Old Gringo Filming Locations
Where was Old Gringo filmed? Old Gringo was filmed in 10 locations across Mexico in the following places:
Old Gringo Filming Locations
Zacatecas is a city in central Mexico. It's known for being a 16th-century silver mining hub. An underground train leads to the Mina El Edén, a former mine with rock formations and antique mining machinery. The mine’s prosperity is reflected in the city’s ornate churches and colonial buildings, like the Catedral de Zacatecas and the Palacio de Gobierno Estatal, built with pink stone and ornamental wrought iron.
Bavispe is a small town and a municipality in the northeast part of the Mexican state of Sonora.
Durango is the capital city of the state of Durango, in Mexico. It’s known for its historic center, with important colonial and Mexican baroque buildings. Begun in 1695, the ornate Cathedral Basilica has sacred art and carved wooden interiors. Exhibits trace the city’s history at Museo de la Ciudad 450, in a converted palace. Bebeleche is a modern museum with interactive displays on science and culture.
Pachuca is a city in central Mexico. The Monumental Clock is a neoclassical tower in the main square, Plaza Independencia. Set in the Ex-Convento de San Francisco, the Cuartel del Arte cultural center is home to a baroque church, art gallery and the Fototeca Nacional photo library. The Museo de Minería traces the region's mining history. The International Football Hall of Fame honors soccer's greatest players.
Tasquillo is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. it is located km 5 from the Mexican Federal Highway 45 and km 10 from the nearby city of Ixmiquilpan in the central west part of the state of Hidalgo.
Torreón is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340.
Old Gringo (1989)
When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish.