Opened 30 April 1953 | Phone +52 55 5611 4253 | |
Address Av. Insurgentes Sur 1587, San José Insurgentes, 03900 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Similar Acuario Inbursa, Teatro Metropólitan, Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, National Auditorium, Palacio de los Deportes | ||
M xico es tu museo teatro de los insurgentes
Teatro de los Insurgentes (English: Theater of the Insurgents) is a theater located on Mexico City's Avenida de los Insurgentes. The most recent shows : ANNIE EL MUSICAL 2015-2016 EL HOMBRE DE LA MANCHA 2016-2017 It was built by José María Dávila in 1953 as part of President Miguel Alemán's program of urban renewal. Dávila commissioned muralist Diego Rivera to paint La historia del teatro, a visual history of the theatre in Mexico on the building's façade. The Marxist artist placed the character of Cantinflas in the center of the mural in the form of a Robin Hood figure, distributing the wealth of the rich to the poor.
Contents
The theater's inaugural performance was Cantinflas' elaborate return to the stage after considerable success in films. The work, Yo, Colón, placed Cantinflas in the role of the Paseo de la Reforma statue of Christopher Columbus, who came to life and made candid "discoveries" about contemporary Mexican society.
It hosted the weightlifting competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.