Sony Music Vision, Cinemex and Fathom Entertainment Bring Juan Gabriel’s Landmark Bellas Artes Concert Film to U.S. Theatres September 15 

Published by Fathom Entertainment on Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM

Sony Music Vision, Cinemex and Fathom Entertainment Bring
Juan Gabriel’s Landmark Bellas Artes Concert Film to
U.S. Theatres September 15 

A Newly Re-Edited and Restored Concert Film Capturing the
First Popular Music Performance Ever Staged at Mexico City’s
Storied Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Dolby Atmos Audio

Open Hispanic Heritage Month with a Big-Screen
Celebration of One of Mexico’s Most Beloved Artists

Tickets Available Now at Fathom Entertainment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOS ANGELES and DENVER — August 18, 2026 — Sony Music Vision and Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, announced today that Juan Gabriel: Mi Primer Bellas Artes, a newly re-edited and restored theatrical presentation of the legendary singer-songwriter’s 1990 performance at Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, will come to U.S. theatres nationwide for the first time ever on September 15, 2026. Juan Gabriel’s Bellas Artes performance marked the first time a popular music artist ever performed at the storied venue, previously reserved for opera, ballet, classical music and fine arts. A six-time Grammy^® nominee, Juan Gabriel sold more than 100 million records over his four-decade career, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.

Produced by Sony Music Vision and distributed internationally by Cinemex Alternativo, the special theatrical edition features a previously unseen introduction with rehearsal footage and material from Juan Gabriel’s personal archive.

The special event arrives in U.S. theatres on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month and one day before Mexican Independence Day, inviting generations of fans to celebrate Juan Gabriel’s music and enduring cultural legacy on the big screen.

The re-edit and restoration of Juan Gabriel: Mi Primer Bellas Artes was led by María José Cuevas, the director and visual artist behind the acclaimed Netflix docuseries Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will, in collaboration with MEZCLA, the production company that also worked with Cuevas on the series.

“Preserving Juan Gabriel’s legacy means ensuring that new generations can experience the moments that defined him. His 1990 Bellas Artes concert was not only a milestone in his career, but a landmark moment in Mexican and Hispanic music and culture. Bringing it back to the screens for the first time is a way of keeping that history alive,” said María José Cuevas.

“Juan Gabriel made history the night he stepped onto the Bellas Artes stage, and now audiences everywhere can experience that performance the way it deserves to be seen and heard, together, on the big screen,” said Shannah Miller, VP of Marketing at Fathom Entertainment. “Fathom is honored to bring this restored film to theatres nationwide as Hispanic Heritage Month begins, celebrating the enduring legacy of one of Mexico’s most beloved artists.”

“At Sony Music Vision, our mission is to bring music and cinematic storytelling together in ways that create meaningful experiences for audiences. Seeing this landmark Juan Gabriel concert reach theatres across the United States for the first time is a remarkable new chapter for an extraordinary performance and a powerful example of what that mission can achieve,” said Sergi Reitg, VP of Sony Music Vision Latin-Iberia.

The concert’s enduring place in Mexican music culture was reaffirmed in November 2025 during a massive public screening at Mexico City’s Zócalo, which drew 170,000 attendees. The new theatrical edition will be released in Mexico, Spain and LatAm on Aug. 28, 2026, marking the 10th anniversary of Juan Gabriel’s passing.

Tickets for Juan Gabriel: Mi Primer Bellas Artes are available now online and at participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change). For more information, please visit Fathom Entertainment.

For Juan Gabriel: Mi Primer Bellas Artes artwork and photos, please visit the Fathom Entertainment asset page.

About Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel, born on January 7, 1950, in Parácuaro, a municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, rose from humble beginnings to break barriers in music and ultimately perform at Mexico’s renowned Palacio de Bellas Artes. He became the first pop artist to grace its stage and remains the only artist to have performed there three times during his career.

Over the course of his remarkable 45-year career, Juan Gabriel wrote more than 1,800 songs, released 32 studio albums and 3 live albums (all recorded at the Palacio de Bellas Artes), sold more than 100 million records worldwide, achieved the best-selling album of all time in Mexico, and collaborated with over 800 artists in seven different languages.

Remarkably, during the final two years of his life, Juan Gabriel earned four No. 1 Latin Albums, including ‘Los Dúo’ (2015), which was certified Platinum in the United States and 2× Diamond in Mexico. Many of his songs are regarded as part of Mexico’s cultural heritage, including “Amor Eterno,” “Querida,” “Hasta Que Te Conocí,” “Abrázame Muy Fuerte,” “Te Lo Pido Por Favor,” “Te Sigo Amando,” “Así Fue,” “¿Por Qué Me Haces Llorar?,” “El Noa Noa,” and “No Tengo Dinero.”

Following his death at the age of 66 from a heart attack on Sunday, August 28, 2016, in Santa Monica, California, then-President Enrique Peña Nieto described Juan Gabriel as one of Mexico’s “greatest musical icons.”

About Sony Music Vision
At Sony Music Vision, we bring film and television storytelling to life for our industry-leading creative talent and iconic music catalog around the world. We pair world class filmmakers with groundbreaking and legendary artists to create, finance, produce and distribute powerful content that features unique access to our archives and vast portfolio of music. A full-service content studio, we collaborate globally across the Sony entertainment companies to engage audiences with premium film and TV projects, including documentary and narrative feature films, as well as television specials and unscripted and scripted series.

About Cinemex
Cinemex has 278 complexes and 2,427 screens in 85 cities across Mexico. Founded in 1995 with the goal of revolutionizing the film industry in Mexico, Cinemex pioneered multiplex complexes and stadium-style seating. Today, it continues to deliver innovative experiences such as Cinemex Platino and Cinemex Market. It offers multiple formats including 2D, 3D, Dolby Atmos, and IMAX^® with Laser. Cinemex is part of Grupo Cinemex, led by Ricardo Larrea.

About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of content to movie theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom Entertainment has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements across various genres and formats, including feature films, episodic content, documentaries, concerts and live events. Fathom consistently ranks among the top 10 theatrical distributors in North America and distributes content to cinemas worldwide. Fathom Entertainment is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.

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Contacts:

Kary-An Diaz
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Sony Music Entertainment

Óscar Porras
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Sony Music Entertainment

Ana Sofia Exposito Sosa
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Cinemex

Sammantha Snowden
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Fathom Entertainment