Hunter,
Thank you for sharing your information. I’m so glad that at least someone still cares for these classic theaters and old time movies.
I wish you the best in your old cinema endeavors.
Elizabeth
Ken,
You are absolutely right about the abandonment of the theaters in Tijuana. I will try to find out the seating capacity for Cine Roble.
Thanks for your feedback.
Elizabeth
The correct spelling of this theater is Cine Roble and my beloved father was the District Manager of Operadora de Teatros in northern Baja California. His legacy is well remembered amongst the pioneers of Tijuana and when my father retired back in the late 70’s, Operadora de Teatros went bankrupt and sold the majority of the theater buildings to chilangos “residents of Mexico City”. The chilangos have not done anything to revive or even use the property. My father’s name was Don Aurelio Valdes Romero and he passed away on October 11, 2000.
I was a child when my father re-inaugurated Cine Roble in the late 60’s and during this event, several movie stars and government officials came to this elegant inauguration. One of the celebrities was Robert Stack of Unsolved Mysteries and one of my family members has pictures of this event. Unfortunately, I’m not in speaking terms with this relative.
If you are interested in finding out more details, send me an email and I can give you the name of one of my older siblings that can provide more history details, because I was very young. I mainly focused on my father’s love and not on all of his accomplishments within the northern baja california community. My father managed all of the theaters in Tijuana, Tecate, Ensenada, Mexicali and San Luis Rio Colorado from 1952 to 1979. He later became a well respected business man and continued to be pro active within the community. I am so honored to be his daughter.
Hunter,
Thank you for sharing your information. I’m so glad that at least someone still cares for these classic theaters and old time movies.
I wish you the best in your old cinema endeavors.
Elizabeth
Ken,
You are absolutely right about the abandonment of the theaters in Tijuana. I will try to find out the seating capacity for Cine Roble.
Thanks for your feedback.
Elizabeth
The correct spelling of this theater is Cine Roble and my beloved father was the District Manager of Operadora de Teatros in northern Baja California. His legacy is well remembered amongst the pioneers of Tijuana and when my father retired back in the late 70’s, Operadora de Teatros went bankrupt and sold the majority of the theater buildings to chilangos “residents of Mexico City”. The chilangos have not done anything to revive or even use the property. My father’s name was Don Aurelio Valdes Romero and he passed away on October 11, 2000.
I was a child when my father re-inaugurated Cine Roble in the late 60’s and during this event, several movie stars and government officials came to this elegant inauguration. One of the celebrities was Robert Stack of Unsolved Mysteries and one of my family members has pictures of this event. Unfortunately, I’m not in speaking terms with this relative.
If you are interested in finding out more details, send me an email and I can give you the name of one of my older siblings that can provide more history details, because I was very young. I mainly focused on my father’s love and not on all of his accomplishments within the northern baja california community. My father managed all of the theaters in Tijuana, Tecate, Ensenada, Mexicali and San Luis Rio Colorado from 1952 to 1979. He later became a well respected business man and continued to be pro active within the community. I am so honored to be his daughter.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Valdes