Valentino Cinema
8524 SW Eighth Street,
Miami,
FL
33144
8524 SW Eighth Street,
Miami,
FL
33144
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Opened in 1984 as the America Cinema, this triplex struggled with the multiplex boom and closed in 1990.
It was re-opened as the Valentino discount theatre and lasted until 2007.
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Al Alvarez
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Here is part of an article in June 2005 from the Miami Herald. A church is listed at the theater’s address now, but it’s unclear if this theater was in a mall which encompasses several different businesses, or was a stand-alone theater.
THE LANGUAGE OF FILM
In an age when multiplexes and chain cinemas dominate the silver screens, Valentino Cinema is an anomaly. The Westchester theater is family owned, has three screens – and is one of the only places in Miami-Dade County to solely show movies with Spanish subtitles. New releases, too. When Batman Begins rolled out this week in theaters nationwide, Valentino had it – and owner Andres del Campo was there to greet theater-goers, sell them tickets and even flip the switch to get the film…
The site where this theatre was is a shopping center. Originally this property was the YWCA or a YWHA. It was huge and it had a grand pool. I can’t remember when the YW was demolished, but the shopping center has been there for quite some time now.
The Valentino name started at the 1993 re-opening.
AMERICA TRIPLE AD 6/24/1983
The America was up in running in 1983 according to an ad I found and the theater seemed to be owned by the same people who owned the Trianon and the Midway at the time.