After having filmed several scenes for "The Rum Diary" in Ceiba and El Yunque Rio Grande, the Hollywood star, Johnny Depp, yesterday shot his first scenes recreated in the building of the newspaper "The San Juan Star" in the Street Tetuán, Cruz corner in Old San Juan, where are the most important events of the plot of this movie. (See Pictures)

Depp, known for its chameleon ability to change its image as appropriate for his character-arrived after 7:30 am, while the rest of the actors and extras, which amounted to nearly fifty-began arriving by filtration from 6:00 am


The Hollywood star, Johnny Depp, was captured during filming yesterday. SPECIAL TO THE Vocero / Alfredo Rolón / PR Photopress

For his role in this film as the alcoholic journalist Paul Kemp, the actor wears a stylized image and dress executive look dramatically offsetting some of its more eccentric characters in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Todd Swenny "and" Pirates of the Caribbean, "among others.

Depp, 44 years of age and natural Kentucky, arrived in Tetuan Street in Old San Juan minutes after the film's director, Bruce Robinson ( "The Aviator," "Silence of the Lambs." This, for a break, waved animatedly the lens "In flagrante". Dariuz A Robinson joined Wolski, director of photography who has worked with Depp on five of your tapes.


Rubén Blades / El Vocero / Ingrid Torres

The famous actor and the rest of the cast of "The Rum Diary" filmed scenes yesterday in the first floor and fourth floor of the recreated "San Juan Star" from the age of 50.

These floors are recreated newsrooms. The scenes were all indoors. One of the extras is the Puerto Rican actor Jimmy Navarro, a journalist who personifies the "Star" called "Timothy."


The Puerto Rican Amaury Nolasco / SPECIAL TO THE Spokesperson / Alfredo Rolón / PR Photopress

Navarro described Depp as "simple"

"I will be recording for nine days and I have lines in one of the scenes where Johnny came to interact with his character in 'Paul Kemp. Depp is very simple and accessible ... jovial. It goes' joke 'with the' crew 'and has no ínfulas anything, "Navarro told yesterday in an interview with El Vocero.

The Puerto Rican Amaury Nolasco also attended. Through this program, the Panamanian salsa star Rubén Blades and René Joglar Calle 13, had access to Depp who personally welcomed into the "Star".

Depp will be filming at this location for four days while other scenes were filmed simultaneously-in Ceiba, Naguabo, Vega Baja, Luquillo, Fajardo and other locations in San Juan. While the actor will be given for several months is also the executive producer of the film.


Amaury Nolasco, Rubén Blades and Rene of Calle 13 Joglar sharing during a recess. SPECIAL TO THE Vocero / Alfredo Rolón / PR Photopress

To join Depp in the film's principal cast Aaron Eckhart ( "No Reservations," "The Dark Knight"), Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins and Giovanni Ribisi. Eckhart is in the fabric of a wealthy land owner so their scenes are those that have been filmed at Ceiba and El Yunque.

As anticipating the spokesman, "The Rum Diary" is a film based on the experiences of the journalist died and a personal friend of Depp, Hunter Thompson when he worked part time in a newspaper of San Juan during the 50s.

In the film, Depp who had already played to Thompson in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is an alcoholic journalist named Paul Kemp "who moves from New York to Puerto Rico to work at a small newspaper called" The San Juan Star. " The plot develops into a love triangle full of alcohol and jealousy among some of the team members of the "Star."

Johnny Depp filmed in Old San Juan

Although it was hardly seen by curious, Johnny Depp, together with other actors was from early morning in a building of Old San Juan shooting The Rum
Monday, 30 March 2009

Amary Santiago Torres / Primera Hora
The passage of people on the streets of Old San Juan Tetuбn was normal, although trucks with equipment and a black Expedition guagua warned that something was happening.

People walk fast, but once asked, stopped his pace because of the possibility of seeing the Hollywood star Johnny Depp. The actor in Pirates of the Caribbean is in Puerto Rican soil for the filming of the film The Rum Diary, directed by Bruce Robinson. However, only appreciated by the public celaje actor, at 1:00 pm at the lunch recess.

From 7:30 in the morning, actors, technicians, costume designers and art director, and entire production team came up a building on the street Tetuбn, corner La Cruz, who sign with the name San This structure Juan Star, before government offices, will be the scene of the shooting during the week, as reported.

The film The Rum Diary is based on the experiences of author Hunter S. Thompson, while he lived in the 1950s on the island reporter Depp will play Paul Kemp, who works at a newspaper in the capital.

Yesterday, the scenes in the style atmosphere of the time focused on the arrival of Paul Kemp "the wording which, moreover, known to his peers. One would be the Puerto Rican actor Jimmy Navarro.


