The Teatro Ángela Peralta (Ángela Peralta Theater) is a theater building in the city of

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...

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. It was erected in the Porfirian era of the port and is considered one of the most beautiful and important buildings of its type in

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. It was declared a National Historical Heritage in 1990.

History

The original design of the building was carried out by the engineer Andrés Librado Tapia and its construction took place between 1869 and 1874. It was inaugurated on February 15, 1874, with the name Teatro Rubio, property of businessman Manuel Rubio. At that time this theater was a modest popular hall. Between 1879 and 1881, several major renovations and repairs were carried out. Once it was completely finished, it was officially inaugurated on February 6, 1881. The singer

Ángela Peralta Ángela Peralta (6 July 1845, Mexico City – 30 August 1883, Mazatlán) (baptised María de los Ángeles Manuela Tranquilina Cirila Efrena Peralta Castera) was an operatic soprano of international fame and a leading figure in the operatic ...

died on August 30, 1883 in the adjacent Iturbide hotel (today the Municipal Center of the Arts). There is no evidence that the soprano ever sang before audiences at the theater that now bears her name, but it can be argued that she rehearsed. In 1943, during the years of

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, the Rubio Theater became the Ángela Peralta Cinema and was closed years later in 1964, although it continued to be used as a workshop for the

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Queen's floats. In the 1969 carnival it was opened for the last time to offer a burlesque show. In 1975, Hurricane Olivia lifted the wooden roof of the theater and crashed inside it, breaking its cast iron balconies and leaving the forum's woodwork in pieces. In 1987, after more than 10 years of deterioration and oblivion, the architect Juan José León Loya carried out the restoration of the building. Once the second restoration of the theater was completed, it was inaugurated for the third time in October 23, 1992. On December 19, 1990, by presidential decree, the theater was declared Historical Heritage of the Nation. Today it is home to artistic and cultural events of national and international stature.

Gallery

Teatro angela peralta.jpg, Exterior of the building Teatro Ángela Peralta, Mazatlán, 14 de agosto de 2023 02.jpg, Access to the ticket office Placa del Teatro Ángela Peralta, Mazatlán, 14 de agosto de 2023.jpg, Information sign Teatro Angela Peralta.jpg, Central facade Teatro Ángela Peralta, Mazatlán.jpg, The theater at the beginning of the 20th Century Proscenio y butacas Teatro Ángela Peralta en Mazatlán.JPG, Theater interior

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