Top 9 Famous Movie Locations in the Dominican Republic 2020

The Dominican Republic is famous not only for its pristine beaches, palm trees, Colonial architecture and Caribbean spirit. From the mid-70s, it also became a popular movie location for producers. If you wish to discover the locations where famous «The Godfather» and «The Fast and the Furious» were shot, see our guidelines below.

Location of the movie «The Godfather 2» – Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Almost all tourists coming to the Dominican Republic find a time to visit its capital – Santo Domingo, the oldest city of the Western Hemisphere, founded by the Europeans. The capital is the most famous movie location in the country. All started in 1973, when film director Francis Ford Coppola faced a challenge: an important episode of the sequel of «The Godfather» had to be filmed in Cuba, but it was impossible to shoot there because of the cold war.

That is why the director and the producers decided to choose the Dominican Republic for movie location. The Americans had never shot big movies there before, and although the country was experiencing a significant economic growth, it was still feeling the consequences of the dictatorship that ended 10 years before. But the shooting made a success, and now you can see the episodes showing the revolution with a beautiful Colonial architecture in the background.

Location of the movie «Jurassic Park» – Amber Museum in Puerto Plata

The next Dominican movie location that is worth visiting is Puerto Plata – a town on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Do you remember dinosaurs from the “Jurassic Park” of Steven Spielberg? Their DNA was obtained from the remains of ancient insects found in amber. The exhibits shown in the movie are real – from the local museum of amber still open in Puerto Plata. Besides, approximately 15% of episodes of the “Jurassic Park” were shot in Puerto Plata, including picturesque views from Isabel de Torres...


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