By: Luis Álvarez Guevara, correspondent in Cusco
Expectation and a bit of discomfort caused the first day of recording the Transformers film saga, the awakening of the beasts, which had as its scenery the Plaza Mayor of Cusco, its colonial temples, and its old houses were the privileged spectators of the filming of the Paramount Pictures.
For those who could see, the old Auccaypata (Quechua name of the Plaza Mayor), was set in 1994, in full celebration of the Cusco carnival, where the traditional dances shone with their color and rhythm.
The Saqras, dance of characters that represent restless demons were some of the protagonists, they danced in the middle of a carnival corso.
The square was set with the presence of street vendors, patrol cars that move away from those that were at the time, as well as multicolored flags and ribbons that said “Carnaval Cusco 94”.
From very early, police and security members of the production company in charge of filming the film restricted the passage to the main roads to the historic center.
Many onlookers tried to take some photos or images of what was happening in the Cusco square, however, they were immediately prohibited by those in charge of jealously guarding any image from leaking into the networks.
The recordings will continue this Monday. The monumental helmet will be closed from 06:00 to 18:00.
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On the other hand, the Mexican Kate del Castillo announced through her Instagram stories her arrival at the citadel of Machu Picchu, along with the entire Telemundo and Netflix production team.
On Friday night, some Peruvian actors such as Mayella Lloclla and Gerardo Zamora, who take part in the filming, were photographed with the actress who plays Teresa Mendoza.
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