EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The South Fork and Salt fires brought a whole community together to help those impacted by the fires and then later the floods that hit the area. However, the help is not over yet as a famous Hollywood actor used his social media to express his support for the Ruidoso area.
Actor Matthew McConaughey used his Instagram story on Thursday, July 18 to share a link on how to help Ruidoso and Lincoln County.
The Village of Ruidoso shared its gratitude for McConaughey’s support in a Facebook post, along with a screenshot of the actor’s Instagram story.
Back in March, the Village of Ruidoso announced that the movie “The Lost Bus” would film from April 1-7 in Ruidoso.
The movie, starring McConaughey, America Ferrera and Yul Vazquez, “explores what went wrong in California’s Camp Fire, the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century, and how to prevent future tragedies, also including stories of a bus driver and school teacher who helped through a wildfire,” according to IMDb’s website.
A KTSM viewer, Adrian Madrigal, reached out to us saying he and his wife spotted McConaughey filming in Ruidoso the first week of April.
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Madrigal said film crews encouraged the people of Ruidoso to be around during filming and hired hundreds of locals for extras.