The Night of the Iguana (film) in a black-and-white film), and Gabriel Figueroa (for Best Black-and-white Cinematography). Ava Gardner was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA as best actress. A statue of John Huston stands in Puerto Vallarta, celebrating the film's role in making the area a popular destination. Notes The Night of the Iguana (film) The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 film based on the 1961 play of the same name written by Tennessee Williams. Directed by John Huston, it featured Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. The film won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and was
Blue iguana and "ourá" (οὐρά) meaning "tail", after the thick-ringed tail characteristic of all "Cyclura". Its specific name ("lewisi" ) is a Latinized form of the name of the scientist who collected the holotype of this species, Bernard C. Lewis. Its closest relatives are the Cuban iguana ("Cyclura nubila") and the Northern Bahamian rock iguana ("Cyclura cychlura"), the three species having diverged from a common ancestor some three million years ago. The species has a low genetic diversity but does not seem to suffer the same lack of vitality that afflicts other such species of rock iguana. One theory is that the