for the film. The apartment is based on a classic
design of the 1930s from La Condesa, which is one
of the hip middle-class neighborhoods in Mexico
City. There is a scene in the "Zocalo," the main
square, that is full of history. That place was the
center of the Aztec's biggest city, pre-Hispanic
Tenochtitlan. The Zocalo was, and still is, the
center of much of the social and political activity
in the country. Some of the buildings still standing
around it date from as far back as the 16th century.
The production shot in the Chapultepec Castle,
built in the 1770s. It is a historical landmark and
there were a lot of restrictions while shooting, so
we also recreated a full-scale reproduction of the
huge tower in a parking lot.
The film also shot in downtown Mexico City,
controlling streets and building facades. We
designed and built street-food stalls, shop
windows, graffiti, and every sign seen in the
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