The mayor of the national district, Carolina Mejía, received the American actor Mark Wahlberg and part of the production team of the film “Arthur the King”, which is currently being filmed in the Dominican Republic.
“I give you an enthusiastic welcome in this vibrant cinematic destination full of color, joy and sea,” said Mejía, visitors to the Consistorial Palace located in the Colonial City.
Born in Boston 49 years ago, Wahlberg was accompanied by the director of the aforementioned film, Simon Cellan Jones, as well as the directors of the production companies EOne, Lantica Media, as well as those from Film 203.
Mejía took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of the Dominican Republic as an ideal space for filming international productions. “We will continue to position our city as a destination for the film industry and thank you once again for choosing us,” said the mayor of foreign guests.
“Arthur the King”, which is filmed on stages in Samaná and Santo Domingo, is based on real events that took place for the Swedish team that participated in the Huairasinchi World Adventure World (Huirasinchi Explorer World Cup) in Ecuador in 2014.
In that competition, Mikael Lindnord, the team leader, met a dog that accompanied him during the difficult journey. Lindnord decided to adopt him, named him Arthur and took him with him to Sweden, where he lived with his family until his death in December 2020.