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One of the characteristics of Hell (2010), one of the films most popular filmmaker Luis Estrada and the late actor Ernesto Gomez Cruzis that several of its scenes were recorded in known locations in San Luis Potosí, such as the Salinas Cultural Center where it was also filmed The Legend of Zorro (2005).
Hell is a black humor satire that tells the story of Benjamín García, played by Damian Alcazarwho returns to Mexico after having lived 20 years in the United States and ends up getting involved with some criminalslike ‘El Cochiloco’, played by Joaquín Cosío.
“It is a film very contextualized in a very dramatic moment that Mexico is experiencing… aims to explain the roots of this problem”he explained in 2010 Luis Estrada in interview with Cinelatino on his tape.
Although they appear to be film sets, several scenes of Hell were recorded in real locations in San Luis Potosí.
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Where was ‘El Infierno’ recorded?
During the film you can see the main house of the Salinas Cultural Center, a space that was decorated as if it were the home of Don José Reyes, who was played by the deceased Ernesto Gómez Cruz.
“We were fortunate that they came to record… first the film had another name, They were going to call it ‘Forty Degrees’ because at that time it was hot,” shared Juan Alberto, one of the employees at the Salinas Cultural Center, in an interview with the YouTube channel Telepaisa.
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The Salinas Cultural Center was not only the home of ‘The Cochiloco‘, but it was also the place where the scenes of the funeral of the character JRplayed by Mauricio Issac.
In addition, the venue was the venue for the recordings of The Legend of Zorrostarring Antonio Banderas, Rufus Sewell and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In that movie the site was portrayed as the home of the antagonist.
What is the Salinas Cultural Center like, where ‘El Infierno’ was recorded?
According to the México es Cultura site, originally the Salinas Cultural Center was a house belonging to the Errazu familywho built it in 1858 with a design by Jean Antoine Lanscon and a neoclassical style.
The main house of the Salinas Cultural Center It is surrounded by a wellthe only way to access the premises is through a drawbridge that was shown in parts of Hell.
In addition to the house, the space where Luis Estrada recorded has different buildings, including a small lake and a dovecote, a site dedicated to only to pigeon breedingwhich was inspired by French architecture.
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According to the social networks of the Salinas Cultural Center, in the 19th century former president Benito Juárez He stayed in the main house of the compound. Some tours even show the room she stayed in and the replica of the carriage in which she arrived.
Since November 2006, the Salinas Cultural Center contains documents, plans and photographs of the previous use of the property.
Through its social networks, the venue shows that exhibitions and excursions are held schoolchildren at the Salinas Cultural Center.
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Where is the Salinas Cultural Center?
The Cultural Information System portal mentions that the big house of the Salinas Cultural Center opens its dead from Tuesday to Sunday in a schedule from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The address of the venue is: Allende, Juan Sarabia 10, Centro, 78620 Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí.
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