Valentino Cinema

8524 SW Eighth Street,
Miami, FL 33144

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AlAlvarez
AlAlvarez on November 29, 2009 at 2:30 pm

The Valentino name started at the 1993 re-opening.

Louis of Pompano
Louis of Pompano on March 22, 2009 at 6:34 am

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.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 11, 2009 at 2:25 am

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…