When casting for "Willy", Warner Brothers was looking for a whale to play the character, and found that no facility in North America, in the United States, anyway, or Japan, was interested because that story was that he was going to be released to the wild. That the facility that was holding him was greedy and selfish and he needed to be released. Learn more about Keiko and "Free Willy" with our film, streaming worldwide now on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/keikotheuntoldstory and Prime Vide

Watch how Keiko, the orca star of the hit film Free Willy, became the first captive orca to be successfully returned to his ocean. From capture to stardom to rehabilitation, from seapen to daily outings with caretakers, experience how Keiko gained over 3000 lbs, mixed it up with wild orcas, and even exhibited physical signs of attempts to mate, all the while thriving in the waters of his birth. Streaming Worldwide on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/keikotheuntoldstory | Keiko: The Untold Story

For 11 years, Keiko couldn't dive entirely at the tank in Reino Aventura and he could barely breach. In Oregon, he could properly dive and throw his entire body out of the water. In Iceland, he could feel the natural tides of the ocean where he was captured, and finally, in Norway, he was free to come and go as he pleased. Learn more about Keiko's life with our film and our Study Guide for children and adults alike! Link to the film on Amazon Prime (US): https://www.amazon.com/Keiko-Untold-Story

Tap water from the city, bags of salt and no chiller. That's how Keiko lived for 11 years in Reino Aventura, Mexico. Learn more about Keiko's life in Mexico City with our documentary, "Keiko the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy, streaming WORLDWIDE on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/keikotheuntoldstory and streaming in the US and UK on Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Keiko-Untold-Story-Star-Willy/dp/B08RGXMJ9G ------- Agua de la llave de la Ciudad de México, costales de sal y una temperatu