Today I will discuss a state of Durango in northern Mexico, semi-desert, with a deep blue sky and ground dressed in ocher and green.
Durango, means beyond the water according to the Mexican encyclopedia, most people believe that the state is merely desert but what is certain is that it is a place of places where you will enjoy stunning wooded valleys, arid desert, a vast mountains, canyons, rivers and other samples of the incredible natural surroundings.
Durango, means beyond the water according to the Mexican encyclopedia, most people believe that the state is merely desert but what is certain is that it is a place of places where you will enjoy stunning wooded valleys, arid desert, a vast mountains, canyons, rivers and other samples of the incredible natural surroundings.
All these natural wonders have been the ideal place for film and foreign films, commercials and soap operas
History of Durango
Before the English arrived, Durango was inhabited by different tribes of Chalchihuites, and Tepehuanos Acaxees.
Francisco de Ibarra, colonization began in 1554 and called this land, La Nueva Vizcaya.
In 1557, Captain Alonso de Pacheco began the constitution of the people we honor the name Durango birthplace Francisco de Ibarra. In 1621 King Philip IV granted city status until 1824 Durango and obtained a declaration of state.
Film History Durango
And since we are talking about history, let that Durango is the land of Hollywood films or small.
In 1898, he filmed the first movie: "A train arriving at Durango" which were several scenes shot by the cameras of the traveling circus. Francisco Villa
can say it was the first player born in Durango and was covered by the cameras of "Film Corporation" company got permission to film in the battle of Ojinaga, Torreon and Zacatecas. Who filmed it was the young American Wash Raul, who became one of the most important film directors as well that in 1914 the same Raúl impersonate Pancho Villa in one of his films ...
fifties
For commercial film industry began in Durango. Art director, Jack Smith flew over the land of this state looking for land similar to those used in the Western genre that was fashionable at that time, so, warns them of Hollywood filmmakers who first moved to Chihuahua for new locations, but were not well cared for and moved to Durango and were greeted by Enrique Torres Sánchez, governor of the state who I offer hospitality and all the support to start making films.
For July 20, 1954 starts the filming of White Feather (Pluma Blanca) known Mexico as "La Ley del Bravo" produced by 20th Century Fox, with Robert Wagner, Jefery Hunt, and Debra Paget. Later
films "The Tall Men" (Faces of ambition) with Clark Gable who by then was the king of Hollywood and when focusing the eyes of filmmakers in Mexico through Durango, "Little Hollywood"
In the sixties are intensified foreign productions and some national and state is invaded by such luminaries as: Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Kirk Douglas, Kevin Kostner, Paul Newman, Richard Harris, Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson, Peter Almendráis, David Reynoso, Carlos I Moctezuma, Julio German, Jorge Ruseck, Isela Vega, Maria Felix, Antonio Banderas, Carmen Montejo, Marga Lopez, Sean Conery, Cristian Martell
The most important figure in promoting Durango was John Wayne who shot seven films, made between 1965 and 1973: The Sons of Katie Elder (War Wagon), Combat of Giants, The Invincible, King of the West Chisum, Cahill of his own blood, the dragons of the West and Big Jack, giant among men.
John Wayne's generosity led to the capital city of the appointment as a distinguished guest in 1969. For the seventies Wayne purchased the ranch "La Joya" and adapted as a film set in the West
The second promoter of Durango was Burt Lancaster with 5 films.
was from "White Feather" we experienced a boom with a number of films, economic income, foreign exchange earnings, jobs for extras, taxi drivers, hoteliers, restaurateurs, direct and indirect jobs; All this favored wing local economy tourism. Since
different locations or natural and built sets have occupied for domestic and foreign films.
in Durango have told many of jeans
More than 150 movies have been filmed in this small Hollywood
* A man called horse
* * Samson and Delilah
Claws Ambition, with Clark Gable, Robert Ryan and Cameron Mitchell
* The Mask Of Zorro, with Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins
* La Cucaracha Maria Felix, Indio Fernandez, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendariz
* What's not forget, with Burt Lancaster
* Wood Village, with Gabriela Roel and Mario Almada
* Fight The Giants, with John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Bruce Cabot
* Old Gringo, Jane Fonda and son Pedro Armendáriz
* Two Rascals after Esmeralda Perdida, with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny Debit
In 2006 he filmed the movie "Las Bandidas" starring Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz. Just last year when they filmed "Dragon Ball"
Within Sets of Durango different scenarios can be seen as typical of western peoples transported to our neighboring country.
