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If you want a good seat for the newest film, or your Spanish doesn’t go much beyond hola and the thought of facing the person behind the ticket window at the movie theater without any words to defend yourself sends you running for your dictionary, here’s an easy solution. All you need is a credit card and access to the Internet. Visit www.cinentradas.com and buy your movie tickets online.

1. Visit www.cinentradas.com

2. Select Province
Find your province (Madrid) and click on it.

3. Select City and Movie Theater
Scroll down and find your city. From the list of theaters under the name of your city, choose the theater where you want to go. For movies in English in Madrid, I recommend Yelmo Cineplex Ideal, which is near Sol.

4. Select Movie
Scroll down to find the title of the movie you want to see and click on “Elige tu día” (”Choose your day”) in the blue box to the right of the movie title.

5. Select Day
After the next page loads, you have a chance to change the movie title or the movie theater you’ve selected. If you don’t want to make any changes, click on “Elige tu día” and select a date (day/month/year) and day of the week. Here’s a quick Spanish lesson for those you who are new to the language.

Monday - lunes
Tuesday - martes
Wednesday - miércoles
Thursday - jueves
Friday - viernes
Saturday - sábado
Sunday - domingo

6. Select Showing Time
Click on “Elige tu sesión” (Choose your showing time) and make a selection

Example:

7. Select Seats (if necessary)
Click on the image at the bottom of the page that reads, “Seleccionar butacas” to select seats if you are going to a show with numbered seats.

To select seat numbers, you will see a map of the theater. The movie screen is at the bottom of the page, the aisle numbers are along the left side. The empty seats are green. Click on the seats you want. When you are finished, click the “Solicitar” button in the column on the left side of the page.

If you are not going to a show with seats numbers, you still need to select the number of tickets you want. To continue, click “Continuar.”

8. Purchase Tickets with Credit Card
Now enter your credit card information (Visa and Mastercard are accepted). Only use a credit card that you can have with you physically at the movie theater because you will need the credit card at the theater to get your tickets.

Enter your card number in the four boxes under “Número de Tarjeta” and the expiration date (month/year) in the two boxes to the right. You have the option of entering a telephone number in the box under “Teléfono de Contacto.” Click “Continuar.”

At the next page, click the “Continuar” button to allow the computer to check your credit card information. When the check is completed, the tickets are purchased!

9. Pick up your tickets
Next step, go to the movie theater to see the show. In my experience, you should find a machine in the lobby that takes your credit card (to verify which tickets you need) and prints the tickets for you.

10. Enjoy the show!