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Stories Set in Tijuana — top stories

Tijuana is the world's busiest border crossing wearing a city's clothes, where day-trippers, migrants and deportees churn past each other. Everything here is transactional, which makes it catnip for crime plots and hangover comedies. The Hangover Part III stopped by; Colosio dramatizes the assassination that scarred the city. Open Tijuana on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Tijuana

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 3 books, 14 movies and 2 games set in Tijuana.

The Hangover Part III

The Hangover Part III

Legendary Pictures-Green Hat Films-BenderSpink
movie

This time there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road all bets are off.

Setting: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: Contemporary
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

game

Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance takes the renowned Metal Gear franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure…

Setting: Abkhazia;Pakistan;Denver, Colorado,USA;Tijuana, Mexico;AntarcticaTime Period: 2018
Chupa La Mingus Presenta: Una Noche Solo en Tijuana

Chupa La Mingus Presenta: Una Noche Solo en Tijuana

movie

The next film in the Chupa La Mingus Anthology follow up to 2019 special event film Chupa La Mingus Presenta: Vida Y Tiempos.

Setting: Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: 2020s
Colosio

Colosio

Udachi Productions-Alebrije Producciones-Oberón Cinematográfica-La Femme Endormie-Proyecto Gauguin
movie

It's 1994 in Mexico the nation was witnessing a turbulent year since its beginnings. An indigenous rebellion shakes the country. Three months later the ruling party's presidential candidate is brutally murdered during a…

Setting: Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: 1994
Here Comes the Devil

Here Comes the Devil

MPI Media Group-Salto de Fe Films-Mórbido Films
movie

A married couple loses their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be that something…

Setting: Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: Contemporary
Efrén Divided

Efrén Divided

by Ernesto Cisneros
book

Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman - or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger…

Setting: Tijuana, Mexico; USATime Period: 2020
ColOZio

ColOZio

Distrito Films-Cuarto Para las Doce-Bias Post
movie

In 1994 Mexican presidential candidate Colosio garnered attention for his democratic ideology and anti-corruption stance until he was shot through the head in Tijuana. The wondrous ColOZio which is partly based on true…

Setting: Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: 1994, with Fantasy Elements
Crossing Point

Crossing Point

Popart Film Factory-Conflict Pictures
movie

A young American couple in love Michael and Olivia vacation in Baja but things take a frightening turn when Olivia is kidnapped by drug dealer who demands that Michael smuggle a backpack full of cocaine-stolen from a…

Setting: Baja California; Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: 2010s
Bayonet

Bayonet

Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)-Woo Films-Panorama Global
movie

Miguel “Bayoneta” Galíndez is a retired boxer from Tijuana who finds himself living in a cramped flat in Finland. As his future begins to look up a desire for redemption draws him back into the ring.

Setting: Tijuana, Mexico; FinlandTime Period: 2018
Losin' It

Losin' It

Tijuana Productions-Tiberius Film Productions
movie

Set in 1965 four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody Dave Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana Mexico for a night of cruisin' causing trouble and to lose their virginity.

Setting: Los Angeles, USA; Tijuana, MexicoTime Period: 1965

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