MEXICO CITY.- After the news that the house where the filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón filmed “ROME” was filmed went viral on social media, the property owner has decided to remove the sale announcement and contact .
After a visit by EL UNIVERSAL to the house, which is still inhabited by Glòria Silvia Monreal, owner, they did not give any information about the sale, nor the price of it.
“We don’t care to say anything to the media and price is a private matter,” a lady who did not identify herself said behind the door.
A reliable source, informed us that, the property measures 175 square meters of land and construction has 250 meters, has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study, a parking lot for two cars and an independent department; it is being sold for 13 million pesos, but the price is up for grabs.
Compared to the months before the pandemic, where the place was full of tourists looking to take a picture in front of the façade of the film made by Alfonso Cuarón, it now looks completely deserted.
The film was nominated in 10 categories at the 91st Academy Awards and won gold statuettes in the categories of “Best Foreign Language Film”, “Best Picture” and “Best Director”.
He also received the BAFTA Award in the categories of “Best Non-English Speaking Film”, “Best Director”, “Best Picture” and “Best Film”.
The house, is located in the street of Tepeji in the Rome colony, in front of which it was the home of the Mexican film director in his childhood. The interior of the house shown on the tape was engraved on a site in the Narvarte colony.