Teatro de los Insurgentes (English: Theater of the Insurgents) is a theater located on Mexico City's Avenida de los Insurgentes.
It was built by José María Dávila in 1953 as part of President Miguel Alemán's program of urban renewal. Dávila commissioned muralist Diego Rivera to paint La historia del teatro, a visual history of the theatre in Mexico on the building's façade. The Marxist artist placed the character of Cantinflas in the center of the mural in the form of a Robin Hood figure, distributing the wealth of the rich to the poor.
The theater's inaugural performance was Cantinflas' elaborate return to the stage after considerable success in films. The work, Yo, Colón, placed Cantinflas in the role of the Paseo de la Reforma statue of Christopher Columbus, who came to life and made candid "discoveries" about contemporary Mexican society.
It hosted the weightlifting competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
References
1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78.
Venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico City)
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- Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome
- Arena México
- Avándaro Golf Club
- Campo Marte
- Campo Militar 1
- Club de Yates de Acapulco
- Estadio Azteca
- Estadio Cuauhtémoc
- Estadio Nou Camp
- Estadio Olímpico Universitario
- Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
- Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool
- Insurgentes Ice Rink
- Insurgentes Theatre
- Jalisco Stadium
- Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium
- Juan Escutia Sports Palace
- Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City
- Municipal Stadium
- National Auditorium
- Revolution Ice Rink
- Satellite Circuit
- University City Swimming Pool
- Vicente Suárez Shooting Range
- Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course
- Zócalo
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Olympic venues in weightlifting
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1896: Panathenaic Stadium
1904: Francis Field
1920: Olympisch Stadion
1924: Vélodrome d'hiver
1928: Krachtsportgebouw
1932: Olympic Auditorium
1936: Deutschlandhalle
1948: Empress Hall, Earl's Court
1952: Messuhalli
1956: Royal Exhibition Building
1960: Palazzetto dello Sport
1964: Shibuya Public Hall
1968: Insurgentes Theatre
1972: Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle
1976: St. Michel Arena
1980: Izmailovo Sports Palace
1984: Albert Gersten Pavilion
1988: Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium
1992: Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial
1996: Georgia World Congress Center
2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
2004: Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall
2008: Beihang University Gymnasium
2012: ExCeL
2016: Riocentro – Pavilion 2
2020: Tokyo International Forum
2024: Zénith Paris
2028: Microsoft Theater
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Coordinates: 19°21′51″N 99°10′56″W / 19.36417°N 99.18222°W / 19.36417; -99.18222
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