Jacobo Morales

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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.

Most Popular Jacobo Morales Trailers

Total trailers found: 36

Entangling Shadows Trailer (1998)

02 June 1998

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

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual Trailer (2014)

28 October 2014

A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today.

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.

Todo el año es Navidad Trailer (2009)

26 November 2009

Broche de oro: Comienzos Trailer (2017)

01 September 2017

Rafael, Pablo and Anselmo meet at an elders’ home. Their friendship grows based on their sense of humor and will to live.

San Juan Story Trailer (1990)

30 April 1990

A professional rum-taster must negotiate the paths of love, superstition, and magic to regain his lost powers.

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca Trailer (1970)

04 March 1970

Based on a real-life death penalty case in Puerto Rico. The execution of Arocho and Clemente was one of the last ones to take place in the island.

Jugando en serio Trailer (1998)

02 January 1998

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

La recompensa Trailer (2008)

15 September 2008

A young woman flees just before her wedding day and disappears to avoid facing the consequences of her actions.

Angelito mío Trailer (1998)

11 November 1998

Heaven is in chaos. God left for Earth to seek faith and hope in humanity. San Wichón stays in charge of the Celestial Senate and, in his campaign for the governorship, things get out of control.

Bananas Trailer (1971)

28 April 1971

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

Andrea y Lorenzo Trailer (2016)

28 April 2016

Andrea is a young journalist who feels her professional and personal life have come to a halt. But the return of Lorenzo, her former college flame she once dumped, now turned rock star, will give her a new perspective on life, love, and being true to herself.

I Am a Director Trailer (2013)

09 May 2013

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

La criada malcriada Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

Azucena is a saucy maid whose personality causes many comical situations. These will increase when the family she works for hosts a recently widowed millionaire returning to Puerto Rico after many years.

Up the Sandbox Trailer (1972)

21 December 1972

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.

Broche de oro Trailer (2012)

13 September 2012

Rafael, Elmo, and Pablo run away from the strict Catholic retirement home where they live with Carlos, Rafael's grandson, to embark on an adventure and prove life does not stop because of age.

Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo Trailer (1999)

01 August 1999

Abelardo Díaz Alfaro visits the places that inspired him to write his book "Terrazzo". His life and work is explored through interviews with friends and colleagues.

The Effects of Magic Trailer (1998)

28 September 1998

A magician, aided by his talking magic bunny, joins forces with his previously estranged magician father, and together they fight the forces of evil to protect the art of magic.

Pa' eso estamos Trailer (2005)

17 July 2005

A group of comedians tell everyday stories of a barriada.

Julia, toda en mí Trailer (2002)

20 July 2002

A poetic journey about the life and work of Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos.

El viaje de Tortuga Trailer (2010)

05 December 2010

Tortuga is a young man who runs away from home seeking to escape reality. On the journey, he discovers that the solution to his problems is not leaving his community, but changing his views on his surroundings.

Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap Trailer (1983)

02 January 1983

This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or Operation Bootstrap).

What Happened to Santiago Trailer (1989)

22 June 1989

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

Cuentos de Abelardo Trailer (1990)

02 January 1990

A selection of three short stories by Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Díaz Alfaro (“Don Procopio”, “Peyo Mercé enseña inglés”, and “Bagazo”), portraying typical characters of the Puerto Rican social and economic classes in the 1940's.

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más Trailer (2025)

20 September 2025

Watch Bad Bunny live from San Juan, Puerto Rico and celebrate the music, culture, and community that makes Puerto Rico unforgettable.

Desandando la vida Trailer (2003)

15 September 2003

The story of a man who after the death of his wife begins to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. The film illustrates how each family member reacts to this event and how this man feels that his life is going back to a road already traveled.

Angel Trailer (2007)

16 August 2007

The film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo is responsible for the wrongful imprisonment of Mariano Farías and the murder of his pregnant wife.

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".

El cuerpo del delito Trailer (2005)

11 May 2005

The shocking and compelling true story of two women; one savagely raped, tortured and burned; the other, a detective that makes this case her mission.

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.

Al final del eclipse Trailer (2017)

06 September 2017

Don Leoncio, a conservative old man, demands that his only son, Dionisio, marry and start a family if he wants to inherit his fortune.

Nicolás y los demás Trailer (1986)

13 September 1986

Returning to Puerto Rico after living abroad for a long time, Paco, out of work, meets successful Nicolás, an old friend from his college years.

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.

Il Viaggio Trailer (2010)

21 July 2010

Interconnects the life of four Puerto Rican actors and a Colombian director while they participate in a Theater Improvisation Festival.

Medio minuto Trailer (2012)

02 January 2012

In the night of her fifty-four wedding anniversary, Rafaela finds out that Angel, her husband, has recently visit his ex-lover.

Esta insistente manía de ser feliz Trailer (2017)

31 August 2017

This documentary explores how art and beauty serve as a path to recovery and social contribution in the lives of four Puerto Rican artists diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.