In the feature film The Shawshank Redemption, protagonist Andy Dufresne tells his friend Red that he wants to live in Zihuatanejo because it is "a warm place with no memory." At the end of the story, he resides in Zihuatanejo and is joined by Red. This scene was actually filmed in the US Virgin Islands. It is also described as a "filthy Mexican village" in Season 7 Episode 15 of the television series, "Family
