Guadalajara ( , ) is the
capital city of the Mexican
state of
Jalisco
, and the seat of the municipality of
Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of
the state and in the western-Pacific area of Mexico. With
a population of 1,579,174 it is Mexico's second most populous
municipality.
The Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
includes seven other adjacent municipalities and has a population
of 4,095,715 in 2008, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico,
behind Mexico
City
. The municipality is the most densely populated in Mexico after Ciudad
Nezahualcóyotl
in the State of Mexico
.
Guadalajara is situated at an altitude of .
Etymology
The city
is named after the Spanish city of Guadalajara
, with the name originating from the Arabic
wād
al-ḥaŷara (واد الحجارة o وادي
الحجارة), meaning "Valley of Stones"; the literal
translation of the Iberian name (Arriaca), meaning "stony
river". The
native name for the
Guadalajara valley,
Atemajac, in
Nahuatl language, seems to be also related to this
meaning, from atl (water), tetl (stone), and maxatli (to
bifurcate), i.e. "stone bifurcating the water", in reference to the
river crossing the old city (San Juan de Dios river, now flowing
under the Calzada Independencia avenue), or perhaps in reference to
the monumental
cliff (in Spanish "farallón")
emerging from the
Oblatos canyon,
limiting the North of the valley.
The modern city
The city has hosted several important international events, such as
the first Cumbre Iberoamericana in 1991, the Third Summit of Heads
of State and Governments from Latin America, the Caribbean and the
European Union in 2004, the Encuentro Internacional de Promotores y
Gestores Culturales in 2005, and will be the host city of the 2011
Pan American Games. It was also
named the
American Capital
of Culture in 2005, Ciudad Educadora (Educator City) in 2006
and the first Smart City in Mexico due to its use of technology in
development.
In its
2007 survey entitled "Cities of the Future", FDi magazine ranked Guadalajara highest among
major Mexican cities, and designated Guadalajara as having the
second strongest economic potential of any major North American
city behind Chicago
. FDI
Magazine also ranked the city as the most business-friendly Latin
American city in 2007.
Guadalajara is also known as Mexico's
silicon
valley
due to its strong electronics industry, and is also
considered Mexico's high tech capital due to its leadership in
computer software and informatics development.
History
Guadalajara Cathedral.
was founded in 1531 by the
Spanish
explorer
Cristóbal de Oñate, who
had been commissioned by the
conquistador Nuño Beltrán de
Guzmán.
The original settlement consisted of 42
inhabitants settled on the Mesa del
Cerro, near the border with Nochistlán
in the province of Teúl,
known today as San Juan de los Lagos
. The name Guadalajara came from the
birthplace of Nuño de Guzmán in Spain.
Guzmán and Cristóbal de Oñate decided to relocate to a place with
more
water, fewer
dust
storms, and better
transportation.
They began this project in May 19, 1533, and by August 8, 1533 they
had moved the town to its second location, near
Tonalá. Two years later, in March 1535,
they again moved the town to a new location.
On November 8, 1539 the emperor
Charles V granted a
coat of arms and the title of City to
Guadalajara.
After a serious attack by indigenous Mexicans in September 28, 1541
during the
Mixtón War, it was
decided once more to relocate the city and re-establish it again in
the Atemajac Valley.
Today's city of Guadalajara was founded at this site by Crístobal
de Oñate on February 14, 1542, by Royal decree of King
Charles V.
During the
Colonial era,
Guadalajara became the capital of
Nueva
Galicia and prior to the
War of Independence it was the
capital of the
Intendencia of
Guadalajara.
19th century
The city had a central role at the beginning of the
Mexican War of Independence
(1810-21), being the place where
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made his
famous declaration of the abolition of slavery.Guadalajara became
the capital of Jalisco on May 27, 1824.
