The Mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía, hosted the American actor Mark Wahlberg and was part of the production team for the film “Arthur The King”, which is currently being shot in the Dominican Republic.
“I warmly welcome you to this vibrant film destination full of color, joy and sea,” Mejía told visitors to the Palacio Consistorial in the colonial city.
Born in Boston 49 years ago, Wahlberg was joined by the director of the aforementioned film, Simon Cellan Jones, as well as executives from the production companies EOne, Lantica Media, as well as those of 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 I want to thank you again for choosing us,” the mayor told foreign guests.
Filmed on stages in Samaná and Santo Domingo, “Arthur the King” is based on real-life events that took place at the Swedish team that took part in the Huairasinchi World Adventure World (Huirasinchi Explorer World Cup) in Ecuador in 2014.
In that match, Mikael Lindnord, team leader, met a dog who accompanied him on the difficult journey. Lindnord decided to adopt him, named him Arthur and took him to Sweden where he lived with his family until his death in December 2020.