Benjamín Morales

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Benjamín Morales was born in the Cubuy neighborhood of Canóvanas on August 25, 1926. He married Ana María Morales with whom he fathered two children, Jaime E. and Ana Carmen, from whom he was born five grandchildren. He began his artistic career in 1953. He has worked as an actor, declamator and announcer for more than fifty years. In theater he has performed more than forty works for the festivals sponsored by the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture, such as "La Zorra y las Uvas" (G. Figueiredo), "Crime on the Island of Las Cabras" (H. Betti), "The Heroic of Buenos Aires" (O. Dragún), "The Man in the Skin of a Viper", "Our People" (Thorton Myler), "Dress Naked" (Pirandelo), "The House without a Clock" (René Marqués). He has also participated in works in New York, such as "Welcome Don Goyito" (M. Ballester) and "The Son of Angela Maria" (Jarnés). He has made more than a hundred soap operas and specials, on local channels, among which are some hits such as: "El Hijo de Angela María", "Tomico", "Cristina Bazán", "La Gata", "El Regreso" and "El Cuarto Mandamiento". On the radio he has worked as a narrator and actor for more than fifty years. In the cinema he has participated in films in local and foreign productions, such as "El Hijo de Angela María", in which he is a co-star; in "Dios los Cría", as a co-star and in "El año terrible del 87", protagonist; among which he won an award in "Linda Sara" by Jacobo Morales. Other recognitions and awards he has received are Agueybaná de Oro in 1974 at the "Codazos Festival" as a Character Actor. In 1971, for three consecutive years, he received the Golden Lamb Award at the "Grewardity Festival", as a Theater Actor. In 1970 he was awarded a Golden Agueybaná at the "Codazos Festival" as Actor of the Year.

Most Popular Benjamín Morales Trailers

Total trailers found: 10

Yuyo Trailer (1989)

02 January 1989

Based on Miguel Meléndez Muñoz's novel.

Dios los cría... Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a property to the Catholic church with guilty feelings; "Entre 12 y 1", where a couple and a close friend get trapped in an elevator; "La gran noche", a night in the life of an old prostitute; and "La otra", where a man alternates between two women.

El escuadrón del pánico Trailer (1969)

21 September 1969

The story of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the US Army composed almost entirely of Puerto Ricans and who participated in the Korean War, suffering heavy casualties.

La Charca Trailer (1990)

02 January 1990

Based on Manuel Zeno Gandía's novel about peasant life in late nineteenth-century Puerto Rico.

La buena herencia Trailer (1967)

02 January 1967

Meant to inform rural communities about the legacy of the Taínos, the indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico, or Borikén, as they called the island.

El hijo de Ángela María Trailer (1974)

12 May 1974

The love of two young people is prevented by the envy and resentment of a greedy man and his evil son.

Cuentos para despertar Trailer (1998)

02 January 1998

Recreates aspects of the life of Abelardo Díaz Alfaro as a rural teacher in Puerto Rico during 1940's, integrating three of his stories "El josco", "Santa Cló va a la cuchilla", and "Don Fruto Torres".

Linda Sara Trailer (1995)

12 January 1995

Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.

El poder del Shakti Trailer (1996)

20 June 1996

Joseph Lando, the Hercolobus man himself, fights all sorts of mystical mayhem in this over-the-top yet delightful Puerto Rican classic.

And God Created Them 2 Trailer (2004)

05 May 2004

Three stories ("Lo mismo de otra manera", "Félix", and "Te tengo una sorpresa") that delve deeply into issues such as human solidarity, infidelity, and social conflicts in contemporary Puerto Rico.