In the early 60's Puerto Vallarta was a small town of only two thousand inhabitants, a sleepy fisherman village which had only one road that connected it to the rest of Mexico, this primitive road was most of the time impassable during the rainy season.

John Huston arrived by air to this picturesque little harbor and was delighted with the natural wonders and the friendly people he encountered in this isolated location.

In the year 1962 he & Ray Stark decided to film a movie there that would allow the whole world to get to know Puerto Vallarta and the “hidden paradise” of Mismaloya, one of the most extraordinary places around the country, which you should not miss.

Mismaloya at the time was a perfect combination of pristine water, soft sandy beaches with a lush jungle background that he compared to the South Seas and no other place, only accessible by sea. It was one of the reasons why John Huston decided that this beautiful place was to be part of one of his famous movies.

In 1962, Huston conceived a plan to make the movie "The Night of the Iguana" with the famous producer Ray Stark. As the original work by playwright, Tennessee Williams, was set in Acapulco, Mexico, they thought Mismaloya would be the ideal place to bring it to life and Stark was sure Huston was the best election for director, for at that time he was already considered a true guru of all things related to this beautiful nation.

John for his part desired to return to Mexico, he is quoted saying that he always returned to Mexico because “it’s one of the countries I like best in the World”, so he greatly appreciated this project and it also seemed a great opportunity to work on a play by Tennessee Williams, whom he considered a genius capable of presenting very complicated characters exceptionally well.

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