

Gibson was in Puerto Rico in 2020 for “Panama,” from director Mark Neveldine. Since last year, Willis starred in three films shot on the island, including “Midnight in the Switchgrass,” the directorial debut of “The Irishman” producer Randall Emmett Mike Burns’ “Out of Death” and “Killing Field,” from helmer James Cullen Bressack. Her long list of credits includes Nick Hamm’s “Driven,” John Travolta starrer “Speed Kills” and Ving Rhames vehicle “Animal,” all shot in Puerto Rico. Manuel Cidre Miranda, Puerto Rico’s secretary of economic development & commerce, concurs. “We work continuously towards improving our offer, proving we have a competitive jurisdiction, especially now that the demand for content is at an all-time high.”Īs a former unit production manager, Acosta is very familiar with the island’s many perks and challenges. “Our vision at the Puerto Rico Film Commission is to continue to provide incentives that support a film-friendly entrepreneurial environment, for not only local, but also off-shore productions,” she says. “Wedding Crashers 2,” starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Isla Fisher and Rachel McAdams, will prep in September while “The Plane,” with Gerard Butler, begins pre-production in a few weeks. “Mel Gibson was on location in Puerto Rico three times in the past two years,” says film commissioner Rosi Acosta, who is spearheading the revitalization of the film org since she took over in January. "As European, I supported Germany, but the whole team was united with J.Lo songs," he wrote.Just ask Bruce Willis who’s been filming on the island at least six times since 2019 and the makers of Corona beer who shot five commercials back-to-back last year. Pesic said that while he and other scientists rooted for different teams during the World Cup, they found common ground with Lopez. Mick Jagger, for example, has a type of trilobite named after him, while one spider was named after Bono and a marine parasite found only in the Caribbean sea was named after Bob Marley. Over the years, scientists have named dozens of organisms after famous people to honor them.

The mites were collected during a series of trips from 2010 to 2012 organized by the University of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute. The species was found at a depth of nearly 70 meters (230 feet), the greatest depth that pontarachnid mites have been found until now, according to their study. Pesic and other scientists collected the newly baptized Litarachna lopezae mite from a coral reef in Mona Passage, a treacherous body of water that separates Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. He's the corresponding author of the study that was published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed online journal ZooKeys. Pesic calls it a small token of gratitude for the singer of hits such as "Ain't It Funny," "I Luh Ya Papi" and his personal favorite, "All I Have."
