Pasco Theatre

dallasmovietheaters on July 16, 2025 at 6:10 pm

“And the Angels Sing” opens the venue on Sept. 28, 1944. The final continuous movie ad was on July 30, 1963 with “Corridors of Blood” and “Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory.” The Liberty Theatre was given a refresh in 1968 and the Pasco was utilized all of that summer. It reopens on December 25, 1971.

In 1972, it switches from Hollywood mainstream to Spanish films and porno chic era X-rated films before primarily showing Spanish language films. Its last ad is September 16, 1984 with a double feature of Héctor Bonilla in “Un Adorable Sinverguenza” and Armando Silvestre in “Matar por Matar.”

It returns at the Pasco Family Theatre at a grand reopening on June 3, 1986 with “Return to Snowy River” and “Fox and Hound.” That ended in March of 1994. Two local teachers took on the venue converting it back to Spanish language film in May of 1994. Ruben Peeralta and Jorge Serrano closed the operation on January 22, 1995. That appears to be it for cinematic endeavors.

Scott Neff on July 19, 2022 at 2:38 am

SRO operated this theater in the early 1980’s as a successful Spanish language theater.

thisisjohnbook on January 22, 2013 at 9:57 pm

I’m someone who visited the Pasco Theater a few times in the late 80’s and early 90’s, managed to see “Spaced Invaders”, “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, and “Tommy” here, the latter two being midnight showings.

When the theater started up a number of times in that time period, various people tried to keep it going, showing everything from family films and cartoons to Mexican movies, along with the midnight showings sponsored by local radio stations. It has been quiet since the late 1990’s, but the building and box office still remains. As stated on the page, it is currently a means of storage.