Question: where was the movie the mask of zorro filmed

title: The Mask of Zorro
text: The principal photography for the film began in Mexico on January 27 , 1997 on a $60 million budget . The Mask of Zorro was mostly shot at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City . Production stalled for four days in February when the director , Martin Campbell , was hospitalized for bronchitis . Filming resumed in Tlaxcala , three hours east of Mexico City , where the production crew constructed the Montero hacienda and town set pieces . Sony sent David Foster to join the project as a producer to help fill the void left by Steven Spielberg , Walter F. Parkes , and Laurie MacDonald , who were busy running DreamWorks . Foster and David S. Ward , who went uncredited , re-wrote some scenes ; the troubled production caused The Mask of Zorro to go $10 million over its budget . In December , the producers were frustrated by customs agents when some props and other items , including Zorro 's plastic sword , were held for nine days . During the post-production phase , Spielberg and Campbell decided that Diego de la Vega 's death in the arms of his daughter was too depressing . The ending , where Alejandro and Eléna are happily married with their infant son , was added three months after filming had ended . 

Answer: answer: The principal photography for the film began in Mexico. The Mask of Zorro was mostly shot at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City . Filming resumed in Tlaxcala , three hours east of Mexico City.