In Popular Culture
The telenovela Peregrina takes place in Playa del Carmen. The Real Housewives of Vancouver featured Playa del Carmen in two episodes. The Amazing Race has shot on location in Playa del Carmen. The Celebrity Mole was set in the Playa del Carmen area. UK Reality Series Geordie Shore featured Playa del Carmen.
Notable residents include WSOP winner Barry Shulman, artist David Guetta, Mexico hoteliers Carlos Couturier and Moises Micha and fashion designer Tory Burch.
Playa del Carmen has seen an increase in foreign residents who generate their income via online gaming such as online poker. There are an estimated 300 online poker professionals in Playa del Carmen.
Playa del Carmen is host to several major annual events the largest being BPM, a world famous electro and trance music festival which takes place in January each year.
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