Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz

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Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz

Born July 6, 1974 (age 52)

Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz is a Puerto Rican filmmaker known for telling stories that capture the unique idiosyncrasies of the Caribbean experience, focusing on Puerto Rico's biggest currency, its people. His debut feature film Maldeamores (2007), executive produced by Benicio Del Toro and starring actor Luis Guzmán, won several international awards and was Puerto Rico’s submission for Academy Award cons…

Known For

Che: Part OneChe: Part One · 2008
Che: Part One
6.82008
MovieDramaHistory
Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.
Summer of ThreeSummer of Three · 2026
Summer of Three
10.02026
MovieDramaRomance
Returning home to his native Puerto Rico after years away, 17-year-old Javi meets Luife and Kiki, two social misfits who flip his entire world upside down.
De Puerto Rico para el mundoDe Puerto Rico para el mundo · 2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
1.52016
MovieMusicDocumentary
On the Puerto Rican diaspora, which includes renowned artists who have converted New York, Florida, Chicago, Hawaii, Santa Cruz and Dominican Republic into their second home, but with Puerto Rico in their hearts.
Pelota de papelPelota de papel · 1998
Pelota de papel
7.51998
MovieDrama
A boy meets a new friend thanks to a bouncing ball.
MaldeamoresMaldeamores · 2007
Maldeamores
6.92007
MovieComedyDrama
A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
Party Time: The MovieParty Time: The Movie · 2009
Party Time: The Movie
2009
MovieComedyMusic
A long time ago, in a place now known as the eighties, in Puerto Rico you were either a “cocolo”, somebody who listened to music from the ghetto and the streets, or a “rockero”, those who listened to American pop music. Javier is a “cocolo” who’s trying to find the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams. Laura, the prettiest “rockera” in their school, is trying to regain her popularity after her friends reject her for being a flirt. During a mix up at their high school, Laura and Javier are forced to enter a TV dance contest. In order to win, the snotty rich girl and the guy from the wrong side of the tracks have to discover that comedy and teenage angst move to same beat.

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