This is the same place he filmed the excellent Apocalytpo in 2006. Mel Gibson cleverly donated over $1,000,000 to repair storm damaged homes in Veracruz and Chapas earlier in the year. If Mel can do as well with this as he did with Apocalypto then we will be eagerly anticipating the movie. Apocalypto was definitely one the finest movies of the last decade. Photo: Fame Pictures