Brad Pitt . . . in Argentina?

Brad Pitt starred in the 1997 movie Seven Years in Tibet which is supposed to take place in Tibet. However most of the movie wasn't filmed there. Tibet is owned by China and the movie is somewhat critical of communist China. For that reason, the movie could not be filmed there. The directors had to find another mountain range similar to the Himalayas. They chose the Andes and filmed quite a bit of the movie in Argentina. For this reason, Brad Pitt came to Mendoza, Argentina and stayed in Uspallata [oos-pah-shah-tah]. Argentina's mountains are not only pretty but they also attract movie stars and crews for famous films.