The Puerto Vallarta Film Festival

Whatever the case, Robert did manage to get in touch with John Houston’s children, Angelica and Danny, who made it down to celebrate their father’s movie, The Night of the Iguana, with the who’s who from the area. There were gala dinners and exhibitions of stills from the movie in the local art galleries.

Over the years, the event has attracted not only Hollywood celebrities, but also Mexican musicians like Mana, and Mexican actresses of the likes of Kate del Castillo (most recently seen on the hit show, Weeds). Among the celebrities from Hollywood that have attended this event are Maria Conchita Alonso, Helen Hunt, Angelica and Danny Houston, Wilmer Valderama and comedian Paul Rodriguez.

This year’s line-up of films is slated to include the animated feature, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Bill Murray; Law Abiding Citizen with Gerald Butler and Jamie Foxx, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, with Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Jude Law and Colin Farrell; Serious Moonlight, starring Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell and Justin Long; Taking Woodstock, directed by Ang Lee and starring Emile Hirsch and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Argentina has offered the following film: Lion’s Den, starring Martina Guzman and Rodrigo Santoro.

A collaboration between Mexico and the U.S. has produced Spoken Word, starring Kuno Becker and internationally renowned musician Ruben Blades. The film festival is featuring three Mexican movies this year: Northless, Sin Retorno (a collaboration with Columbia), and Rosa Carmin. Chile is represented by the film, The Maid. The festival has also lined up three environmentally-themed films: Crude, directed by Joe Berlinger; Home (a collaboration between France and the U.S; and Food, Inc, directed by Robert Kenner.