Filming “Fast Five” update | Speed in Moscoso

The action in the film Fast Five continued yesterday with the filming of several scenes of the busiest car on the bridge Teodoro Moscoso, Carolina .

The flags of Puerto Rico and the United States , usually flying in the Teodoro Moscoso bridge were removed for filming.( Primera Hora / Ana Maria Reyes Abruña )

As on other days of shooting the film produced and starring Vin Diesel, the day of filming began in the early morning hours which is more convenient and practical for the production team when they go to shoot this type of scene .

The Department of Transportation and Public Works ( DTOP ) had warned that the Teodoro Moscoso remain closed for two days due to the filming of these scenes. Traffic was diverted Iturregui Carolina Avenue and to the express De Diego Santurce. Still, it was inevitable congestion on alternate routes .

Some citizens addressed by First Time yesterday morning criticized the fact that they had chosen dates coincided with the upcoming back to school to close the road.

“It’s a revolution. I wonder what benefits us all this to us , “said Carmen Pizarro annoyed , a resident of Rio Piedras.

As usual, the set of Fast Five was closed.

From the early hours were seen mobile units ( trucks) loaded with technical equipment and a helicopter flying over the area with a film camera.

Since the plot of the film takes place primarily in Brazil , the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States that usually fly in the Teodoro Moscoso bridge were removed.

No shortage of onlookers who stopped to watch.

“I’ve been following the filming because my idol is Vin Diesel. Now I could get a closer look at Rio Piedras, but I’d like an autograph and a picture with him , but security has been somewhat excessive , “said Jessica Ortega , a resident of Guayama.

It was hoped that the filming of the scenes in the Teodoro Moscoso bridge extending over last night and early today.

Also, other scenes will be shot on this bridge during the day.

Gears filmed final scenesMoreover, Primera Hora also learned that a few days ago Five Fast production filmed some of the final scenes of the tape on the beach at Pine .

Actor Paul Walker , who has shown little inaccessible and nice with the fans who approached him , he was part of these scenes made in Pine .

Filming in Puerto Rico in Fast Five, with the participation of Vin Diesel , Dwayne Johnson ” The Rock, Paul Walker, Tego Calderón and Don Omar, Began in mid-July and will last for some weeks.