MEXICO - The world-wide economic crisis is hitting Mexico hard – so hard that domestic beer sales in the country dropped a half a percentage point for Grupo Modelo and 1.9 percent for rival FEMSA in the third quarter.

PUERTO VALLARTA - Residents of Puerto Vallarta who enjoy campy, entertaining, low-budget films will get a real treat this February - legendary producer Roger Corman, “The King of the Bs,” will film his latest science fiction movie on location in Vallarta, using local supporting actors.

GUADALAJARA - Tapatio-born filmmaker (and local hero) Guillermo del Toro loves his country...but fear of kidnapping makes it unlikely that he will ever work on Mexican soil again.

ZAPOPAN - “Miss Sinaloa and the Seven Narcos,” ran the headline in Mexican-daily El Universal.