Once upon a time in Mexico
Sunday, 7. June 2009, 06:36:37
I never watch that movie, until last week, why, it was very entertaining.
It is a weird depiction of Mexico, because the president looks like a president of Mexico in the 19th century, also looks like the mexico of the 70's,because of the church scenes and the drug dealers (how they look), and a Mexico of the late 90's, the cellphones.
The movie was shot in Santiago de Queretaro (my home city) and San Miguel Allende (near Queretaro), but everything in the movie happens in Culiacan (located more than 1000 kilometers away), but still they show landmarks that are only of Queretaro and San Miguel, the "Teatro de la República" and the cathedral of San Miguel, this are buildings that are located only in those cities, and there are no other like them in the country. Also they show Culiacan as a colonial city (Queretaro and San Miguel are) but Culiacan has nothing colonial, actually it is quite "modern" although they have a nice colonial looking (but not colonial it was built in times of Porfirio Diaz like almost all the historic buildings there) cathedral, that is the only building that could be comparable in the movie.
This scene was shot in the "Carmen" church, the floor tiles are unique, since tiles were hand made in those days, and the design was created for every building in particular.
This was shot outside the "Carmen" church
The the theater of the republic.
It is a weird depiction of Mexico, because the president looks like a president of Mexico in the 19th century, also looks like the mexico of the 70's,because of the church scenes and the drug dealers (how they look), and a Mexico of the late 90's, the cellphones.
The movie was shot in Santiago de Queretaro (my home city) and San Miguel Allende (near Queretaro), but everything in the movie happens in Culiacan (located more than 1000 kilometers away), but still they show landmarks that are only of Queretaro and San Miguel, the "Teatro de la República" and the cathedral of San Miguel, this are buildings that are located only in those cities, and there are no other like them in the country. Also they show Culiacan as a colonial city (Queretaro and San Miguel are) but Culiacan has nothing colonial, actually it is quite "modern" although they have a nice colonial looking (but not colonial it was built in times of Porfirio Diaz like almost all the historic buildings there) cathedral, that is the only building that could be comparable in the movie.
This scene was shot in the "Carmen" church, the floor tiles are unique, since tiles were hand made in those days, and the design was created for every building in particular.
This was shot outside the "Carmen" church
The the theater of the republic.
WIDGETIZE
pfelelep # 8. June 2009, 21:44
Yorch # 8. June 2009, 22:51
I remember people going to the historic district to have a glimpse of Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Depp or Iglesias.
I was one of the many trying to see them.
pfelelep # 9. June 2009, 09:45
Anonymous # 30. October 2009, 18:21
i remember a scene in the movie the president is talking with a men and they are in Guanajuato near than the Cathedral i was there las July
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPmtlK9q-sM&feature=PlayList&p=52D1E9181CD22A24&index=15
in the second 30 check it!!!
but i dont remember the name od the building they were but you can see the Cathedral