This list of theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico, consists of both movie theaters as well as the traditional performing arts theaters in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both historical (including no longer existing) as well a currently operating theaters are listed. During the first half of the 20th century, most theaters have been located in the central urban zone of the city. One prominent exception is Teatro Miramar, the theater that served the Playa community in barrio Playa, Ponce. Today's cinema theaters oftentimes have several screens under a single roof.

Theater list summary table No. Name Photo Barrio LocationType/Use Opened (Year)HallsSeatsArchitectStyleDemolished Date1Teatro La Perla Cuarto C. Mayor NB and C. CristinaMusical 18641 1,047 Juan Bertoli CalderoniNeoclassicalStill standing 2Teatro Fox Delicias Segundo Plaza Muñoz Rivera WBCinema19311 Unk Francisco Porrata-DoriaArt DecoStill standing 3Teatro Victoria SegundoC. Union NB and C. VictoriaCinema1930sElements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.1 Unk Pedro Mendez Mercado?La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.Art DecoArtDeco en Ponce. Retrieved 2 October 2013.Still standing4Teatro Rívoli (former Habana) TerceroC. Sol EB and C. LeonCinema1909Ponce: Disfrutalo: Galeria de Fotos: Fotos Antiguas: Image 33 of 85. Ponce Municipal Government. Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2013.1 Unk Alfredo Wiechers PierettiPonce: Disfrutalo: Galeria de Fotos: Fotos Antiguas: Image 33 of 85. Ponce Municipal Government. Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2013.Art DecoArtDeco en Ponce. Retrieved 2 October 2013. Still standing5Teatro Broadway QuintoC. Mayor SB, between C. Sol and C. Isabel Cinema1918Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2002. page 119.1 1,000De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle: El teatro Broadway contaba con mil butacas; era único en su clase en todo el país. Aun así, años atrás fue demolido. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018. Eduardo SalichsDe vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle: El teatro Broadway contaba con mil butacas; era único en su clase en todo el país. Aun así, años atrás fue demolido. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018.Spanish Colonial RevivalNeysa Rodriguez Deynes. Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce. 2nd ed. 2002. Page 120. Bayamon, PR: Impress Quality Printing. .March 1982Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 123.6Teatro Miramar PlayaC. Arias WB and C. Alfonso XIIThe theater is located at the northeast corner of Calle Arias and Calle Alfonso XII (aka Calle Dr. Ulises Clavell).CinemaBefore 1946Trabajadores de muelle participando en asamblea efectuada en el teatro de la Playa de Ponce.1 Unk Unknown Art Deco Still standing7Teatro Argel SegundoC. Victoria EB and C. FogosCinema1940An Art Deco Theater in Puerto Rico Finds New Life As a Bakery. Rebecca Gale. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 1 November 2018. Accessed 8 November 2018.Elements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.1 Unk Pedro Méndez MercadoAn Art Deco Theater in Puerto Rico Finds New Life As a Bakery. Rebecca Gale. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 1 November 2018. Accessed 8 November 2018.Calle Victoria Theater. PRADS. Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Arquitectura Histórica. Retrieved 2 October 2013.La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.Art Deco Still standing 8Teatro Rex SextoC. Cantera NB and C. AcueductoCinema1930sElements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.1 Unk Pedro Mendez Mercado?La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.Art Deco Still standing9Teatro Bélgica CuartoC. Gran Via WB and C. ColombiaCinema1940Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 94.1 Unk Pedro Mendez Mercado?La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018. Art DecoStill standing10Teatro Hollywood PrimeroC. Villa EB and C. EsperanzaCinema1930sElements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Office.. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.1 Unk Pedro Mendez Mercado?La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.Art Deco Still standing11Teatro Universal SegundoC. Progreso SB and C. Sol Cinema 1930sElements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Regional Office. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.1 Unk Pedro Mendez Mercado?La arquitectura de Ponce, [Puerto Rico] y sus elementos. Jorge Ortiz Colom. p.5 November 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018. Art DecoStill standing12Teatro NationalCuartoC. Comercio EB, between C. Cruz and C. Tres (Belgica)Cinema1930sElements to Bear in Mind about Ponce Architecture. Jorge Ortiz Colom. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Ponce Regional Office. November 2007. Accessed 20 March 2018.1 Unk Unknown ModernStill standing13Ponce Towne Center CanasPR-2 WB and Avenida Barayama NBCinema1997/2013Ponce Towne Center. