MAAC Cine

North Coast & Lowlands


This former museum is now an arthouse cinema and performance hall with daily film screenings (at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm). Some films are only in Spanish, while films in English may be dubbed in Spanish. There may or not be subtitles.


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