From Hustle and Bustle to Emptiness

Urban Transformations and the Decline of Cinemas in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1970-2025).

Authors

  • Lisa Ferri Università  degli Studi Niccolò Cusano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.latente.2026.24.14

Keywords:

Spanish

Abstract

From the 1970s to the present day, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna have gone from being cities marked by an intense cinematic life to areas where only a few theaters remain. Through a reading that intertwines geography, history, and visual culture, the text reconstructs the stages of decline and analyzes both the logic of obsolescence and practices of resistance, from heritage uses to festivals. The case of Tenerife thus serves as an interpretive key for thinking about the symbolic void left by cinema in the contemporary city.

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Published

2026-07-20

Issue

No. 24 (2026): Illusory Spaces: Presence, Absence, and the Construction of Place in Cinema

Section

Miscellaneous

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How to Cite

Ferri, Lisa. 2026. “From Hustle and Bustle to Emptiness: Urban Transformations and the Decline of Cinemas in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1970-2025)”. Latente - Revista de Historia Y Estética del Cine, Fotografí­a Y Cultura Visual, no. 24 (July): 351-66. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.latente.2026.24.14.