a cinema in the early 90's and was renovated in 1995, re-opening on 18 December 1996 as the Teatro Metropólitan, a live show venue staging mainly

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s.cinematreasures.com Teatro Metropólitan is a sponsor of Mexico City's National Jazz Festival. It was also the site for the annual Premios TV y Novelas ceremonies in the 1980s and 1990s. The theatre has a capacity of 3,165 people. The theatre is located in the centre of Mexico City, at Independencia No. 90, Col. Centro, one block south of the

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. Juárez (line number 3) and

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(line number 2) are the nearest

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