The desacralized Church of San Luis de los Franceses, located in the historic center of Seville, is one of the prime examples of full Baroque architecture in the city. Designed by architect Leonardo de Figueroa and built between 1699 and 1730 at the request of the Society of Jesus, it has undergone various uses since the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1835. These have included serving as a seminary, a Franciscan convent, a hospital for venerable priests, a factory in the 19th century, and an orphanage. It currently belongs to the Provincial Government of Seville (Diputación de Sevilla).

Inside the church, the sequence was filmed in which Sergeant José begs the Virgin to reunite with Carmen in Vicente Aranda’s ‘Carmen’.

In the film ‘Cabeza de perro’ by Santi Amodeo, a lesser-known location was used before its restoration: the Crypt of the Church, accessed through the old building of the CAT (Andalusian Theatre Center). In the movie, the crypt of the Church of San Luis was transformed into a church storage room filled with religious statues.