Mexico City draws film jobs as Hollywood setbacks continue
A 30% tax credit and Netflix’s $1 billion investment are accelerating Mexico City’s rise as a global filmmaking hub, drawing productions and jobs that once centered in Hollywood.
By Nicolle Delgado
MEXICO CITY – There’s a quiet neighborhood near the heart of this city’s colonial downtown that defies an orchestra of urban noise from nearby tourists, hard-sell street vendors and buskers of every musical genre. Popotla, just two blocks from the picturesque, carved doorways and family restaurants on Tacuba Street, is long known for its street-corner pharmacies and faded yellow storefronts bearing names like Frutería Las Delicias and Carnicería La Abundancia.