The American actor Mark Wahlberg come to the Dominican Republic to film his new film “Arthur the King”, which recently culminated in filming in the Colonial City after two months.
Such has been the reception he has received in Quisqueya that, among his plans is to build a house in Cabrera, in the province of María Trinidad Sánchez, on the north coast of the island.
This was announced by the Hollywood celebrity during a courtesy visit to the mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía, This Friday, on a break from the tape recording in Columbus Park and nearby areas of “the Zone.”
In English, Mark revealed: “I came for Christmas and stayed in Cabrera, I spent time in Platja Gran, I bought a piece of land and I’m going to build a house. “
The “Ted” actor told those present in a video circulating on social media that he has also been enjoying the scenery of Las Terrenas, Samaná.
Walhberg has worked on prestigious films such as “Infiltrados” by Martin Scorsese and blockbuster franchises such as “Transformers”.
Culmination Filming in the RD
This Friday the 19th, photojournalists from Free diary they were in Columbus Park, in the Colonial City, watching the filming process of the “Arthur the King” film.
At that time, 1 set was prepared inside the park, with a kind of sale of sweets and other objects that capture the essence of the Caribbean and the Dominican, as well as some musicians playing, where the actor finished the scenes that from the morning they occupied several locations of the city Primate of America and closed part of the traffic.
As night fell, they had not yet finished recording, so the nocturnal atmosphere seemed to be part of the prey.
Visitors respected the filming process of the foreign film.
Wearing a red T-shirt and shorts, the “Transformers” and “Ted” actor looked relaxed and greeted some fans from afar.
Also, the new head of the General Directorate of Cinema (Dgcine), Marianna Hectorovna Vargas, was supervising the filming.
Mark has been in the Dominican Republic since February. The tape was being shot in Las Terrenas, Samaná, and from there he posted photos and videos of the beaches, as well as sharing with several community members while enjoying a President beer.
“Arthur the King”, in English, is based on real events that happened to the Swedish team that participated in the World Adventure Huairasinchi (World Huirasinchi Explorer).
Wahlberg is an actor, model, singer and television producer. He was a member of the rap group Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch, which was a hit with the album Music for the People.
He was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 in the category of best supporting actor for the film “Infiltrados”.
Other Hollywood celebrities who are still filming in the country are Vin Diesel i Jennifer Lopez.