About filming in the DR...
“Kovermann Pictures is your best ally when you are filming in the Dominican Republic. With us, your production can receive benefits from the dominican film law.”
– Alan Nadal Piantini
Filming international productions on Dominican soil is nothing new, as it dates back to the 1950s. This is when the Dominican Republic was used as a recording set for the Mexican recording of "Canciones Unidas" (United Songs) featuring Casandra Damirón. The production took place in the surrounding area of what was then known as the Peace Fair, in Santo Domingo.
As a result of its tropical landscapes and captivating Colonial City in Santo Domingo, the country has become more and more attractive as film destination for Latin American, Spanish and U.S. film makers. The height of its success was marked by the Hollywood filming of Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning "Godfather II" in the historic Colonial City in 1974.
Capturing the exuberance of this island, scenes from "Apocalypse Now" were filmed on the shores of the river Chavón in La Romana in 1979, as were scenes from "Rambo II" in 1985. Due to the similarities of some areas of the Dominican capital with Cuba, Santo Domingo hosted Robert Redford during the filming of "Habana" in 1990 and Andy Garcia for the filming of "The Lost City" in 2005, the year in which Luis Vargas Llosa also began filming "La Fiesta del Chivo" (The Festival of the Goat).
Also in 2005, the splendor of the Cofresí beach in Puerto Plata was filmed for the romantic comedy "Love Wrecked" by Randal Kleiser, the producer of successes such as "Grease" and "The Blue Lagoon." In 2006, the Colonial City welcomed the producers of "Miami Vice" and also the celebrated Robert De Niro, for the filming of several scenes for "The Good Shepherd," starring Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon.