where was the movie the mask of zorro filmed
The Mask of Zorro The principal photography for the film began in Mexico on January 27, 1997 on a $60 million budget.[7][15] The Mask of Zorro was mostly shot at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City.[31] Production stalled for four days in February when the director, Martin Campbell, was hospitalized for bronchitis. Filming resumed in Tlaxcala, three hours east of Mexico City, where the production crew constructed the Montero hacienda and town set pieces.[32] Sony sent David Foster to join the project as a producer to help fill the void left by Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald, who were busy running DreamWorks. Foster and David S. Ward, who went uncredited, re-wrote some scenes;[33] the troubled production caused The Mask of Zorro to go $10 million over its budget.[33][34] In December, the producers were frustrated by customs agents when some props and other items, including Zorro's plastic sword, were held for nine days.[31] During the post-production phase, Spielberg and Campbell decided that Diego de la Vega's death in the arms of his daughter was too depressing.[35] The ending, where Alejandro and ElÃ©na are happily married with their infant son, was added three months after filming had ended.[36]