The Teatro Juárez de Guanajuato is a historic theater dating from the turn of the century located in the Mexican city of Guanajuato "Guanajuato (Guanajuato)") in the state of the same name, in Mexico. The enclosure was built from 1872 to 1903 based on the original design of the architect José Noriega, commissioned by the general and governor of Florencio Antillón, later it was finished by the architect Antonio Rivas Mercado and the engineer Alberto Malo),[1]​ who carried out several renovations that completely changed its original appearance both on the exterior and interior.[2]​.

The venue is one of the most recognized historical theaters. Its peak period occurred at the end of the century until the outbreak of the Mexican Revolutionary War at the beginning of the century, being an important forum for artistic activity where famous exponents of the time were presented. The theater receives its name in homage to the liberal politician and intellectual Benito Juárez, an important character in history.[3]​.

The Juárez Theater has been home to the Cervantino International Festival since 1972.

The Juárez Theater was built on land occupied by the Emporio Hotel, demolished in 1872, and previously by the first convent of barefoot Franciscans in the city of Guanajuato. Of what existed on the site, only the baroque temple of San Diego and some attached chapels of the Santo Cristo de Burgos and the Immaculate Conception remain standing.[4]

It was designed by the architect José Noriega, commissioned by the governor of Guanajuato, General Florencio Antillón, some time later, General Manuel González, governor of the state, was the promoter of the work and commissioned the work to the architect Antonio Rivas and the engineer Alberto Malo. Upon the death of General González, Mr. Joaquín Obregón González, the new governor of the state, was the sponsor of the construction.

Being inaugurated on October 27, 1903 by President Porfirio Díaz.[5]​ [6]​The event presented for the occasion was the opera Aída, by Giuseppe Verdi, by the Italian company Empresa Ettore Drog y Cía., directed by Napoleón Sieni") and Giorgio Polacco.

Architecturally, the theater is an example of the eclecticism that prevailed in the public buildings of the time. Its peristyle, inspired by the Greek Temple, stands out in Doric style.