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Stories Set in Guadalajara — top stories

Guadalajara is Mexico's second city and the self-declared home of mariachi, tequila and cowboy culture. It also became synonymous with the drug trade when cartels claimed it as their territory in the 1980s. Narcos: Mexico dramatizes exactly that turn. Open Guadalajara on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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6 famous stories set in Guadalajara

Live snapshot of the top 6 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 4 movies and 2 TV shows set in Guadalajara.

Narcos: Mexico

Narcos: Mexico

Doug Miro,Carlo Bernard
tvshow

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.

Setting: Guadalajara, MexicoTime Period: 1980s
Chivas: The Movie

Chivas: The Movie

Cobrafilms
movie

A documentary that chronicles the recent years of the famous C.D. Guadalajara a Mexican football club commonly known as 'Chivas' their ups and downs victories and struggles.

Setting: Guadalajara, MexicoTime Period: 2010s
CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado

CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado

tvshow

This four-part docuseries chronicles one unforgettable season with one of Mexico's most popular soccer club, the Chivas of Guadalajara, as they strive to resurrect their legendary franchise from a series of devastating…

Setting: Guadalajara, MexicoTime Period: Contemporary
Sofía Niño de Rivera: Exposed

Sofía Niño de Rivera: Exposed

BluePrint Content
movie

Self-deprecating comic Sofía Niño de Rivera puts her sarcasm on full display in this stand-up special filmed live at Guadalajara's Degollado Theater.

Setting: Guadalajara, MexicoTime Period: Contemporary
Anacondas

Anacondas

movie

Inspired by the chronicle "Anacondas in the Park" by Pedro Lemebel. A experiment with time image and montage to formulate an observational narrative in a park in Guadalajara Mexico when the night falls it comes back to…

Setting: Guadalajara, MexicoTime Period: 2010s
Got the Blues - the Villain Cut

Got the Blues - the Villain Cut

movie

Los Villanos Blues Band return to Cafe Breton to tell the story of the blues in Mexico and their own roots bringing the blues to the streets of Guadalajara.

Setting: Guadalajara, MexicoTime Period: 2018

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