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References in other media

• The 1946 film La perla, set in New Mexico and closely following Steinbeck storyline, was adapted by Emilio Fernández, John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner from the novella and stars Pedro Armendáriz and María Elena Marqués. It was directed by Fernández And Steinbeck.

• The 2001 film The Pearl (filmed in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico) has a screenplay by director Alfredo Zacarias based on John Steinbeck's novella. It stars Lukas Haas and Tere López-Tarín, with Richard Harris as Dr. Karl. ^[2]

• The musical duo Fleming and John recorded a song called "The Pearl" which is based on the novella. It appears on their 1999 album The Way We Are.

• The Australian film The Nugget is said to have been inspired by The Pearl^{[citation needed]}.

• In the show One Tree Hill, a quote^{[citation needed]} is used from the book as a voice over.