{"id":814,"date":"2013-04-25T17:08:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T23:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/?p=814"},"modified":"2014-08-20T14:21:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T20:21:27","slug":"at-the-riviera-maya-film-festival-i-met-patricia-arquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/04\/at-the-riviera-maya-film-festival-i-met-patricia-arquette\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Riviera Maya Film Festival I Met Patricia Arquette!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not one to go following stars around, or even looking for them, but if I get the chance to meet one, I&#8217;m definitely happy about. \u00a0As is more and more common these days, there are celebrities showing up in Playa del Carmen, Cancun and this entire region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And yesterday, at the gala in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/top-beaches-mexico\/top-beaches-riviera-maya\/beach.php?name=Puerto_Morelos\" target=\"_blank\">Puerto Morelos<\/a>\u00a0for the Riviera Maya film festival I met Patricia Arquette! \u00a0I got some nice pictures:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:600px;text-align:right;\"><embed width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/pic2.pbsrc.com\/flash\/rss_slideshow.swf\" flashvars=\"rssFeed=https:%2F%2Ffeed255.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh138%2Fbeatlo%2FRiviera%2520Maya%2520Film%2520Festival%25202013%2FPatricia%2520Arquette%2Ffeed.rss\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pic.photobucket.com\/share\/icons\/embed\/btn_geturs.gif\" style=\"border:none;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/s255.photobucket.com\/user\/beatlo\/library\/Riviera%20Maya%20Film%20Festival%202013\/Patricia%20Arquette\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pic.photobucket.com\/share\/icons\/embed\/btn_viewall.gif\" style=\"border:none;\" alt=\"beatlo&#039;s Patricia Arquette album on Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure if I mentioned it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/04\/playa-del-carmens-international-film-festival-starts-tomorrow-april-21\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday when I announced the festival<\/a>, but this festival is entirely <em><strong>FREE!<\/strong><\/em> So, you get glitz and glamour and after-parties and fun activities &#8230; without paying anything. \u00a0Besides seeing stars, and enjoying international cultural events, it costs very little or nothing.The rest of the event was very nice. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the moon over the sea:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Moon rising over the Caribbean at the Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Riviera%20Maya%20Film%20Festival%202013\/Gala%20Puerto%20Morelos\/DSC05878_zpsd857e097.jpg\" alt=\"Riviera Maya International Film Festival Puerto Morelos Playa del Carmen\" height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures of other parts of the event, and the after-party:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; text-align: right;\"><object width=\"600\" height=\"360\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/pic2.pbsrc.com\/flash\/rss_slideshow.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"rssFeed=https:%2F%2Ffeed255.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh138%2Fbeatlo%2FRiviera%2520Maya%2520Film%2520Festival%25202013%2FGala%2520Puerto%2520Morelos%2Ffeed.rss\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed width=\"600\" height=\"360\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/pic2.pbsrc.com\/flash\/rss_slideshow.swf\" flashvars=\"rssFeed=https:%2F%2Ffeed255.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh138%2Fbeatlo%2FRiviera%2520Maya%2520Film%2520Festival%25202013%2FGala%2520Puerto%2520Morelos%2Ffeed.rss\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/><\/object><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/pic.photobucket.com\/share\/icons\/embed\/btn_geturs.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/s255.photobucket.com\/user\/beatlo\/library\/Riviera%20Maya%20Film%20Festival%202013\/Gala%20Puerto%20Morelos\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/pic.photobucket.com\/share\/icons\/embed\/btn_viewall.gif\" alt=\"beatlo's Gala Puerto Morelos album on Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Saturday was really good here in Playa too, with some screenings in Fundadores beach right downtown:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:600px;text-align:right;\"><embed width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/pic2.pbsrc.com\/flash\/rss_slideshow.swf\" flashvars=\"rssFeed=https:%2F%2Ffeed255.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh138%2Fbeatlo%2FRiviera%2520Maya%2520Film%2520Festival%25202013%2Ffeed.rss\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pic.photobucket.com\/share\/icons\/embed\/btn_geturs.gif\" style=\"border:none;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/s255.photobucket.com\/user\/beatlo\/library\/Riviera%20Maya%20Film%20Festival%202013\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pic.photobucket.com\/share\/icons\/embed\/btn_viewall.gif\" style=\"border:none;\" alt=\"beatlo&#039;s Riviera Maya Film Festival 2013 album on Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Playa del Carmen really is growing into a thriving place for culture, celebrities, events, festivals and all of this &#8211; of course &#8211; in the setting of pure relaxation on the beach!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; by Bea Lozano<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/property\/?n=awa-condos \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\" https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/promotion-3-units_zps03a3786f.jpg\" alt=\"Awa Condos Playa del Carmen\" width=\"464\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;m not one to go following stars around, or even looking for them, but if I get the chance to meet one, I&rsquo;m definitely happy about. &nbsp;As is more and more common these days, there are celebrities showing up in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/04\/at-the-riviera-maya-film-festival-i-met-patricia-arquette\/\">Continue reading <span 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