The last of Mérida’s Centro movie theaters is shutting down for good
The Cinema Rex across from the Santiago market will be drawing its curtains for the last time this month.
The Cinema Rex across from the Santiago market will be drawing its curtains for the last time this month.
“It’s very important to me to honor my Mayan roots and great to see its representation in a movie like this,” said Maychi, who is from of Hopelchén, Campeche.
Like in most parts of the world, Yucatán’s movie theaters continue to suffer low attendance rates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Things have gotten so bad that Cinemex, one of the countries largest movie theater chains, is now offering 2-for-1 specials to people who can prove they have been fully vaccinated against the…
Mérida may be far away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but Yucatán has its own storied history when it comes to film production. The story of cinema in Yucatán kicks off with the arrival of Edison’s kinetoscope to Mérida in 1897. The contraption became extremely popular and soon multitudes of curious people began…
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Cinépolis has purchased a three-story building in the historic center which they plan to remodel and bring “vitality to one of the most neglected areas of the Centro.”
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