In 1845 was concluded
the Hospicio
Cabañas
, designed by the architect Manuel Tolsá in the late
17th century, and whose construction lasted for over fifty
years. Since its inception and until 1882 this building was
The House of Mercy (Casa de la Misericordia), an asylum for
orphans. Later this building became one of the landmarks of the
city, hosting the historical murals of
José Clemente Orozco.During the
Mexican–American War
(1846-47) the city was invaded by American troops. During the
empire of
Maximilian I of
Mexico (1864-67) it was also occupied by the French troops of
Napoleon III.In the
Reform War Guadalajara received president
Benito Juárez, who was about to
be shot by the Conservative army, and was saved by intervention of
the poet
Guillermo Prieto.During
the
Porfiriato the city reached
economic and cultural splendor, and hosted the first modern bands
and symphonic orchestras of western Mexico, as well as music and
painting schools, and was one of the first centers of artistic
photography in this period, with the work of
José María Lupercio. The
literature of this epoch is represented by
Ireneo Paz, grandfather of the poet
Octavio Paz, and by
Mariano Azuela, founder of the literature of
the
Mexican Revolution.
20th century
The beginning of the 20th century brought the end of the
Porfirio Díaz as the Mexican revolution
unfolded. Guadalajara emerged from the revolution relatively
untouched. After the
Cristero War,
peace returned to Guadalajara. For a long period the city prospered
and developed in various areas. Medium and large companies emerged,
and the areas around the residential nucleus began to grow out from
the center. New architectural concepts were introduced which
decorated the city with various building styles from 1920 to 1980.
The city underwent multiple urban planning cycles during every
government administration. New zones and commercial areas were
born, and the creation of transnational companies and the arrival
of international industries made the city prosperous. The first
shopping centers appeared, which also were among the first being
constructed in the country and in Latin America.
The city expanded
quickly, eventually merging with the municipality of Zapopan
. Many important developments occurred during
this period: Expo Guadalajara, light rail, shopping centers,
hotels, the expansion of streets and avenues, and the development
of road infrastructure, services, tourism, and industrial
infrastructure. This accelerated development was stopped by the gas
explosions of April 22, 1992; hundreds of houses, avenues, streets,
companies and infrastructure were seriously damaged, leaving losses
calculated at a one billion dollars in one of the most tragic
events in the history of Guadalajara. This event, combined with the
economic crisis of 1994, resulted in the loss of industrial power
for Guadalajara; the investigation lasted more than 11 years
without finding sufficient evidence to name a guilty party. The
investigations are now closed and the events were deemed
accidental.
Population
Minerva Roundabout and the Fiesta
Americana Hotel.
The
Municipality of Guadalajara has the largest population of any city
in the state of Jalisco, with an
estimated population of 1,579,174 as of 2008. Of these,
almost everyone (1,579,128 inhabitants) were living in the central
city, or the
localidad of Guadalajara. The population of
the municipality has stagnated, and even declined, slowly but
steadily since the early 1990s.
However, the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
also includes the municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque
, Tonalá,
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga,
El
Salto
, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
and Juanacatlán
, which together totaled about 4.3 million
inhabitants in 2008. Guadalajara is the second most populous metropolitan area
in Mexico after Mexico
City.
Climate
Under the
Köppen
climate classification, Guadalajara has a
subtropical highland climate
(
Cwb), featuring dry and mild winters and warm and wet
summers. Guadalajara's climate is influenced by its high altitude
and the general seasonality of precipitation patterns in western
North America. Although the temperature is mild year-round,
Guadalajara has very strong seasonal variation in precipitation.
The
North American Monsoon
brings a great deal of rain, whereas for the rest of the year, the
climate is very
arid. The extra moisture in the
wet months moderates the temperatures, resulting in cooler days and
warmer nights during this period. The highest temperatures are
usually reached in May averaging 32°C, before the onset of the wet
season. March tends to be the driest month and July the wettest,
with an average of of rain, over a quarter of the annual average of
about .
