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Teatro Sauto
Wilting from the outside, the Teatro Sauto is one of Cuba’s finest theaters (1863) and famous for its superb acoustics. The lobby is graced by marble Greek goddesses and the main hall ceiling bears paintings of the muses. Three balconies enclose this 775-seat theater, which features a floor that can be raised to convert the auditorium into a ballroom. A work of art, the original theater curtain is a painting of the Puente de la Concordia over the Río Yumurí. Enrico Caruso performed here, as did the Soviet dancer Anna Pavlova in 1945. Your best chance of catching a performance is on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.
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Castillo del Morrillo
The Castillo del Morrillo (1720) is now a museum dedicated to the student leader Antonio Guiteras Holmes (1906–35), who founded the revolutionary group Joven Cuba (Young Cuba) in 1934. After serving briefly in the post-Machado government, Guiteras was forced out by army chief Fulgencio Batista and shot on May 8, 1935. A bronze bust marks the spot where he was executed.
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Casino Español
At the former Casino Español, the first performance of the danzonete (ballroom dance) Rompiendo La Rutina, by Anceto Díaz, took place. It’s now the Biblioteca Gener y Del Monte.
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Parque de los Bomberos
The Matanzas fire brigade still has its headquarters in the 1897 neoclassical Parque de los Bomberos just opposite.
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