Towns & cities
San Juan
capital of Puerto Rico
United States · 18.4653, -66.1167
San Juan is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 19 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.
4 productions were filmed at 9 places inside San Juan rather than at San Juan itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The main and second filming units began filming in and around the capital, San Juan.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names San Juan 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.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Fast Five 2011
- Wizards of Waverly Place 2007–2012
- Amistad 1997
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013–2020
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Assassins
1995
“The film was shot in Seattle, Washington, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Portland, Oregon.” Wikipedia
- 22 Jump Street 2014
- Bad Boys II 2003
- Bananas 1971
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Princess Protection Program
2009
“School scenes as well as homecoming scenes were filmed at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola and Colegio San José in San Juan and lake scenes were filmed at the Carraizo Lake in Trujillo Alto.” Wikipedia
- Executive Decision 1996
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Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
2009
“Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie was filmed primarily in San Juan, Puerto Rico between February and March 2009, the second Disney Channel Original Movie filmed in Puerto Rico after Princess Protection Program, also starring Selena Gomez.” Wikipedia
- Plane 2023
- The Reaping 2007
- A Perfect Getaway 2009
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Mandingo
1975
“The majority of the film was shot primarily in Louisiana, with some additional sequences in San Juan, Puerto Rico.” Wikipedia
- The Do-Over 2016
- Cat Chaser 1989
- Lo que le Pasó a Santiago 1989
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in San Juan
4 productions shot at 9 places inside San Juan, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against San Juan itself.
- Blue Beetle Old San Juan Historic District per Wikipedia 2023
- Homeland Old San Juan Historic District per Wikipedia 2011–2020
- Force of Nature Miramar per Wikipedia 2020
- Let's Get Loud Roberto Clemente Coliseum 2003
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Castles & palaces
Castillo San Cristóbal
United States
fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Towns & cities
Old San Juan Historic District
United States
historic district in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Castles & palaces
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
United States
colossal fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Casa de España
United States
historic social club building in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
United States
college preparatory school located in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Colegio San José
United States
private Catholic school in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Caribe Hilton Hotel
United States
hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Towns & cities
Miramar
United States
subbarrio in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
United States
coliseum in Puerto Rico
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Old San Juan Historic District
United States·under 1 km
historic district in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Castles & palaces
Castillo San Cristóbal
United States·under 1 km
fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Casa de España
United States·under 1 km
historic social club building in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Castles & palaces
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
United States·1 km north-west
colossal fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Landmarks & buildings
Caribe Hilton Hotel
United States·3 km east
hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Towns & cities
Miramar
United States·4 km east
subbarrio in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in San Juan?
23 productions are recorded as filmed in San Juan, 4 of them at places inside it, including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Fast Five (2011) and Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). 19 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in San Juan?
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is San Juan?
San Juan is in the United States. Its coordinates are 18.4653, -66.1167.
What other filming locations are near San Juan?
Old San Juan Historic District (under 1 km), Castillo San Cristóbal (under 1 km), Casa de España (under 1 km), Castillo San Felipe del Morro (1 km north-west) and 2 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 James Willamor from Raleigh, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.