Angela Peralta Theater is site of many important artistic and cultural events since it’s re-inaugurated in 1992. The building itself is most impressive and one should not miss it.
Who would have imagined that the inauguration of the old Rubio Theater, which is today the Angela Peralta Theater, would take place on Valentine’s Day, 1874? It was officially inaugurated on February 6, 1881, after construction was completed.
As of that date, the Rubio Theater enjoyed an era of splendor which culminated with the much-heralded concert date of the famous singer, Angela Peralta, who tragically died of yellow fever on August 30, 1883, the night before she was scheduled to perform.
It might be said that that was the day the Rubio Theater began its decline, which continued into 1925 when it was used for such low brow events as boxing and carnival dances, and thereafter as a simple movie theater.
By 1943 it was known as the Angela Peralta Theater and not much more. In the 1960s it was all but abandoned and in 1985 City Hall had decided to raze it. Fortunately this never happened, thanks to a group of notable Mazatlecans who set about to rescue it, and who by 1987 had given it a new life by presenting a concert in the ruins of the building.
The Angela Peralta Theater was renovated and re-inaugurated in 1992, and ever since then the venerable old building has been the site of many important artistic and cultural events. Some of these are the Jose Limon International Dance Festival, the Sinaloa Arts Festival and the Mazatlan Cultural Festival. From October until Christmas each year, the calendar of events at the Angela Peralta is booked solid, and all through the year you can enjoy various events here. The building itself is most impressive