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The Dominican Republic has long been the host of the filming of many Hollywood films, but the country has begun developing its own film industry as well. And because of the Dominican International Film Festival, the island is taking its place as a leader of film in the Caribbean.
Here is a list of films about Dominicans, starring Dominicans, and filmed in the Dominican Republic.
“Sugar” (2008)
About Dominican baseball star Miguel “Sugar” Santos and his recruitment to play in the U.S. minor-leagues. In production for a 2008 release.
“Sanky Panky” (2007)
In this comedic film,, audiences follow the life of a young Dominican man named Genaro (played by Dominican comedian Fausto Mata) who travels to Bavaro on a mission to find a “gringa” who will help him obtain a visa. In the process, he encounters many obstacles and gets involved in more than he bargained for when he meets a heartbroken young woman and her two older and over-sexed aunts.
“Yuniol” (2007)
“Yuniol” Perez and Alberto “Junior” Rios are two Dominicans cut from very different cloth. Aloof and out of touch, Alberto comes from an affluent family. Ambitious and hard-working, Juan is raised by a loving single mother. This film is about the joyful Dominican way of life, despite the disparity between rich and poor that exists in the
country.
“Andrea: La Venganza de un Espiritu” (2005)
A young girl named Andrea unleashes a spirit after removing a cross on a cemetery’s sacred ground. The spirit begins terrorizing Andrea and her family, and the family’s past history might have something to do with it. Andrea’s family, witch doctors, and spiritual healers engage in a battle with the spirit.
“La Fiesta del Chivo” (2005)
Based on Mario Vargas Llosa’s best-selling novel of the same name, this is the story of Urania Cabral, a Manhattan lawyer who, after 30 years of exile returns to the Dominican Republic to face her demons. Reliving her past as a teenager under the iron fist of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo (a.k.a El Chivo), her present and future is altered irrevocably.
“Perico Ripiao” (2003)
“Perico ripiao” is a group of musicians who play Dominican folk music, such as merengue. In this film, three convicted criminals escape from prison carrying only their instruments. During their journey, they meet with a bunch of interesting characters and must use their musical skills to find their way home.
“Havana” (1990)
A politically-charged drama, starring Robert Redford. Filmed in the Dominican Republic but set in 1958 Cuba, during a time of tumult and revolutionary change. Redford plays a gambler who falls in love with the wife of a revolutionary, and faces dire circumstances when they are both jailed and tortured.
Hollywood productions filmed, in whole or in part, in the Dominican Republic include:
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather II
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Hannibal
The Lost City
Miami Vice
The Good Shepherd
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We have carefully chosen two Dominican related films for your enjoyment:
In The Time of The Butterflies
Genre: Historical Drama
Cast: Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos
Director: Mariano Barroso
Language: English
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Un Macho de Mujer
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Roberto Salcedo, Anabell Alberto
Director: Alfonso Rodríguez
Language: Spanish
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