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018.13 Unk Unknown ModernStill standing14Caribbean Cinemas PlayaAt Plaza del CaribePlaza del Caribe MallCinema199211 Unk Unknown ModernStill standing15El Emperador 1&2 Machuelo AbajoBlvd. Miguel Pou WB, Urb. Valle VerdeCinema Unknown 2 575 each hallEl Emperador 1&2. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018. George SchavranEl Emperador 1&2. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018. Modern 2000El Emperador 1&2. Jaime00. Cinema Treasures. Accessed 18 April 2018.16Teatro Apolo (former Mundial)Originally, "Cine Mundial". See, De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018. QuintoC. Salud SB, between C. Guadalupe and C. EstrellaCiudad de Ponce y Playa (Map). Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 October 2018.Ciudad de Ponce y Playa (Map). Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 October 2018.Ciudad de Ponce y Playa. (Map) Antonio Calcionado, Jr. Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. (Archivo General de Puerto Rico Mapoteca. Colección José Enamorado Cuesta.) March 1940. Accessed 15 October 2018.CinemaUnknown1 Unk Unknown Neoclassicalca. 1950s17Teatro VenusMuseo de la Historia de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2017. Sala: "Comercio" (Hall: "Commerce"). Tema: "El Cine" (Theme: "Cinema"). 5 January 2017. Unknown Unknown MixedFay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 277. Item 1384. "Cronicones." Revista de las Antillas. Issue 1 (1 April 1913) pp. 149-155. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).1913Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 277. Item 1384. "Cronicones." Revista de las Antillas. Issue 1 (1 April 1913) pp. 149-155. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).1 Unk UnknownThis theater was founded by Eugenio Astol, Felix Matos, and Nemesio Canales. See Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 277. Item 1384. ; "Cronicones." Revista de las Antillas. Issue 1 (1 April 1913) pp. 149-155. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO). Unknown Unknown18Teatro Santa María Canas UrbanoLocated across from Santa Maria Shopping Center El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.C. Ferrocarril WB, between C. Capitan Correa and C. James McManusCinemaUnknown1 Unk Unknown Modern ca. 1980s19Twin Towers San AntonLocated across from Rovira Biscuits Corporation El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.PR-133 EB, between Av. Las Americas and C. NapolesCinemaUnknown3 Unk Unknown ModernStill standing20Ponce Drive-In PlayaLocated at SE corner of PR-2 and PR-585 El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.Ponce Bypass EB and PR-585CinemaUnknown1 Unk Unknown Drive-Inca. 1970s21Teatro UPRP PlayaLocated at Universidad de Puerto Rico en PonceU. de Puerto Rico en PonceMusicalUnknown1 500 Historia Institucional, 1970-1979. Nuestra Universidad, Tu Universidad: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce (UPRP). UPR-Ponce. Accessed 12 October 2020. Unknown ModernStill standing22Teatro Antonio PaoliEn Ponce: Festival de Cine Internacional: En el Teatro Vicente Murga también se presentará este jueves el galardonado drama español Todos lo saben, estelarizado por Penélope Cruz y Javier Bardem. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 25 September - 1 October 2019. Year 35. Issue 1869, Page 11. Accessed 25 September 2019. SabanetasLocated at Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en PonceUniversidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en PonceMusicalUnknown1 Unk Unknown ModernStill standing23Teatro Vicente MurgaLa vida de Morel inspira "Torbellino". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. Section "Teatro." 28 April 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019. Canas UrbanoLocated at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto RicoPontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto RicoMulti-use2015Contundente compromiso con plataforma cultural: La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico fortalece su agenda con proyectos de primer orden. Jalibeth Rodríguez Rivera. "Huellas del Futuro." PUCPR. 6 February 2015. Accessed 29 January 2020. 1 700+Contundente compromiso con plataforma cultural: La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico fortalece su agenda con proyectos de primer orden. Jalibeth Rodríguez Rivera. "Huellas del Futuro." PUCPR. 6 February 2015. Accessed 29 January 2020. Unknown ModernStill standing24Concha Acústica de Ponce CuartoThis is an open air amphitheatersC. Marina NB and C. CampecheMusicalAfter ca. 1890s1 Unk Unknown Art DecoStill standing

Key: C. = Calle (street) NB = Northbound SB = Southbound WB = Westbound EB = Eastbound

Rafael Ramos Cobian was the owner of the Victoria, Apolo, Hollywood, Universal, Belgica, Argel, and Nacional theaters; Luis Fortuño Janeiro owned the Rex; Teatro Miramar belonged to the Carlo Family.Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 93. The first owner of Teatro Broadway was Rafael Napoleonis.De vuelta al cine mudo y el legado del ponceño Juan Ríos Ovalle. Néstor Murray-Irizarry, founder, Casa Paoli. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 February 2018. Accessed 23 February 2018.

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