Kino Filming Locations
Where was Kino filmed? Kino was filmed in 4 locations across Mexico in the following places:
Kino Filming Locations
Bahía Kino is a town part of the Hermosillo Municipality in Sonora, Mexico on the Gulf of California; it was named after Eusebio Kino. It has a population of approximately 7,000 people. The name also applies to the adjacent bay between Tiburón Island and Punta San Nicolás, Sonora.
Cuautla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It's noted for its rich war history. The Museo Histórico de Cuautla has displays on revolutionary leaders Emiliano Zapata and José María Morelos y Pavón. Southwest is the Ex-hacienda de Chinameca, where Zapata was ambushed and killed in 1919. His remains are buried in the Plaza de la Revolución del Sur. El Almeal and Agua Hedionda are natural hot springs.
Mexico City is the densely populated, high-altitude capital of Mexico. It's known for its Templo Mayor (a 13th-century Aztec temple), the baroque Catedral Metropolitana de México of the Spanish conquistadors and the Palacio Nacional, which houses historic murals by Diego Rivera. All of these are situated in and around the Plaza de la Constitución, the massive main square also known as the Zócalo.
Kino (1993)
Before dying, feeling very ill, the italian father Francisco Eusebio Kino remembers when he was younger and traveled from Europe to New Spain (México). Although he wanted travel to China, his superior send him to the new continent. It was the end of XVI. He joined Admiral Atondo as a cartographer and a missioner. Once he discovered the peoples from America, he believed that his place was just there. As a goal, he wanted to stablish a mission in the "island" of California, but the land was so harsh. Instead of that, he had to save souls in Sonora, also dry lands. As a humble and warm heart he had to see how spanish forces mistreated the indians.