Juan Gabriel’s Iconic First Show at Palacio de Bellas Artes to Hit the Big Screen: ‘Movie Theaters Will Turn Into a Giant Karaoke’

The iconic concert that Juan Gabriel performed at Mexico’s Palacio de Bellas Artes in 1990, which marked a milestone for the artist and Mexican popular culture, will soon be experienced, sung and danced to more intimately by his fans.

Thanks to a recently restored and remastered edition of that historic performance, the show will hit cinemas across Latin America and Spain on Aug.

28, and U.S. theaters on Sept.

15, Billboard can exclusively announce.

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Its U.S. premiere, distributed by Fathom Entertainment, will be hosted by the National Museum of Mexican Art with a community screening on Aug.

28 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, in Chicago.

It will arrive in theaters in Colombia and Argentina starting Sept.

3.

Cuevas, who previously directed the Netflix documentary Juan Gabriel: Debo, Puedo y Quiero (2025), has reimagined and re-edited the film to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the legendary Mexican singer-songwriter’s passing.

The film includes never-before-seen rehearsal footage sourced from Juan Gabriel’s personal archives.

“This movie is an opportunity to get closer to Juan Gabriel and feel him as intimately as possible,” Cuevas tells Billboard Español in Mexico City.

“The use of video cameras, whose footage was not included in the final cut at the time, allows for a reinterpretation and a fresh perspective on the concert.” Cuevas shares that one of the discoveries during pre-production was the existence of video footage of songs recorded during the Bellas Artes concert, showcasing much more intimate moments that create a closer connection with the artist.

She notes that the reasons these scenes were discarded from the original edit remain unknown.