There, in Durango, good and bad piece drank and fought with bullets. If you visit these sets can have a snack and walk and walk by the Sheriff's office, church, stores, hairdressers, stables, including the orca.
Here are some movie sets to visit:
Chupaderos .- Road Durango - Parral km. 14 September
cinematic conditioning since 1955. It is a western town with houses, bank, stables, church, shop, jail, the sheriff's office and its stunning natural surroundings of plains and mountains. Imagine the scenery with signs in English, the facades covering the royal houses, inhabited by families who may act as extras. You'll be walking with the elderly you will have experience and legends, they are witness to the prosperity of this set.
.- West Villa Road Durango - KM12
Parral is a resort type town in the west, with all the amenities for fun and have a nice day, plus a restaurant, soda fountain, disco, video bar, pool hall, playground, parking and rental horses.
interesting thing about this set is that there are recreated stories of the Wild West with real actors, so you can see how the rustlers are discussed in a magazine while their girlfriends look out from the wooden houses, everything is a theatrical scene :
whole show is set against the neighing of horses, bags full of gold coins, kissing, shooting, you may greet the Sheriff with his hat and dress blonde winks ampón; to away you will see a campfire with the dance of a tribe of Apache Indians drum beat. This spectacle of cowboys of the Old West, complete with dancers with the number of Can-can.
Other services of this set are the souvenir shop, rent a horse and shooting with the characters and actors.
.- Ranch Road Durango Marley - Parral km. 25
This set is very natural, mountains, canyons, plains, roads and rivers very western style are fitted with several sets constructed according to the needs of the films. The last set was a military fort more than 150 years.
Rancho "La Joya" .- Road Durango - Parral km. 30
This set was owned by the great actor of westerns, John Wayne and has a great cinematic value, do not miss this set that where time has made theirs.
Canyon of Delgado .- Road Durango - Parral km. 14 September
built in 1997 to film the movie "The San Patricio Battalion" has the church of a village and more than 17 buildings.
.- Los Alamos Road Durango - La Flor km. September 35
built in 1988 with an investment of one million dollars, the movie was filmed here "Fat Men and little boy" to Paul Newman. This set is a replica of Los Alamos in New Mexico, its scenery is of the forties, the film deals with the planning and construction of 2 nuclear bombs.
Other attractions .
So now you have more options to Visit in Durango and I are going to the capital of the state uses to visit:
less Cathedral Basilica of 1841 where you can admire the facade with its columns and Solomonic style see inside the choir stalls made of wood covered in sheet gold there are also paintings by great painters of the eighteenth century as José Ibarra and Miguel Cabrera. The main altar is dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption.
The Plaza de Armas or main square with its kiosk which has a copulín who finished with a bronze eagle and a round of illustrious musicians.
Government Palace and Churrigueresque Baroque was the former residence of the miner Jose Sambrano. The architecture displays a type series archery portals, inside there are large courtyards with more arches and murals of the fifties.
Former Jesuit Hospital, the first in Nueva Vizcaya and was attended by the Jesuit order for care of the poor. Also visit the old Jesuit college is now Juárez University of Durango.
La Casa del Conde Suchil is a jewel of Baroque colonial and now performs the function of being bank
archaeological site "The Forge" .- small archaeological site that shows traces of the culture of Zacatecas Chalchihuites and witness how these ancient ancestors subsisted by cultivating maize, beans, squash, as well as hunting, gathering, hunting and fishing.
Well since you are well informed, Durango discover on your next vacation, send me an Email and Tell me about your experience in this wonderful state.
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