It has been some 50 years since the release of the movie which brought Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to Puerto Vallarta and put this tiny fishing village firmly on the map.
During the making of The Night of the Iguana, the eyes of the world turned to this corner of Mexico as they watched the romance burgeon between these Hollywood royals.
Burton, who played the lead role in the steamy drama, brought Taylor along with him during filming and after they married in 1964 they set up one of their many marital homes nearby.
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