# Cine Tauro

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Former cinema in Peru

Cine Tauro The building in 2017 Interactive map of the Cine Tauro area General information Architectural style Modern Year built 1957–1959 Inaugurated April 5, 1960 Design and construction Architect Walter Weberhofer

The **Cine Tauro** is a defunct [movie theatre](/source/Movie_theatre) built in 1959 by [Peruvian](/source/Peru) [architect](/source/Architect) [Walter Weberhofer](/source/Walter_Weberhofer). The building is located in the [district of Lima](/source/Lima_District). Since the 1990s, the theatre has started showing [pornographic films](/source/Pornographic_film) and has been temporarily closed on several occasions.

## History

The original project was called the **Cine Washington** after the street it was located in. Construction began in 1957 and ended in 1959.[1] It opened on April 5, 1960, with the screening of the film *[Pillow Talk](/source/Pillow_Talk)*, starring [Rock Hudson](/source/Rock_Hudson) and [Doris Day](/source/Doris_Day).[2] During the first two decades of operation, the establishment was one of the most modern and popular cinemas in the capital. The capacity of more than 1,000 seats made it unprofitable, so it was thought to divide it into small rooms, but it turned out to be impossible. It went into decline with the [economic crisis of the 1980s](/source/Lost_Decade_(Peru)).[1] However, it was used by artists of the time as a concert hall.[3]

In the 1990s it became an [adult film exhibition hall](/source/Adult_movie_theatre), until 2004 when it was temporarily closed.[1] In 2012, the investigative journalistic television program *[Panorama](/source/Panamericana_Televisi%C3%B3n)* aired a report on [male prostitution](/source/Male_prostitution) that took place in the cinema.[4] In 2019 it was closed again, and a fine was imposed on the company that owned the business.[5][6] The following year, in 2020, during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), the police intervened in the premises due to the celebration of a party prohibited by the [confinement](/source/COVID-19_lockdowns) decreed by the [Peruvian government](/source/Peruvian_government). In February 2022, after complaints of holding illegal parties,[7] and because female and male prostitution activity was detected, a new closure was carried out by agents of the [Municipality of Lima](/source/Municipality_of_Lima).[3]

Subsequently, some transnational companies attempted to recover it, but the environment was not suitable for the cultural or office rental projects that were planned.[1]

## Overview

Designed in a modern style by Peruvian architect [Walter Weberhofer](/source/Walter_Weberhofer), the original project envisioned a mixed complex comprising a ten-story office building and an entertainment center with a [movie theatre](/source/Movie_theatre). Of the original project, only three commercial floors plus the basement were finally built. The movie theatre has a [façade](/source/Fa%C3%A7ade) with large windows that faces a triangular plaza at the intersection of Washington and Delgado streets. The neon sign with the name of the establishment was also emblematic.[1]

The interior of the cinema has a covered hall that distributes the space, with oval columns that facilitate transit to the box office area and entrance to the room, which was done through the main level or through the curved staircase to connect with the stalls and [mezzanine](/source/Mezzanine). Its capacity is 720 seats on the ground floor, and 560 seats on the mezzanine.[1] The projector used supported 70mm films.[3]

## See also

- [Cinema of Peru](/source/Cinema_of_Peru)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ArchDaily_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ArchDaily_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ArchDaily_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ArchDaily_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ArchDaily_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ArchDaily_1-5) Bayona, Delia (2018-10-17). ["Clásicos de Arquitectura: Cine Tauro / Walter Weberhofer"](https://www.archdaily.pe/pe/900100/clasicos-de-arquitectura-cine-tauro-walter-weberhofer). *ArchDaily*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Entre la nostalgia y el abandono, el ayer y hoy de los emblemáticos cines de antaño en Lima"](https://andina.pe/agencia/galeria-entre-nostalgia-y-abandono-ayer-y-hoy-los-emblematicos-cines-antano-lima-19378.aspx). *[Andina](/source/Andina_(news_agency))*. 2023-07-09.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LR2023_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LR2023_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LR2023_3-2) ["¿Qué pasó con cine Tauro, sala que proyectaba películas para adultos y terminó como prostíbulo?"](https://larepublica.pe/datos-lr/respuestas/2022/08/27/cine-tauro-que-paso-con-la-sala-que-proyectaba-peliculas-para-adultos-y-termino-como-prostibulo-historia-arquitectura-evat). *[La República](/source/La_Rep%C3%BAblica)*. 2023-05-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ex cine Tauro: de la gloria de los 60 a la decadencia por la prostitución y las fiestas ilegales"](https://panamericana.pe/buenosdiasperu/locales/309005-ex-cine-tauro-gloria-60-decadencia-prostitucion-fiestas-ilegales). *[Panamericana Televisión](/source/Panamericana_Televisi%C3%B3n)*. 2020-12-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Clausuran cine Tauro por realizar "actos contra el pudor" y clientes huyeron del local"](https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/02/22/cine-tauro-clausuran-cine-por-realizar-actos-contra-el-pudor-y-clientes-huyen-del-lugar/). *[Infobae](/source/Infobae)*. 2022-02-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Cercado de Lima: Clausuran cine para adultos 'Tauro'"](https://diariocorreo.pe/edicion/lima/cercado-de-lima-clausuran-cine-para-adultos-tauro-880339/). *[Diario Correo](/source/Diario_Correo)*. 2019-04-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["El cine Tauro, la joya arquitectónica de Lima que se convirtió en prostíbulo"](https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/08/20/cine-tauro-la-joya-arquitectonica-de-lima-convertida-en-prostibulo/). *[Infobae](/source/Infobae)*. 2022-08-20.

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