Towns & cities

Acapulco de Juárez

municipal seat of Acapulco, State of Guerrero, Mexico

Mexico · 16.8629, -99.8870

Acapulco de Juárez is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Acapulco de Juárez, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 22 more.

1 place inside Acapulco de Juárez has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Acapulco de Juárez as well.

“Villa Arabesque in Acapulco was used for Sanchez's lavish villa, and the La Rumorosa Mountain Pass in Tecate was used as the filming site for the tanker chase during the climax of the film.”

Licence to Kill (1989) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Acapulco de Juárez

La Chèvre 1981
The Challenge 1998–
¡Ay Güey! 2017–2018

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Acapulco de Juárez as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985
Licence to Kill 1989
The Lady from Shanghai 1947
Missing 1982
“The city of Acapulco served as a stand-in for Viña del Mar, while interiors were shot at Estudios Churubusco.” Wikipedia
Blow 2001
Out of the Past 1947
Viva Maria! 1965
Fun in Acapulco 1963
¡Que viva México! 1932
Captain from Castile 1947
Instructions Not Included 2013
Who Killed Sara? 2021–
“Shooting locations also include Acapulco and Valle de Bravo (Lake Avándaro).” Wikipedia
Sundown 2021
“The film was shot on location in Acapulco and Mexico City.” Wikipedia
Tarzan and the Mermaids 1948
“The film was shot in Mexico by RKO during its collaboration with Churubusco Studios at Acapulco, Teotihuacan and Mexico City.” Wikipedia
Corona de lágrimas 2012–
“The series was filmed in several places of Acapulco, Zacatecas and Tijuana.” Wikipedia
Ensign Pulver 1964
“Location scenes for the film were shot in Mexico City and Acapulco, Mexico.” Wikipedia
Bandido 1956
“The film, set in the Mexican Revolution and filmed on location around Acapulco, was written by Earl Felton.” Wikipedia
Love Has Many Faces 1965
Sunburn 1979
Casa de los Babys 2003
I Spy 1965–
“Episodes were filmed in Hong Kong, Athens, Rome, Florence, Madrid, Seville, Venice, Tokyo, Mexico City, Acapulco, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Morocco.” Wikipedia
Código Postal 2006–

Filming locations inside Acapulco de Juárez

1 place inside Acapulco de Juárez, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Acapulco de Juárez too.

Landmarks & buildings

Villa Arabesque

Mexico

mansion in Acapulco

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Acapulco de Juárez?

25 productions are recorded as filmed in Acapulco de Juárez, including La Chèvre (1981), The Challenge (1998–) and ¡Ay Güey! (2017–2018). 22 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Acapulco de Juárez?

La Chèvre (1981), covered by 23 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Acapulco de Juárez?

Acapulco de Juárez is in Mexico. Its coordinates are 16.8629, -99.8870.

What other filming locations are near Acapulco de Juárez?

Villa Arabesque (4 km south-east), Puerto Marques (8 km south-east), Acapulco de Juárez Municipality (10 km north-east), Pie de la Cuesta (11 km west) and 1 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Mitrush, CC BY-SA 3.0.