Cine Latino was one of the largest cinemas in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, located on the south side of

Paseo de la Reforma Paseo de la Reforma (translated as "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Secon ...

, the city's signature

boulevard A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may ...

, at #296, in the Zona Rosa district of the Colonia Juárez neighborhood. Construction began in 1942 and was inaugurated until April 20, 1960, the work was in charge of the architects Gabriel Romero, Carlos Vergara and Guillermo Salazar, he was one of the first to have its own parking, which was not very common in cinemas back then. In its heyday it featured D-150 technology for curved screen projections, in the 70-80s it was the first surround sound screen. It had two floors and a capacity of 1,850 spectators originally, and after remodelling could hold 2,500. It often hosted premieres such as "Lola la Trailera". The site is now occupied by the

Torre Reforma Latino Torre Reforma Latino is a skyscraper on Paseo de la Reforma #296 in the Zona Rosa section of Colonia Juárez, Mexico City, one of the top 20 tallest in the country. The 46-story building was completed in 2016, construction having begun in 2012. ...

, one of Mexico's tallest buildings.

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