Niño Santo Filming Locations
Where was Niño Santo filmed? Niño Santo was filmed in 5 locations across Mexico in the following places:
Niño Santo Filming Locations
Yucatán, the Mexican state, is known for its Gulf of Mexico beaches and Mayan ruins. Famed Chichén Itzá encompasses a massive pyramid, ball court and stone temples. Other Mayan sites include Ek Balam, noted for well preserved sculptures, and Uxmal, with its intricate carved facades. Yucatán’s capital and largest city, Mérida, has a Spanish colonial history reflected in buildings such as 16th-century Mérida Cathedral.
Ciudad del Carmen is a city in southeast Mexico. It sits on Isla del Carmen, between the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna de Términos, a protected natural area with dolphins and turtles. The city is known for its colonial buildings, seafood and beaches, like Playa Norte. The Museo Victoriano Nieves showcases local history and pre-Hispanic artifacts. The Puente Zacatal bridge links the city with the mainland.
Campeche is a Mexican port city on the Gulf of Mexico. It’s known for its preserved baroque colonial buildings, military architecture and walled historic district. In response to pirate attacks, the city was fortified in the 17th century and 2 hilltop fortresses are now museums. Fort de San Miguel holds the Campeche Archaeological Museum, with artifacts from local Mayan sites like Edzná, Calakmul and Isla Jaina.
Niño Santo (2011)
A deadly outbreak affects the south of the country, so the police and and health authorities sends three young doctors to vaccinate people across the region and teach preventive health measures. When they reach a village called Aquazul, the population is mysteriously apprehensive and even the town doctor warns them not to try to vaccinate the inhabitants, but the doctors insist. Thus begins a series of strange events--extraordinary phenomena outside reality, all related to a famous "boy" who confronts his rigid scientific arguments against the possibilities of faith.