The Rialto Theatre is a performance venue in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, located in the Rialto building, number 54 on Gran Vía. It was opened in 1930 as a cinema (Cine Astoria) and became popular with the first films of Imperio Argentina and, later, for being the premiere room of El último cuplé, the “magnum opera” by Sara Montiel.
Designed by José María Mendoza Ussía and built between 1926 and 1930, it opened as a movie theater with the show “Variedades de la Paramount” and from 1932 to 1934 it was called Cine Astoria. Its promoter was the businessman Antonio Ramos Espejo. Throughout its history it was a venue frequented by the American musical comedies and, from the 21st century, the old cinema was renovated as a multifunctional theater coordinated by the Madrid City Council.
Address: Gran Vía, 54, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain.
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