🏙 Towns & cities
Mexico City
capital and largest city of Mexico
🇲🇽 Mexico · 19.3538, -99.1359
Mexico City is recorded as a filming location for 45 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Mexico City, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 28 more.
13 productions were filmed at 19 places inside Mexico City rather than at Mexico City itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Mendes also confirmed several filming locations, including London, Mexico City and Rome.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Mexico City
- Spectre 2015
- Roma 2018
- María la del Barrio 1995–1996
- Don't Mess with an Angel 2008–2009
- María Mercedes 1992–1993
- Triumph of Love 2010–2011
- Fearless Heart 2012–2013
- La Madrastra 2005–
- A Passion For Vengeance 2014–2015
- Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 2022
- Dreams 2025
- The House of Flowers 2018–2020
- La rosa de Guadalupe 2008–
- A que no me dejas 2015–2016
- Simplemente Maria 1989–1990
- Tear This Heart Out 2008
- Simplemente María 2015–2016
- Amar a muerte
- Mirada de mujer 1997–1998
- Por ella soy Eva 2012–
- Corona de lágrimas 2012–
- La Dueña 1995–
- Qué pobres tan ricos 2013–2014
- La Impostora 2014–
- Rojo Amanecer 1990
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Como dice el dicho
2011–
“Unlike many Televisa productions, Como dice el dicho is filmed on location in various parts of Mexico City.” Wikipedia
- Libre para amarte 2013–
- Camelia, La Tejana 2014–
- La reina soy yo 2019–
- Vencer la culpa 2023–
- La pasión de Isabela 1984–1985
- El abuelo y yo 1992–
- Soñadoras 1998–1999
- The Night Falls 1952
- Alcanzar una estrella 1990–
- Amor de nadie 1990–1991
- La Pícara Soñadora 1991–
- Las Aparicio 2010–
- Quererte Así 2012–
- The Exorcism of God 2022
- Caminos cruzados 1995–
- Mi amor frente al pasado 1960–
- Mirada de mujer, el regreso 2003–2004
- Infames 2012–
- The Chambermaid 2018
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Mexico City 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.
- Total Recall 1990
- Sicario 2015
- The Mask of Zorro 1998
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Frida
2002
“Replicas of the Casa Azul (Kahlo's Coyoacán house) and the RCA Building's lobby were built at Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and shot in Stage 4 there.” Wikipedia
- Man on Fire 2004
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Elysium
2013
“The film's Earth-bound scenes were shot in a dump in the poor Iztapalapa district on the outskirts of Mexico City.” Wikipedia
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Romeo + Juliet
1996
“While some parts of the film were shot in Miami, most of the film was shot in Mexico City and Boca del Rio, Veracruz.” Wikipedia
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Romancing the Stone
1984
“Interior filming was conducted in Mexico City, while the opening scene was filmed in St. George, Utah.” Wikipedia
- Conan the Destroyer 1984
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Touch of Evil
1958
“Having been locked out, Welles went to Mexico City in late June 1957 to begin shooting his next film, Don Quixote.” Wikipedia
- Mi corazón es tuyo 2014–
- Bad Boys for Life 2020
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989
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Vantage Point
2008
“The film was co-produced by Relativity Media, Original Film, and Art In Motion, and began filming in Mexico City on June 18, 2006.” Wikipedia
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Clear and Present Danger
1994
“The film was shot in Mexico after the studio decided that filming on-location in Colombia was too dangerous, with Mexico City standing in for Bogotá and the Hacienda San Gabriel de la Palmas in Cuernavaca serving as a set for Escobedo's headquarters.” Wikipedia
- Sense8 2015–2018
- Saw X 2023
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018
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Naked Lunch
1991
“Burroughs shot and killed Vollmer in a drunken game of "William Tell" at a party in Mexico City.” Wikipedia
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Vera Cruz
1954
“Exterior shots were filmed at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City, the ruins of Teotihuacan, and the climax was shot at Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park in Texcoco de Mora.” Wikipedia
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Infinite
2021
“Filming was also done at ex-Rothschild stately home Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, in London, Mexico City, Guanajuato, Nepal, New York City, Scotland, Cambodia and the Alps.” Wikipedia
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Stigmata
1999
“Meanwhile, the interior scenes of the Vatican were filmed at Palacio de Bellas Artes (the Palace of Fine Arts) in Mexico City.” Wikipedia
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Amityville II: The Possession
1982
“After two weeks on location in New Jersey, studio shooting was completed in Mexico City for eight or nine weeks at Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.” Wikipedia
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Amityville 3-D
1983
“Interiors were filmed at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, likewise the interiors of Dr. Elliot West's laboratory and the magazine's offices.” Wikipedia
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Perfect Sense
2011
“Scenes were shot in various locations around Glasgow, Mexico City and Kenya.” Wikipedia
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Caveman
1981
“The river and fishing lake scene was shot in the Mexican state of Durango, and some scenes were filmed at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City.” Wikipedia
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Lucía, Lucía
2003
“The film was shot over a period of eight weeks in and around Mexico City, as well as at the Puebla airport and the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro.” Wikipedia
- Demonoid 1981
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Mexico City
13 productions shot at 19 places inside Mexico City, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Mexico City itself.
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez per Wikipedia 2008
- The Magnificent Seven Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1960
- Dune Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1984
- Licence to Kill Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1989
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1969
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters Historic downtown of Mexico City per Wikipedia 2019
- F1 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez per Wikipedia 2025
- Missing Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1982
- Two Mules for Sister Sara Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1970
- Santa Claus Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1959
- The Big Cube Estudios Churubusco 1969
- Nosotros los pobres Palacio de Lecumberri 1948
- Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro Estudios Churubusco per Wikipedia 1962
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🏙 Towns & cities
Historic downtown of Mexico City
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original colonial layout of Mexico's capital city
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🛣 Streets & squares
Paseo de la Reforma
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avenue in Mexico City
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Zócalo
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plaza in Mexico City
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez
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commercial airport that serves Mexico City, capital of Mexico
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🎬 Studios & sets
Estudios Churubusco
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oldest and largest movie studios in Latin America located in the Churubusco neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico
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Chabacano
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metro station in Mexico City
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Frida Kahlo Museum
🇲🇽 Mexico
historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
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San Ángel
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human settlement in Mexico City
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San Ildefonso College
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Art museum in Mexico City
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Chapultepec Castle
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palace in Mexico
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
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race track in Mexico City
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Colonia Del Valle
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Mexico City neighborhood
7 more places are inside Mexico City — see them on the map.
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Historic downtown of Mexico City
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original colonial layout of Mexico's capital city
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Old Portal de Mercaderes
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Historic buildings in Mexico
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🛣 Streets & squares
Paseo de la Reforma
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avenue in Mexico City
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🛣 Streets & squares
Zócalo
🇲🇽 Mexico
plaza in Mexico City
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez
🇲🇽 Mexico
commercial airport that serves Mexico City, capital of Mexico
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🎬 Studios & sets
Estudios Churubusco
🇲🇽 Mexico
oldest and largest movie studios in Latin America located in the Churubusco neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Mexico City?
86 productions are recorded as filmed in Mexico City, 13 of them at places inside it, including Spectre (2015), Roma (2018) and María la del Barrio (1995–1996). 28 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Mexico City?
Spectre (2015), covered by 70 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Mexico City?
Mexico City is in Mexico, at 19.3538, -99.1359. The day trip guide for Mexico City lists 41 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Mexico City?
Historic downtown of Mexico City, Old Portal de Mercaderes, Paseo de la Reforma, Zócalo and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 Gobierno CDMX, CC0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Mexico City — 41 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.