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Stories Set in Mexico
Revolution and muralism, Day of the Dead processions, Mexico City's sprawl and Yucatán's ruins — Mexico lends fiction colour and gravity in equal measure. These ten famous works span revolution to Pixar; StoryTerra's map holds thousands more, filterable by city and era.
Open Mexico on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Mexico
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Browse 215 books, 1,088 movies, 163 TV shows and 52 games set in Mexico.
Coco
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent Miguel finds himself in the stunning and…
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one checking off the…
For a Few Dollars More
Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio" one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories and his gang.
Apocalypto
Set in the Mayan civilization when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him.…
Sicario
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Saw X
Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II' a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation…
A Fistful of Dollars
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for…
Super Mario Odyssey
Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure. Use amazing new abilities, like the power to capture and control objects,…
Rebelde
Six teenagers with different lives and personalities attend a prominent private school with only one thing in common: their vocation and passion for music.
Man on Fire
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first but eventually bond and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop…
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