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• Alexis Diaz Limaco obituary

  12-06-2023 17:02
  
  My former brother-in-law and friend Alexis Diaz Limaco, who has died from cancer aged 50, devoted his life to animal welfare and workers’ rights. Armed with irresistible charm and determination, Alexis was at the heart of a huge public shift in attitudes towards animals in entertainment in Latin America and leaves a legacy of legislation in many countries.A chance encounter in an Indian restaurant in Brick Lane, London, with Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips, founders of the animal welfare orga
  
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• ‘We used a rocket-launcher for his leap to freedom!’ How we made Free Willy

  12-06-2023 15:38
  
  ‘Keiko the whale was fantastic. If I didn’t say hi to him, he’d blow water on me from his spout. And how do you say hi to a whale? You jump on his back really hard!’I loved the script but someone else was given the job of directing it. I was in Russia, shooting The Young Indiana Jones, when my agent called and said: “Guess what? They want to remove the director and offer it to you.” I flew to Los Angeles and met with Warner Bros. They showed me a video of 10 k
  
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