The Teatro Lido is a Colombian

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

placed at the southeastern coast of

Park of Bolívar A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

, in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

. The theater began operating in 1945 and in 2007, after a methodical restoration was reopened, and is administered by the Mayor of Medellin. It has capacity for 1,100 spectators and offers a variety of programming throughout the year. The site was previously occupied by la Macarena billiard hall.Mario Escobar Velásquez Antología Comentada Del Cuento Antioqueño - 2007 Page 228 "El que se escogió para esta antología tuvo ocurrencia muy fácil de ubicar: en el salón de billares de la Macarena del antiguo Medellín, sitio que fue en la esquina en donde hoy está el Teatro Lido. Era el lugar mejor y más dotado para ..."

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Theatres in Medellín 1945 establishments in Colombia Theatres completed in 1945 {{Colombia-struct-stub