Designed by Spanish architect Antonio Palacios, it was built in 1927 on the site formerly occupied by the Rosalia de Castro Theatre, destroyed by fire in 1910.

The construction of the original theatre was funded by a enthusiastic group of locals who wanted to promote theatrical culture in the city.

It was a store for a short period of time before popular support and benefactor José García Barbon recovered the property and returned it to play representations.

Described as Neo-Baroque, a mainstream style in the beginning of the twentieth century, it was inspired by the Paris Opera of Charles Garnier and the Arriaga Theatre of Bilbao.

This entity spent more than 6 million Euros in an important rehabilitation project done by the architect Desiderio Pernas, expanding the theatre, creating a library in a new top floor and giving a new image to the building.