Amílcar Tirado

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Amílcar Tirado

Born April 9, 1922 · Puerto Rico

Died January 24, 2004 · aged 81

No biography available.

Known For

El puenteEl puente · 1951
El puente
5.01951
MovieDocumentaryDrama
The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.
Los peloterosLos peloteros · 1951
Los peloteros
6.51951
MovieDrama
A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
Harbor LightsHarbor Lights · 1963
Harbor Lights
6.01963
MovieMysteryAction
Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then finds Gina Rosario searching his hotel room, and together they begin to investigate Alex's death.
Una gota de aguaUna gota de agua · 1949
Una gota de agua
1949
MovieDocumentary
A drop of water is taken to a laboratory in San Juan, Puerto Rico to determine its purity. The film communicates scientific health information, such as the need to boil drinking water.
Thunder IslandThunder Island · 1963
Thunder Island
5.41963
MovieThrillerAction
A hit man hijacks a boat — and the married couple aboard — in order to carry out a contract on a dictator in the Caribbean.
Luis Muñoz Marín: La voz que no muereLuis Muñoz Marín: La voz que no muere · 1980
Luis Muñoz Marín: La voz que no muere
1980
MovieDocumentary
This 1980 documentary presents an account of the life of Luis Muñoz Marín and an account of what happened during his death and burial.
La noche de don ManuelLa noche de don Manuel · 1963
La noche de don Manuel
1963
MovieDrama
A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico.
Más allá del CapitolioMás allá del Capitolio · 1962
Más allá del Capitolio
1962
MovieDrama
A small town celebrates the triumph of their revolution. Under the euphoria of the moment, the town's founder is declared a traitor and the destruction of his statue is decided by the people. A journalist buys the statue before it is destroyed. Later, the townspeople discover that the statue isn't from who they thought it was and they decide to retrieve it. The journalist, however, doesn't want to give it back, giving rise to the dilemma.

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