Economy
Guadalajara is one of the ten largest cities in Latin America in
terms of
GDP. The
geographical location of the city and its communications
infrastructure make it very favourable for commerce and trade with
the rest of the country, and the city attracts investors and
commerce worldwide. In 1987, the Expo Guadalajara Convention Centre
was created and, since then, it has been hailed as one of the most
important centre of its kind in the country. Guadalajara has more
than 25,000 lodging rooms.
The city is the national leader in development and investment of
shopping malls. Many shopping centers have been built, such as
Plaza Galerias, one of the largest shopping centers in Latin
America.
Guadalajara is experiencing fast-growing development. A product of
the current development projects,
Puerta
de Hierro has become one of the most important districts in
Guadalajara. Buildings in Puerta de Hierro include Aura Altitude, a
project of 42 floors that has been recently finished. The
construction of
Andares, a shopping complex,
is almost completed. More buildings are on their way in the Puerta
de Hierro district, such as Torre G, Torre Zapopan and Pleyades.
Providencia Country has many scheduled apartment projects.
In its
2007 survey entitled "Cities of the Future", FDi magazine ranked Guadalajara highest among
major Mexican cities, and designated Guadalajara as having the
second strongest economic potential of any major North American
city behind Chicago. FDI
Magazine also ranked the city as the most business-friendly Latin
American city in 2007.
Industry
Torre Chapultepec.
Secondary activities consist of industrial production of textiles
and metalwork. During the 1990s the city's industrial sector
experienced a decline, but it has since regained its position as
the industrial capital of western Mexico.
The nutrition industry exports most of its products (juice, tinned
fruits, sweet products, sauces, canned food and food products in
general). Of these products 60% are exported to national
destinations while 40% are sent to the United States. In fact,
Guadalajara products are leaders in the Latin market in the United
States. In the pharmaceutical industry, Guadalajara and Mexico City
together play the most important role in national production. At
the moment, Guadalajara is known as the "the Mexican Silicon
Valley," due to its electronics industry. The city is the main
software producer in the country, and also is a leading producer of
electronic and digital components.
Such high-technology companies as
General Electric, IBM, Intel
Corporation
, Freescale
Semiconductor, Hitachi Ltd.,
Hewlett-Packard, Siemens, Flextronics
,TCS and Jabil Circuit have facilities in the city or
its suburbs.
Beyond technology, the city also has a thriving textile industry
that exports products throughout Mexico. The fashion industry is
another growing sector; designers, photographers, agencies,
coordinators, models, and people associated with this sector are
supported by the Chamber of the Industry of Clothing (CAINVE) and
the Chamber the Industry of Calzado (CAIC). Other dynamic and
important productive sectors are the footwear industry and leather
production.
Tourism
Galerias Mall.
Inside Galerias Mall.
The tertiary activities of Guadalajara are based on tourism: the
academic, entertainment, sport and cultural tourism. With an
expectation for high growth within the next five years, tourism is
now one of the most important sectors in the Guadalajaran economy.
It is an important tourist destination center in itself and serves
as an axis of an array of nearby tourist destinations (Puerto
Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mazatlan).
Guadalajara is well connected by modern highways to Mexico City, to
the Northwest and to the major beach resorts of Manzanillo,
Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.
Guadalajara's airport is the third most
active of the country (after Mexico City and Cancún
) with direct
flights to many Mexican and American cities. It also has a
lively and distinctive network of car-free streets.
Commerce
Commerce is another of the most dynamic activities of the city.
National product transactions, growth and investment in commercial
centers, commercial expositions and fairs, transportation, and
communications have all contributed to the growth of commerce in
Guadalajara. The geographical location of the city makes it
strategic for commerce. Services in the city are of all types:
financiers, professionals, communal, social, personal technicians,
maintenance, and tourism.
Airport
The city
is served by the Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
International Airport
, also known as Guadalajara
International Airport
(IATA code: GDL). It is located 16
kilometers south of downtown Guadalajara on the highway to Chapala
.Opened in 1966, the airport is the third
busiest in Mexico, after Mexico City
International Airport
and Cancún International Airport
.
Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and
two terminals. It is a major airport for connections, acting as a
hub for
Mexicana de
Aviación,
Aeroméxico
Connect, a secondary hub for
Aeroméxico and a focus city for
Volaris.
Flights are offered to several destinations
within Mexico, the
United
States
, Central America,
with connections to Europe and South America.
Along with Mexico's main carriers,
Aeroméxico,
Mexicana de Aviación and
Aviacsa, the airport is also served by most U.S.
airlines, including
Alaska Airlines,
American Airlines,
Continental Airlines,
Delta Air Lines, and
US Airways and Panama's
Copa Airlines to Panama City. Numerous
low-cost airlines also serve the airport, flying to Mexican
destinations. Charter service is common with Magnicharters the
primary operator. Other newly-launched carriers serving Guadalajara
include
Interjet and
Volaris.
Education
Guadalajara's University, Rectory
Building.
Guadalajara is an important nucleus of
universities and educational centers with national prestige, such
as Universidad de
Guadalajara (U.D.G.), Universidad
Panamericana, Western
Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Universidad Guadalajara LAMAR,
Universidad Marista
de Guadalajara, Monterrey Institute of Technology and
Higher Education
, Universidad Autónoma de
Guadalajara
(U.A.G.) and Universidad Tecnologica de Jalisco
(UTJ).
The Universidad de Guadalajara established in October 12, 1791, is
a public decentralized university, has its main campuses and
administrative offices here. This University is the second largest
in Mexico, the fourth oldest in North America and the fourteenth
oldest in Latin America. It is regarded as one of the most
significant Universities in Mexico in terms of student population,
only behind the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and
ranks among the largest in the world.
Guadalajara is also home to ITESO, a Jesuit
university, and has campuses of several private schools such as
Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM), ITESO,
Tec de Monterrey (ITESM), Universidad
Panamericana Sede México (UP),Universidad Marista de
Guadalajara (UMG),Universidad Guadalajara LAMAR (UGLAM), and
Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA), as well as the Universidad Autónoma de
Guadalajara (UAG), which was founded in 1935 and is the oldest
private university in Mexico. The UAG Faculty of Medicine
has over 8,000 graduates practicing medicine in all 50 states of
the U.S.A. In addition, the city hosts
The American
School Foundation of Guadalajara (ASFG). ASFG has 1420 students
in pre-school through twelfth grade; it is the only US-accredited
school in Guadalajara.ASFG has the only British library in
Guadalajara and the second largest collection of books published in
English among the private schools in Mexico.
Culture
Guadalajara's "Los Arcos"
Its cultural wealth has taken on an important role in the tourist
sector; the city hosts many of the main cultural events in the
country and is a main destination for people who visit Mexico.
Guadalajara hosts an important community of artists and people
interested in art and culture. Recognizing culture as a key factor
in the development of Guadalajara, the
Guggenheim Foundation has
approved the construction of the
Guggenheim Guadalajara, which would
be the sixth Guggenheim museum in the world. Originally slated to
open by 2007, construction has been delayed repeatedly. It is now
hoped that the museum will be constructed in time for the 2011
Pan American Games.
Philharmonic Orchestra of Jalisco
playing at the Degollado Theater of Guadalajara.
Guadalajara hosts music festivals and open-air art and photography
shows on Chapultepec Avenue. Guadalajara is a city with a great
number of contemporary artists in the country;in dance, theater,
music, photography, cinema, design, architecture, etc.; it also has
pioneers in the experimental arts. The federal government
represents and supports the cultural movement, but the young people
are a very important point in the diffusion, creation, support and
consumption of the culture in Guadalajara, becoming a whole
lifestyle for tapatío young people.
