🏙 Towns & cities
Veracruz
city of Veracruz, Mexico
🇲🇽 Mexico · 19.1903, -96.1533
Veracruz is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Veracruz, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
“Filming locations included Veracruz (Fort of San Juan de Ulúa), Huasca de Ocampo, Xalapa, El Arenal, Tonaya, Xico, Barraca Grande, the Valle de Silencio, New York City, and Snow Canyon, Utah.”
Movies filmed in Veracruz
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Veracruz 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.
- Romancing the Stone 1984
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Sorcerer
1977
“To create four prologues for the characters' respective backstories, Friedkin shot each of the vignettes on location, respectively in Paris for Victor Manzon, Jerusalem for Kassem, Elizabeth, New Jersey, for Jackie Scanlon, and Veracruz, Mexico, for Nilo.” Wikipedia
- Get the Gringo 2012
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Paso de Ovejas
🇲🇽 Mexico
municipal seat of Paso de Ovejas, State of Veracruz, Mexico
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🏙 Towns & cities
Boca del Río
🇲🇽 Mexico
municipal seat of Boca del Río, State of Veracruz, Mexico
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Castle of San Juan de Ulúa
🇲🇽 Mexico
colonial Spanish group of defensive military settlements in Veracruz, Mexico
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Veracruz?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Veracruz, including 499 (2020), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Sorcerer (1977). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Veracruz?
499 (2020), covered by 5 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Veracruz?
Veracruz is in Mexico, at 19.1903, -96.1533.
What other filming locations are near Veracruz?
Paso de Ovejas, Boca del Río and Castle of San Juan de Ulúa, 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 Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2.