Hotel El Presidente partially closed

Ah yes, the good O days. El Presidente used to be our go to place for burger back then. That was before things went AI and you could come in off the beach or street and sit at the restaurant out near the beach.

Reminds me of our first ever visit to Ixtapa/Z in '92. We stayed at El Presidente, not in the tower but there were bungalows very near the beach. One morning we watched several young women in swimwear roller skating around the pool area, being followed around by a film crew. The next evening we joined a good sized group of local teen girls as they observed a crew shooting a musical performance at a hotel just to the north along the beach. Anyone recognize the group performing or know the film? https://vimeo.com/54508316

The movie was called ¿Dónde Quedó La Bolita? A comedy about a musical group having a rough time on vacation and a cute little pooch named Bolita, it was filmed mostly in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. The musical group was called Garibaldi.

You can watch the entire movie here. Grab some popcorn, hit the "full screen" button and turn it up.

https://youtu.be/JWiNyls3TnI

Our first visit was in '87 and we stayed at Presidente. I recall one day they did a photo shoot at the pool. We suspected a promo spread for Ixtapa. We have good memories of Presidente. But we visited Zihuatanejo and never went back to Ixtapa. I wonder if we could even find Presidente now with all the changes.

I probably checked you in... I worked at the Front Desk during that time... good old days...