The city is home to several cultural festivals, like the May
Cultural Festival, Fiestas de Octubre, which consists of many
families gathering together at one of the most famous auditoriums
of the city called "Auditorio Benito Juarez", where several
entertaining events take place. Popular singers of the time become
the main attraction, and even children get to have some fun and
enjoy the fair and a family meal from one of the many stands
providing traditional Mexican dishes. Not to mention the famous
face painting, which is also one of the traditional activities
provided at this event. There are also other significant events
that take place in this city throughout the year, such as Zapopum!,
the Guadalajara Municipal Fair Book, Fair of Mariachi and
Charreria, Guadalajara Contemporary Dance festival, CHROMA,
Fotoseptiembre, Ambulart, Independient Film Festival and
international festivals like the
Guadalajara
International Film Festival, which has helped Mexican cinema to
develop a strong international presence over the past 20 years. The
cinema is supported by industrialists and institutes in the city
who have collaborated in the support of several contemporary films.
Also, the
Guadalajara International
Book Fair is celebrated in November and is the most important
Spanish-language book fair in the world. Every year a special
guest, either a country or a region, goes to this fair to showcase
its culture. The fair also organizes the children's book fair
Papirolas.
The city is also host to several dance and ballet companies such as
the Chamber Ballet of Jalisco, the Folkloric Ballet of the
University of Guadalajara, and University of Guadalajara
Contemporary Ballet. After concluding eight years of ballet
instruction, many have emigrated to companies like the National
Company of Dance, the Ballet of Chicago or the Ballet of
Boston.
Contemporary music has been an important factor within the new
cultural movement. Guadalajara has many artists and fans of this
music genre. The city has been named "Electronic Capital of Mexico"
in honor of its representation in Mexico and the world with its
practitioners of electronic music, and for being host of the
principal electronic music events.
This city has been the cradle and dwelling of distinguished poets,
writers, painters, actors, film directors and representatives of
the arts, such as:
Alejandro Zohn,
José Clemente Orozco,
Dr. Atl,
Roberto Montenegro,
José Fors,
Mathias
Goeritz (who taught at the University of Guadalajara),
Scott Neri, Javier Quintero Oria,
Paula Santiago,
Carlos Orozco Romero,
Luis Barragán,
Federico Fabregat, Raul Anguiano,
Juan Soriano,
Alejandro Colunga, Fernanda Guerra, and
Mauricio Toussaint and the
freeplay guitarist and music composer for the movies El Mariachi
and The Legend of Zorro, Paco Renteria; important exponents of
Literature such as:
Juan Rulfo, Francisco
Rojas,
Agustín Yáñez,
Elías Nandino,
Idella Purnell, Jorge
Souza, among others; classic repertoire composers like Gonzalo
Curiel,
José Pablo Moncayo,
Antonio Navarro, Ricardo Zohn, Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez and
Gabriel Pareyon; film directors like
Felipe Cazals, Jaime Humberto
Hermosillo,Erik Stahl,
Guillermo del
Toro and actors like
Katy Jurado,
Enrique Alvarez Felix and actual exponents like
Gael García Bernal. Cultural tourism
is one of the most important economic activities. Guadalajara was
the
American Capital of
Culture for 2005.
Architecture
Neo-classical Metropolitan cathedral.
The city has a rich variety of architectural styles, ranging from
the baroque to the modern. The city's colonial architecture is a
product of French and Spanish trends that were current in Europe at
the time of Guadalajara's initial settlement. The historic downtown
district contains several examples of neoclassical architecture
such as the
Metropolitan
Cathedral, the Degollado theater and surrounding buildings, as
well as the large residential houses of the Lafayette district
(many of which have since been converted to boutiques or
restaurants). During Porfirio Diaz's presidency the French style of
architecture invaded the city due to the passion of then president
Porfirio Dìaz for the currents of French style. Also, Italian
architects were the ones in charge to giving form to the gothic
structures that rise in the city. The passage of time has shaped
the diversity of the city's architecture, from baroque to the
churrigueresco, neogothic and neoclassic, to the Art Deco and lines
of the postmodernistas.
is formed by 1,500 colonies (city areas); the first area of the
city contains mostly houses of 2 levels, with architectural styles
from the churrigueresco, baroque and European concepts of the 19th
century. The first area of the city contains the centric zones and
their environs, like the district of the Sanctuary, Mezquitan,
Analco, San Juan de Dios and the Centro area (downtown).
