The Amira de la Rosa Theater
Opened in 1982, the Amira de la Rosa Theater is the center of art and culture in Barranquilla. It is centrally located at a site where the El Prado, Montecristo, and Abajo del Río neighborhoods meet. The theater is the venue for concerts, plays, dances, exhibitions of artworks, presentations on various subjects, and meetings. Its centerpiece is the 56- by 289-foot (17- by 88-meter) theater backdrop that was painted by noted Barranquilla artist Alejandro Obregón, whose design was inspired by the region's anthropologic, folkloric, and ethnographic history and diversity.The theater was named in honor of Amira de la Rosa, Barranquilla's most famous poet and dramatist, who was born in the city in 1903 and worked there until his death in 1974. He is most noted for writing the lyrics of Barranquilla's official anthem in 1942.
