movies

Puerto Peñasco sets stage for film productions

The unique landscape combining both land and sea, dunes and volcanic areas, not to mention its proximity to the border, has repeatedly attracted film producers to Puerto Peñasco. Earlier this year, the Tequila Gang production company spent the months of April and May filming near the Pinacate and along points of the Puerto Peñasco – […]

International Desert Film Fest – Showings May 10 – 11

The City Office of Civic and Cultural Affairs invites the community to pick up tickets beginning on Thursday, May 8th, at the Municipal Library Benito Juárez (across from City Hall) to attend this year’s local screenings that are part of the International Desert Film Festival to take place Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th, […]

Puerto Peñasco ~ Sea, Desert & Film

Given its spectacular location nestled between the Sea of Cortez and the Desert of Altar, Puerto Peñasco has served as a site for various film crews over the years from popular Mexican soap operas, to documentaries, student film projects, music videos, as well as feature-films such as Babel (2006), and most recently a visit from HGTV’s House Hunters […]

Puerto Peñasco welcomes Actors & Crew from Chavez

On April 30th, Director/Actor Diego Luna and CANANA productions began the filming of Chavez: The Fight in the Fields in Sonora, and in mid-June various actors and crew from the film took in a couple days of relaxation here in Puerto Peñasco, reportedly at Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort. The film, which presents the life and work […]