Towards the west of the first area rise the larger houses of the
19th century; these take into account distinguished personalities
in the city's history, neoclassic structures, and the large houses
of the Porfiriato era. This area includes neighborhoods like
Lafayette,
Jardines del Bosque,
Americana, Moderna, and Arcos de Vallarta, in which their
respective expansions correspond to constructions of the 1920s,
1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A second area features the blossoming of
the new architectural tendencies of the 1960s and 1970s, and
includes the track of colonies like Providencia, Vallarta San
Jorge, etc. Between the two is an area of postmodernist
architecture, the Art Deco, followed by styles reflecting the
architectural legacy of one of the worldwide icons of the Mexican
architecture,
Luis Barragán, who
was born and raised in Guadalajara.
The city has many prestigious residential developments and private
communities;
Puerta de Hierro,
Colinas de San Javier, Bugambilias City, las Cañadas, el Palomar,
Santa Anita, Valle Real, Country Club, etc. Limits of the city are
formed by middle-class colonies and habitational developments
constructed like a part of governmental plans. The western part of
the city includes the middle class and upper-income neighborhoods
and the eastern part the working class areas. The city extends
towards the west in neighborhoods like Pine of the Calm, Las
Fuentes, La Estancia, Colli Urbano, annexing its metropolitan zone
to the municipality of Tlajomulco de Zuñiga. It is anticipated that
approximately five hundred more colonies in the ZMG will be created
by the year 2010.
Cuisine
Guadalajara has many traditional dishes, such as pipian,
pozole,
tamales,
sopes,
enchiladas,
tacos, Valentina Chicken, and a variety of "Mexican
Antojitos". Another common dish is "Carne en su Jugo" a kind of
meat soup, which is a part of tapatío culture. Guadalajara has a
large variety of restaurants, from American restaurant franchises
to more traditional Mexican fare. The Vallarta and Colonia
Americana neighborhoods are known for their restaurants and
nightclubs situated in former mansions from the 1940s. Guadalajara
is also known for its famous 'tortas ahogadas', which consist of
bolillo, a special kind of bread, filled with pork and beans, then
drowned (hence the name ahogada which means drowned in Spanish)
with a special salsa that makes the bread soft. This is a popular
dish in Jalisco.
Sport
Football (soccer) is the most
popular recreational sport in Guadalajara. There are three major
football clubs;
F.C. Atlas,
C.D.
Guadalajara and
Estudiantes Tecos.
Atlas and Guadalajara
share the Jalisco
Stadium
, while Estadio Tres de Marzo
in Zapopan is the home of the Estudiantes
Tecos.
Another popular sport is
charreada or
charrería, which is Mexico's national sport.
The people of the city also practice golf, tennis, volleyball,
basketball and many other sports and disciplines. The state of
Jalisco, where the city is located, is the National Olympic Games
champion, winning the national championship 9 consecutive times in
all disciplines. The main training center, the CODE complex, is in
the city of Guadalajara.
The city also holds the National championship in basketball,
American football and ice hockey. The city will host the
2011 Pan American Games, and is
bidding to host the
2014
Summer Youth Olympics.
Guadalajara Film Festival with
inflatable screen
Guadalajara is the home of
Lorena
Ochoa, ranked the #1 female golfer in the world since 2007 in
the
Women's World Golf
Rankings.
Film Festival
The International Film Festival in Guadalajara is today Mexico’s
most important film festival, the world’s most important showcase
for Mexican and Ibero-American film novelties, and certainly the
most active forum for attracting and negotiating projects and
works-in-progress in Latin America.
