Jacobo Morales

Born: 1934-11-12

Jacobo Morales Ramírez (born November 12, 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur. He is considered by many to be the most influential filmmaker in Puerto Rico. Jacobo Morales' "Lo que le pasó a Santiago" (1989) reached an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990, being the only Academy Award recognition a Puerto Rican film has yet to reach.


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Bananas

as Esposito
Released: 1971-04-28

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin...

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Angel

as Mariano Farías
Released: 2007-08-16

The film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo...

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Up the Sandbox

as Fidel Castro
Released: 1972-12-21

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and...

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Linda Sara

as Pablo
Released: 1995-01-12

Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house,...

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Angelito mío

as Dios
Released: 1998-11-11

Heaven is in chaos. God left for Earth to seek faith and hope in humanity. San Wichón stays in...

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Entangling Shadows

as Self
Released: 1998-06-02

Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and...

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Broche de oro: Comienzos

as Rafael
Released: 2017-09-01

Rafael, Pablo and Anselmo meet at an elders’ home. Their friendship grows based on their sense...

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Il Viaggio

as uncredited
Released: 2010-07-21

Interconnects the life of four Puerto Rican actors and a Colombian director while they...

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I Am a Director

as Jacobo
Released: 2013-05-09

After spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico...

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Dios los cría...

as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")
Released: 1979-01-01

Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an...

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Dios los cría...

as Fernando Sepúlveda (segment "La Otra")
Released: 1979-01-01

Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an...

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Jugando en serio

as uncredited
Released: 1998-01-02

A group of filmmakers analyze the situation of their country's cinema while some children record...

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Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca

as uncredited
Released: 1970-03-04

Based on a real-life death penalty case in Puerto Rico. The execution of Arocho and Clemente was...

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Broche de Oro

as Rafael Medina
Released: 2012-09-13

Rafael, Elmo, and Pablo run away from the strict Catholic retirement home where they live with...

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Nicolás y los demás

as Nicolás
Released: 1986-09-13

Returning to Puerto Rico after living abroad for a long time, Paco, out of work, meets...

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El viaje de Tortuga

as uncredited
Released: 2010-12-05

Tortuga is a young man who runs away from home seeking to escape reality. On the journey, he...

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Andrea y Lorenzo

as Priest
Released: 2016-04-28

Andrea is a young journalist who feels her professional and personal life have come to a halt....

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Lo que le pasó a Santiago

as Arístides Esquilín
Released: 1989-06-22

Santiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San...

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La criada malcriada

as Moralito
Released: 1965-01-01

Azucena is a saucy maid whose personality causes many comical situations. These will increase...

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Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

as Himself
Released: 2014-10-28

A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the...

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