Jacobo Morales

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Jacobo Morales

Born November 12, 1934 · Lajas, Puerto Rico (age 91)

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 r…

Known For

BananasBananas · 1971
Bananas
★ 6.71971
MovieComedy
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.
Up the SandboxUp the Sandbox · 1972
Up the Sandbox
★ 5.91972
MovieComedyDrama
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.
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTosDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos
MovieMusicDrama
Follows the nostalgic life of and old man and his loyal friend, focusing on reflections of the past and changes in Puerto Rican culture.
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.
The Effects of MagicThe Effects of Magic · 1998
The Effects of Magic
★ 4.51998
MovieFantasyAdventure
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.
Angelito míoAngelito mío · 1998
Angelito mío
★ 9.01998
MovieAdventureFantasy
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. Disillusioned because Heaven is no longer a paradise, the girl angel María de las Estrellas (Mary of the Stars) descends to Earth to look for Heaven's top boss.
El viaje de TortugaEl viaje de Tortuga · 2010
El viaje de Tortuga
2010
MovieDrama
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.
Nicolás y los demásNicolás y los demás · 1986
Nicolás y los demás
★ 4.51986
MovieDrama
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. Nicolás invites him to his house, where Paco meets a woman from his past.

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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.

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