Matinée Filming Locations
Where was Matinée filmed? Matinée was filmed in 5 locations across Mexico in the following places:
Matinée Filming Locations
Aguascalientes is a city in central Mexico known for the Spanish colonial buildings in its historic center. On the Plaza de la Patria is the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cathedral, with 18th-century paintings by Miguel Cabrera. The 17th-century Government Palace is known for its many carved interior arches. The National Museum of Death displays funerary art and artifacts from pre-Columbian times to the present.
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.
Valle de Bravo is a town on Lake Avándaro, west of Mexico City. The lake, ringed by wooded mountains, is a center for water sports. The town’s cobbled streets are lined with well-preserved colonial buildings. Anchoring the Plaza de la Independencia is the 17th-century San Francisco de Asis Church. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a habitat for millions of migratory butterflies, is north of town.
Matinée (1977)
Two young schoolboys in a Mexican town cut class to go to a matinee. The boys get involved with a gang of thieves and get caught up in the fun, but once the gang leaves, loyalties shift, leaving the two boys in conflicting positions.