Acting

Antonio Martorell

Born April 18, 1939 · Santurce, Puerto Rico (age 87)

Antonio "Toño" Martorell Cardona is a printmaker, painter, draftsman, installation artist, stage and costume designer, writer, illustrator, and teacher. He is one of the most prolific Puerto Rican artists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.

Known For

La gran fiestaLa gran fiesta · 1986
La gran fiesta
6.41986
MovieDramaRomance
In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other.
Perfume de gardeniasPerfume de gardenias · 2021
Perfume de gardenias
2021
MovieDramaComedy
After the death of her husband, a grieving elderly woman is enlisted by a coterie of gossipy elderly women in her neighborhood to plan and create custom funerals – offering seniors a chance to plan in advance how they want their funerals to be presented, and how they want their lives to be celebrated.
Julia, toda en míJulia, toda en mí · 2002
Julia, toda en mí
8.02002
MovieDocumentary
A poetic journey about the life and work of Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos.
Ese olor a lechónEse olor a lechón · 2018
Ese olor a lechón
2018
MovieComedy
An experimental dance company integrated by overweight dancers pay homage to Botero's work in their latest production 'More of you to love.' Omy, the lead dancer, has to deal with his low self-esteem when he's asked to perform nude while being confronted with his faith, when his wife-to-be converts.
Entangling ShadowsEntangling Shadows · 1998
Entangling Shadows
5.81998
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.
Linda SaraLinda Sara · 1995
Linda Sara
6.81995
MovieComedyRomance
Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.
Las CameliasLas Camelias · 2022
Las Camelias
2022
MovieComedy
A movie based on the famous novel "Las Camelias"
Jugando en serioJugando en serio · 1998
Jugando en serio
1998
MovieDrama
A group of filmmakers analyze the situation of their country's cinema while some children record them.

Filmography

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Entangling ShadowsEntangling Shadows · 1998
Entangling Shadows
5.81998
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.