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Where was Machete filmed?

2010 film, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis.

  • Mexico

The story is set in Mexico, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

Red pins: where it was filmed. Amber pins: where the story is set. Select a pin to see its name.

Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Mexico; Texas
Filmed in
Mexico
Distance
About 566 miles (911 km) between Texas and the nearest filming location.

About Machete

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Released
2010
Directors
Robert RodriguezEthan Maniquis
Cast
Steven SeagalMichelle RodriguezJeff FaheyCheech MarinLindsay LohanDaryl SabaraShea WhighamCheryl ChinTom Savini
Genre
ActionThrillerGirls With GunsAdventureMystery

The story

It is revealed that Booth orchestrated the attempted assassination as part of a false flag operation to gain public support for McLaughlin's secure border campaign.

He also collects evidence from Booth's house linking McLaughlin and Torrez in a major drug trafficking deal.

Padre kills their henchmen before the two incapacitate him and kill him by nailing him to a cross, but do not find Booth's wife and daughter.

Famous lines from Machete

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • What did it say?Osiris
  • Machete improvise.Machete
  • What type is that?Sartana
  • Machete don't text.Machete
  • Welcome to America.McLaughlin

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