Teatro Princesa

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]

The empty lot where Teatro Princesa once stood

History

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

1. "Muere en escena el actor Luis Nonell". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. 2 February 1982. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "Teatro Princesa: de centro cultural a aparcamiento de 10 millones de euros". Valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
5. "Okupación del Teatro Princesa". Nodo50 (in Spanish). October 1999. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
6. 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.