Teatro Princesa (English: Princess Theatre) was a theater in Valencia, Spain. Actor Lluís Nonell died during the play El diluvio que viene on 30 January 1982 from a sudden cardiac death.[1]
History edit
It was designed by architect Jose Zacarias Camaña and opened in 1853. During the Spanish Civil War it was called Teatro Libertad.[2] It was remodeled in 1956 by Miguel Sanchis.[3]
The building was abandoned by 1990.[4] In October 1999 it was occupied by squatters but was then evicted by the Policía Nacional.[5] On 27 February 2009 it was destroyed by a fire.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Muere en escena el actor Luis Nonell". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. 2 February 1982. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Aragó Carrión, Lucila; Azkárraga, José Mª; Salazar Bonet, Juan (2010). Valencia 1931-1939 : guía urbana, la ciudad en la II República (2nd ed.). Universitat de València. p. 144. ISBN 978-84-370-7757-4.
- ^ "Proyecto de reforma del PEPRI en 1992". Arquitecto Santiago Fajardo (in Spanish). 1992. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Teatro Princesa: de centro cultural a aparcamiento de 10 millones de euros". Valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Okupación del Teatro Princesa". Nodo50 (in Spanish). October 1999. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Europa Press; EFE (27 February 2009). "Un espectacular incendio reduce a escombros el antiguo Teatro Princesa". elmundo.es. Valencia: Unidad Editorial Internet, S.L. Retrieved 18 June 2014.