Were Was Nacho Libre Filmed?
"Nacho Libre" Was Filmed Entirely in Oaxaca, and the Old Missions, the Bleached Rock and the Real Mexicans in the Wrestling Arenas Ground the Movie in a World...
"Nacho Libre" was filmed entirely in Oaxaca, and the old missions, the bleached rock and the real Mexicans in the wrestling arenas ground the movie in a world too tangible for comic casualness. Black stumbles into this world with all his comic gifts and wrestles it to a draw.
Where was Nacho Libre filmed Oaxaca?
Well, the whole production of the film took place at only one location! And that location is the beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico! Producers shot the field trip scene at the end of the film at the archaeological site of Monte Albans which is also located in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Where does Nacho Libre take place?
The plot takes place in early '70s. In one of the first cuts, when Nacho is a kid (some 20 years before the main plot), he pulls off a cloth from above a color TV. Color television started in Mexico in late '60s.