[Author]by the El Reportero news services[/Author]
Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro and British actress Emily Blunt filmed several scenes for the movie Resolution 6 in the city of Nezahualcoyotl, one of the most violent in the central state of Mexico, the producer said.
The film’s producer, Edward McDonnell, said that Mexican settings were chosen to “stamp the movie with scenic realism,” the city council said in a communique.
McDonnell said he needed a Mexican city to develop his story and, after checking out several locations, chose Nezahualcoyotl as “the perfect place.”
He did explain, however, that the choice of locations “had nothing to do with the theme of violence,” and said his decision was based more on what the streets looked like.
He was looking for “an authentic Mexican setting,” he said.
The city of Nezahualcoyotl has been considered by federal authorities and civilian organizations as one of the most violent, together with Naucalpan, Tlanepantla, Ecatepec and Chalco, where a number of criminal organizations operate.
The film’s plot revolves around an FBI agent who investigates a series of murders in Phoenix, Arizona, and along the border with Mexico, and travels to that country to hunt down a drug trafficker.
Actors who have taken part in the shoot are Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt and Gustavo Sánchez Parra, who have handed out autographs and had their pictures taken with local residents.
McDonnell said the actors have never felt in danger for a single minute, and noted Benicio del Toro’s attachment to Mexico, a country where he has participated in a number of projects.
He also praised the work of the Mexican team that has taken part in the production, including citizens of Nezahualcoyotl who have worked as “extras and have been very cooperative.”
The movie, which will premiere in the fall of 2015, also includes scenes in the town of Naucalpan and others in the eastern state of Veracruz.
The shoot astonished locals over the past three days with police vehicles coming out in force as part of the production.
Colombia’s Carlos Vives shows off soccer skills while performing greatest hits
Colombian singer Carlos Vives wowed his fans in Bogota on the weekend with the second extraordinary concert of his “Mas corazon profundo Tour.”
With a soccer ball in his hands, Vives, the winner of seven Latino Grammy awards took the stage on Saturday night in the Colombian capital’s Simon Bolivar Park before a crowd of some 45,000, including the former captain of the Colombian national soccer team, Mario Yepes.
The singer, who was born in Santa Marta on the Atlantic coast, gave concertgoers a complete show overflowing with passion.
He kicked off the concert about an hour late with Mil canciones, the anthem of the Colombian soccer team at the World Cup in Brazil earlier this year.
Vives offered more than two hours of music to his fans, alternating big hits like “Fruta Fresca” and “La gota fria” with songs from his latest albums, including Corazon profundo and the new single Cuando nos volvamos a encontrar.
El mar de tus ojos, Volvi a nacer, “Bailar contigo and Como le gusta a tu cuerpo were among the numbers performed by the singer who internationalized Vallenato music, the popular folk style from Colombia’s Caribbean region.
Vives, who has released 15 albums, will continue his Colombian tour, which he launched on Friday in Villavicencio, in the cities of Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta, where he will wrap things up on Sept. 27.
