Jacobo Morales
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 10.914 |
Birthday | 1934-11-12 |
Place of Birth | Lajas, Puerto Rico |
Also Known As | Jacobo Morales Ramírez, |
1972
Up the Sandbox
5.794/17
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 mo...
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Up the Sandbox
2012
Broche de Oro
0/0
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 an...
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Broche de Oro
1979
Dios los cría...
5/2
Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a pr...
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Dios los cría...
1989
Lo que le pasó a Santiago
6.8/5
Santiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San Juan. They soon become friends, even though she refus...
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Lo que le pasó a Santiago
1986
Nicolás y los demás
5/2
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. Nicol...
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Nicolás y los demás
1970
Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
5/1
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.
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Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
1971
Bananas
6.7/731
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 rebelli...
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Bananas
1965
La criada malcriada
0/0
Azucena is a saucy maid whose personality causes many comical situations. These will increase when the family she works for hosts a recently widowed m...
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La criada malcriada
1979
Dios los cría...
5/2
Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a pr...
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Dios los cría...
1995
Linda Sara
6/4
Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.
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Linda Sara
2004
And God Created Them 2
0/0
Three stories ("Lo mismo de otra manera", "Félix", and "Te tengo una sorpresa") that delve deeply into issues such as human solidarity, infidelity, an...
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And God Created Them 2
2007
Angel
0/0
The film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo is responsible for the wrongful imprisonment of Mariano...
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Angel
2010
Il Viaggio
0/0
Interconnects the life of four Puerto Rican actors and a Colombian director while they participate in a Theater Improvisation Festival. They will be f...
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Il Viaggio
1990
Cuentos de Abelardo
0/0
A selection of three short stories by Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Díaz Alfaro (“Don Procopio”, “Peyo Mercé enseña inglés”, and “Bagazo”), portraying...
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Cuentos de Abelardo
2013
I Am a Director
0/0
After spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico to make his first feature film.
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I Am a Director
2002
Julia, toda en mí
0/0
A poetic journey about the life and work of Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos.
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Julia, toda en mí
2005
El cuerpo del delito
0/0
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....
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El cuerpo del delito
2016
Andrea y Lorenzo
6/1
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...
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Andrea y Lorenzo
2003
Desandando la vida
0/0
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...
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Desandando la vida
2012
Medio minuto
0/0
In the night of her fifty-four wedding anniversary, Rafaela finds out that Angel, her husband, has recently visit his ex-lover. This incident awakes o...
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Medio minuto
1998
Angelito mío
0/0
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 fo...
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Angelito mío
1999
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo
0/0
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro visits the places that inspired him to write his book "Terrazzo". His life and work is explored through interviews with friends a...
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Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo
1998
Cuentos para despertar
0/0
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", "...
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Cuentos para despertar
1998
Entangling Shadows
5.3/3
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its s...
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Entangling Shadows
1998
The Effects of Magic
0/0
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The Effects of Magic
2004
Amores
0/0
Amores explores the world of acting from its most basic and solitary form: the monologue. If only an actor, a text, and someone who hears it are neede...
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Amores
2008
La recompensa
0/0
A young woman flees just before her wedding day and disappears to avoid facing the consequences of her actions.
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La recompensa
2010
El viaje de Tortuga
0/0
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 leavin...
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El viaje de Tortuga
2014
Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
0/0
A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. V...
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Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
1990
San Juan Story
0/0
A professional rum-taster must negotiate the paths of love, superstition, and magic to regain his lost powers.
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San Juan Story
2009
Todo el año es Navidad
0/0
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Todo el año es Navidad
2017
Broche de oro: Comienzos
8/1
Rafael, Pablo and Anselmo meet at an elders’ home. Their friendship grows based on their sense of humor and will to live. Life at the home can be sad....
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Broche de oro: Comienzos
2017
Al final del eclipse
0/0
Explores old age, death, economic hardship and homosexuality, its acceptance and tolerance.
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Al final del eclipse
1998
Jugando en serio
0/0
A group of filmmakers analyze the situation of their country's cinema while some children record them.
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