Other Puerto Ricans in the film are Marisa Alvarez, Amaury Nolasco, Alejandro Carpio and about 800 extras (400 blacks, 100 American and 200 traits with traits Latinos). Among the international figures out Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins, Michael Rispoli and Gavin Houston.

"Basically the scene are Richard Jenkins and Michael Rispoli, along with Johnny Depp. It was also filmed with extras. The equipment on the island for ten weeks and, although most of the filming will be in Old San Juan, there is a chance to move south of Puerto Rico, "said publicist Amanda Brand.

The Puerto Rican actress Marisa Alvarez construed to newspaper's receptionist. "He is a short, but I see it as learning. Now we are filming the arrival of 'Kemp' newspaper. The first entry that interacts with the head of the newspaper, "Lotterman '(Richard Jenkins)," said the actress of Puerto Rican Maldeamores tape.

"Depp's character is interesting and complex because they drink and use drugs. And the character of Jenkins who will be sailing throughout the film. We are on a beautiful September careful because they have the details of the age of 50 and early'60s, both in furniture, clothing, manuscripts, "said the young actress.

The Puerto Rican actor Jimmy Navarro, meanwhile, announced that his character in "Timothy Hubert" exchanged views with the "Paul Kemp" by Depp. "In one scene, which have benefited from the newspaper, I have closed the doors and kicked them, he comes to tell me that we run on our own.

I say Chuck may cost $ 2 mil and he tells me you have some facilities, "said the admirer of Johnny Depp, whom he describes as an actor that is easily split into various characterizations, the most" eccentric ".


During filming, the singer appeared Rene Perez of Calle 13 and the Panamanian salsa star Rubйn Blades. Both told Primera Hora that were to greet Johnny Depp, who worked with Blades in Once Upon a Time in Mexico. The rapper ended salsero and filming video of the theme La Perla, the disc comes back to me.

"Johnny was just waving as we worked together. We talked for a while. I took that time was here and had no view, "said Rubйn Blades briefly while resident said that she met the movie star and, moreover, was accompanying Amaury Nolasco.

ETA: Here it is. Scans coming soon.

Johnny Depp: Relaxed in San Juan
After a weekend of partying with his production team, the star started filming yesterday his movie ”The Rum Diary”.
He’s so enchanted with the beautiful Puerto Rican landscapes that on Saturday Johnny Depp threw a party for his production team at Soleil restaurant in Piсones, to commemorate the start of filming for ”The Rum Diary”. There, the Hollywood star enjoyed himself with the rest of the cast (his bodyguards stayed on the entrance) while they tasted local food.
But, as he came to the island to work, yesterday the famous actor started very early the shooting of the movie in a building on Tetuбn street, in Old San Juan, identified as The San Juan Star, which stands as the newspaper were his character, Paul Kemp, worked as a reporter.
In the scene, Kemp arrives at the editor’s office, played by Richard Jenkins, to talk with him. According to a source linked to the production, Kemp appears on the scene wearing sunglasses, as he says that he’s suffering from conjunctivitis, were in reality he’s trying to hide a hangover.
The film is based on the experiences of writer and journalist Hunter S. Thompson as a journalist in Puerto Rico a the end of the 50s written on his novel ”The Rum Diary”. Kemp is a journalist who, in a critical state in his life, almost an alcoholic, moves to San Juan to work part-time in a newspaper. There he faces different challenges that will help him find the security he needs to overcome his self destructive spirit.
This newspaper learned that Depp, who was a friend of Thompson, keeps next to his chair on set another chair with the writer’s name on it in his memory.
In yesterday’s filming the Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco also participated, shooting the scene were he meets Kemp and Bob Sala (Michael Riposli). Also, part of the 800 extras hired participated, which we learned were mostly of dark complexion.
The fourth day of shooting started at 7:30am, and it wasn’t until around 1:00pm that Depp could be seen, when he came out for lunch. The actor, of medium height, looked very handsome with short hair and a 50s hairstyle. Some of his fans that waited for hours to see him let out sighs when he waved from a distance.
”He’s a relaxed person, accessible; interacts with the crew quietly. He’s so down to earth that they were looking for a place where he could rest between takes and he went to the camera room and threw himself over some suitcases without a problem”, revealed a source.
As if the commotion for the shooting weren’t enough for the public in the area, at noon Rubйn Blades, a friend of Depp, and Renй Perez (Calle 13) came to set to say hello to the actor and have lunch with Nolasco.
The production will remain this week shooting on the building at Tetuбn street. The film, which will take 49 days to shoot, will be filmed completely in different places on the island. Other actors in the cast are Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Gavin Houston and Giovanni Ribisi.