Towns & cities

Belen

city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States

United States · 34.6656, -106.7761

Belen is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 8 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The production filmed the Trinity test scenes in Belen, New Mexico, with Murphy climbing a 100-foot steel tower, a replica of the original site used in the Manhattan Project, in rough weather.”

Oppenheimer (2023) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Belen as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Oppenheimer 2023
Transcendence 2014
“The fictional town of Brightwood was created in downtown Belen, New Mexico.” Wikipedia
The Last Stand 2013
“The Doodlebug at Doodlebug Park was restored by the production crew from the movie The Last Stand, which was filmed near the park, at the request of Lions Gate and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who starred in the film.” Wikipedia
Cry Macho 2021
Messiah 2020–
Swing Vote 2008
“Swing Vote was shot primarily in Albuquerque and Belen, New Mexico.” Wikipedia
Midnight, Texas 2017–
Two Men in Town 2014

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Belen?

8 productions are recorded as filmed in Belen, including Oppenheimer (2023), Transcendence (2014) and The Last Stand (2013). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Belen?

Oppenheimer (2023), covered by 81 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Belen?

Belen is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.6656, -106.7761.

What other filming locations are near Belen?

Valencia County (6 km north), Los Lunas (16 km north), Isleta (28 km north), Manzano Mountains (34 km east) and 1 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by AllenS, Public domain.