 When you wanted to do anything in Tampico, it was customary to slide a little money toward the editor of the newspaper, something the crew failed to do.Fortunately, two of Huston's associates, Diego Rivera and Miguel Covarrubias, went to bat for the director with the President of Mexico.The libelous accusations were dropped, and a few weeks later, the editor of the newspaper was caught "in flagrante" and shot dead by a jealous husband.