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Synopsis of the
Making of the Movie
The documentary “The Miracle of The Pacocha” is
an independent production that originally, was
not intended to be made. It came to be during
the resolution of a discrepancy between two
separate accounts of the events surrounding
the sinking of the Peruvian Submarine BAP Pacocha
in August of 1988. According to a US Department of Defense Report, the hatch was naturally closed by the sea pressure. However, it did state that Lieutenant Cotrina considered it a miracle.
In August of 2004, an opportunity to resolve this discrepancy came to Chris Massarotti (an electrical engineer) in the form of a Peruvian missionary from Callao, the city where the accident occurred. Maria Salazar, founder of Peruvian Mission, was willing to help him find information to resolve the discrepancy. Although she had never heard of the accident or miracle, she had connections in helping him attempt to find the documents that he needed. She not only located the order of nuns that was founded by Marija Petkovic’ of Christ Crucified, but these nuns also tracked down Lieutenant Cotrina, the witness of the miracle. Roger, who was working for the Peruvian Defense Department, was willing to talk to him about the event. In addition, the rector of the seminary in Callao, Bishop Javier Del Rio, offered to host Chris Massarotti if he decided to come. This was incredible to Chris and was much more than he had bargained for. But he decided to take a risk and embrace the opportunity of a lifetime, taking on the responsibility of executive producer of a documentary on the subject. He would fund this project out of the equity in his house.
Not knowing anything about movie production, he contacted an old high school professor, Joe Tarabino, to ask for advice on what equipment to buy, how to use it, and how to produce a movie. After buying and trying the equipment, it became evident that he could not do this himself. Once again he turned to Maria Salazar, who just happened to know a producer in Peru named Fernando Verano Ponce, who was experienced in these types of projects and was quite willing to help. Coincidentally, Fernando’s great grandfather was one of the founders of the Peruvian submarine force and one of his uncles is currently an admiral in the Peruvian navy. Chris hired Fernando and his crew to film and produce the documentary.
Maria Salazar was hired as the interpreter and transcriber. They were also fortunate enough to enlist the services of her trusted driver, Jose Maita. Jose was a humble and calm man with the nerve to drive the busy streets of Peru. Over the course of time, Chris would come to refer to him as the master of the right-hand turn from the left-hand lane.
Worthy of note was the presence of a man who worked silently behind the scenes and was an invaluable contact with the Peruvian navy. This man was retired commander Jorge Guerrero Lange. Jorge was the president of Promarina, a Peruvian military auxiliary group. Jorge made it possible for some of the interviews with the admirals. These interviews helped to establish the fact that the miracle, and spirituality for that matter, is valued by the lowly and the powerful alike.
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