The Scarface mansion is up for sale! When the world is yours, where do you live? This is the question facing Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the film Scarface. After troubled beginnings, he has grown into a life of gangsterism. Money is flowing in, his enemies are subdued. He chooses a gorgeous fortress-style villa in Miami. Here he marries his girlfriend Elvira (Michelle Pfeiffer), surrounded by his family, friends and henchmen. The setting could hardly be more perfect. And now that setting – swimming pools, palm trees and all – is for sale. El Fureidis (translated from the Spanish meaning “Tropical Paradise”), a palatial residence set in 10 acres, is every bit the home that it appears in the movie. Yet it has one crucial difference: while Scarface is set in Coral Gables, Florida, where expats from Cuba and Puerto Rico run the underworld, the real-life El Fureidis is in Montecito, part of Santa Barbara near Los Angeles. The guide price for El Fureidis is a cartel-busting £20.8million ($35m), which even Hollywood superstars and gangster millionaires might blanch at. The setting was used for the exterior shots of Montana’s mansion, while other scenes – including the famous shoot-out at the end – were filmed on sets. Montecito was a more convenient location than Florida for the cast and crew, who had to shuttle back to Hollywood. Most homes would be happy with a connection to a film as renowned as Scarface. But at El Fureidis, it is only one chapter in a long and fascinating history. #dendrowdreamhomes #scarface #jetsetlife #millionpoundhome
Posted on: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:10:52 +0000
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