Jacobo Morales
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.
Bananas
as EspositoWhen a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin...
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Up the Sandbox
as Fidel CastroBored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and...
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Lo que le pasó a Santiago
as Arístides EsquilínSantiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San...
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Dios los cría...
as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")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")Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an...
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as uncreditedTortuga is a young man who runs away from home seeking to escape reality. On the journey, he...
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Entangling Shadows
as SelfDocumentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and...
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Andrea y Lorenzo
as PriestAndrea is a young journalist who feels her professional and personal life have come to a halt....
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Nicolás y los demás
as NicolásReturning to Puerto Rico after living abroad for a long time, Paco, out of work, meets...
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Broche de Oro
as Rafael MedinaRafael, Elmo, and Pablo run away from the strict Catholic retirement home where they live with...
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I Am a Director
as JacoboAfter spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico...
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Angel
as Mariano FaríasThe film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo...
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Jugando en serio
as uncreditedA group of filmmakers analyze the situation of their country's cinema while some children record...
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Linda Sara
as PabloFacing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house,...
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Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
as HimselfA look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the...
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Angelito mío
as DiosHeaven is in chaos. God left for Earth to seek faith and hope in humanity. San Wichón stays in...
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La criada malcriada
as MoralitoAzucena is a saucy maid whose personality causes many comical situations. These will increase...
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Broche de oro: Comienzos
as RafaelRafael, Pablo and Anselmo meet at an elders’ home. Their friendship grows based on their sense...
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Il Viaggio
as uncreditedInterconnects the life of four Puerto Rican actors and a Colombian director while they...
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Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
as uncreditedBased on a real-life death penalty case in Puerto Rico. The execution of Arocho and Clemente was...
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