Politics, Motion Pictures and Tourism
In the State of Sonora as well as its personable cities and towns, is a diversity of 'real time' leisure attractions, as well as a strong historical perspective. Filled with great presidential traditions, Guaymas is the birthplace of three former Republic of Mexico presidents: Abelardo Rodriguez, Plutarco Elías Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta.
In the mid 1950s, Rafael T. Caballero (founder of Grupo Caballero) purchased three large ranches known as "El Baviso", "Rancho San Carlos" and "Los Algodones" and began planning and development of San Carlos.
In the 1960s, San Carlos caught the eye of the motion picture industry from California - going 'Hollywood' as the location site of many movies, including:
- The classic film Catch-22, starring Alan Arkin, Orson Welles, Martin Sheen, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins.
- The Mask of Zorro - starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins & Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Lucky Lady - starring Liza Minnelli
- Camaroneros - Mexican production starring Erick del Castillo
- Spanish language soap opera Por Tu Amor
Soon thereafter, the hotel/resorts of Paradiso and the San Carlos Plaza were built - occupying exceptionally attractive beach frontage. A major alternative to the hotels in San Carlos is vacation rentals, SeaSide San Carlos other alternatives may be found at the San Carlos Office of Conventions and Visitors
The epic award-winning novel My Bad Tequila written by author Rico Austin is a story of college kids coming down to San Carlos for a memorable Spring Break Vacation. Rico Austin and his wife own a condo at Bahia Delfin in San Carlos and live part-time in this beautiful resort town.
By 1963 a Master Plan was in place and the infrastructure development underway.
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