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Inside “Jaguar Beach”: Filming Costa Rica's Wildlife

Season 44 Episode 4 | 5m 06s

Cameraman and producer Filipe DeAndrade shares the challenges and triumphs behind “Jaguar Beach.” Over two years of filming on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the crew faced extreme conditions. But for Filipe, the project became more than a film; it was a mission to protect the wildlife he came to know so intimately.

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