1992 explosion
Guadalajara is also known for the great disaster of April 22, 1992,
which took place in the downtown district of Analco. Numerous
explosions originated in the sewer system, which was inexplicably
saturated with gasoline. During a four-hour period several
explosions destroyed kilometers of streets. In particular, Gante
Street was severely damaged. The force of the explosion was such
that newspaper pictures showed a bus which had landed on top of a
two-story building. Official figures record 206 deaths, nearly 500
injured and 15,000 homeless. The affected area can be recognized by
its more modern architecture, in stark contrast with the
surrounding area's much older buildings. To date,
Pemex, the state-owned oil company, has not accepted
any responsibility for the enormous amount of gasoline found in the
sewage system, although it has agreed to
create a fund to compensate the families affected by this
catastrophe.
Sister cities
See also
Pop culture
- In the movie Fun in
Acapulco starring Elvis
Presley, he makes a very amusing and well choreographed musical
of the song "Guadalajara".
- Desi Arnaz recorded the song
"Guadalajara". Desi also sang it in the I Love Lucy episode "The Girls Want to Go to a
Nightclub".
- The
creator of the popular cartoon character Speedy Gonzales stated that if speedy had a
place of birth it would have been Jalisco.
- Guadalajara is the birth-place of Mexican movie star Gael García Bernal.
- Singer Alejandro
Fernández is from Guadalajara.
- Ted Kennedy sang a piece of the song
"No te rajes Jalisco" while on America's number one radio show
Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo morning show.
- In Kirsty MacColl's song "In
These Shoes", the city is mentioned.
- In the popular show Family
Guy while in a bank robbery, Peter Griffin asks the hostages to name a
location for a game of improv and an
old lady replies "Guadalajara, Mexico"
- In the television series, Ugly
Betty, Betty on her first day of working wears a poncho
that says Guadalajara.
- The city is jokingly referred to in Jurassic Park
III.
- In the song, "My Old School" by
Steely Dan, Guadalajara is mentioned in
the lyrics. The lyrics go: "Oh no, Guadalajara won't do.", "Well I
did not think the girl could be so cruel.", "And I'm never going
back to my old school."
- The
Arnold Schwarzenegger movie
Predator was filmed in the
vicinity of the city and in Puerto Vallarta
.
- Guadalajara was a small part of the filming spot of the
record-breaking audience soap opera, Destilando Amor.
- In the episode "Sara Like Puny Alan" of Two and a Half Men, Guadalajara is
mentioned from the two brothers, Charlie Harper and Alan
Harper.
- In an episode of Friends, "The One with
Joey's New Brain", the character of Joey ask to the character of
the special guest, Susan Sarandon,
where is the new job that she got?, and she said: "A film in
Guadalajara".
- In the worldwide popular game Street Fighter 2, T. Hawk's stage
is The Cabanas Orphanage (Hospicio Cabanas).
- In the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of That '70s Show, called "Who are you" Jackie
says that her mom went to a bar called "La Cucaracha" in
Guadalajara. "La Cucaracha" is a real bar close to Plaza del Sol in
Guadalajara.
- Escape From Tijuanafilm made
in Mexico and USA directed by Erik Stahl real name Erik De La Torre
Stahl born in Guadalajara, Jalisco 03/09/1969. Recently the Charles
Aidikoff Screening Academy Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences
presented Erik Stahl's film tv documentary "Voila Paris Je
T'Aime"& "Uganda Africa Children need help". Stahl singer and
composer from the music band CHAOS was seen as well in Grammys
Awards 2007 & Oscars Academy Awards 2007.
- Las Tontas No Van al
Cielo, a famous soap opera was filmed in Guadalajara. Other
films from Erik Stahl include Road of Silence, 2nd Adam and Last
Confession.
- Nine Inch Nails video “We’re In This Together” was filmed on
location in Guadalajara, Mexico
- The movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" contains several scenes in
the historical center in Guadalajara.
- In the Nickelodeon show, iCarly, in the
episode iReunite with Missy, when Sam hears that someone knocked
the door she yells to Carly "If it's Freddie's mom tell her I moved
to Guadalajara."
- In Spain there's a city also called Guadalajara. Many people of
either city don't know about this.
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