ANDALUSIA, SPAIN

Contributed by: The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia by Steven Jay Rubin

Region in southern Spain where, near the city of Cádiz, filmmakers shot the scene of lovely Jinx (Halle Berry) coming out of the surf in a stunning orange bikini and meeting James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in Die Another Day. The scene, actually set in Cuba, was written by Robert Wade and Neil Purvis as a nod to the famous introduction of Ursula Andress in Dr. No.

However, weather problems nearly destroyed the moment. For a few days, the temperature in normally sunny Spain was reduced to fifty degrees, with a forty-mile-per hour wind velocity—not the most ideal circumstances for a frolic in the surf by Ms. Berry. Fortunately for the production, the sun came out and 007 and Jinx had their day in the sun.

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