Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo

Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo 1992

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Through interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, the documentary relates the life and career of Rafael Hernández, one of Puerto Rico’s most renowned and beloved composers of popular songs.

1992

Yuyo

Yuyo 1989

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Based on Miguel Meléndez Muñoz's novel.

1989

1937: Masacre de Ponce

1937: Masacre de Ponce 2002

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The Ponce Massacre took place on March 21, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when a peaceful civilian march turned into a police shooting. 19 civilians and two policemen were killed, with more than 200 others wounded. It remains the largest massacre in post-Spanish imperial history in Puerto Rico.

2002

Las caras de Matria

Las caras de Matria 2016

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The documentary consists of 10 self-portrait stories elaborated by participants of the Matria Project. Matria has been a space of transformation and empowerment for women in Puerto Rico.

2016

La llamarada

La llamarada 2016

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Adaptation from Enrique A. Laguerre's novel "La llamarada". It depicts the struggles of Puerto Rican peons in the sugar cane fields during the 1930's.

2016

Zompi

Zompi 2005

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Alex, a 10 year old child, faces the trauma of his parents' divorce, a new home, neighborhood, and school. Alex dreams of being a famous ballplayer like his father, but the instability of his new life makes him an insecure child and unable to recognize his talent. The arrival of Zompi, a virtual intelligent animal, transforms and helps him overcome all his fears.

2005

Pa' eso estamos

Pa' eso estamos 2005

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A group of comedians tell everyday stories of a barriada.

2005

Bienvenido Don Goyito

Bienvenido Don Goyito 2017

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Satirical comedy about a jíbaro that moves from the country to the city and resists to change his rural customs. The film depicts family and emotional conflicts that Puerto Rico suffered due to Americanization.

2017

El color de la guayaba

El color de la guayaba 2010

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Bautista is a taxicab driver that has been rented by a woman named Ada. Ada wants him to drive her to the other side of the island with the condition that he doesn't take any other passengers and that he drives her to get some guavas. During the trip, Bautista, a driver for more than 44 years, becomes a storyteller. He tells Ada different stories that he has heard all related to the exotic guava fruit. These stories begin to take life while Bautista tells them, giving us a whimsical touch of magical realism with a Caribbean twist, and showing how fragile the circumstances these characters live are.

2010

Amores

Amores 2004

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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 needed to make an acting exercise, then Amores offers fourteen splendid acts from renowned professionals in Puerto Rico. Amores is composed by different monologues that, in set, offer reflection on aspects of love. In this manner, the title becomes a statement: amor es... (love is...)

2004

Revolución en el infierno

Revolución en el infierno 2004

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Illustrates the events of the Ponce Massacre through the life of one of the victims, Ulpiano Perea.

2004

Cal y Arena

Cal y Arena 2016

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The Mora family has everything - great jobs, good schools for their kids, a beautiful home, nice cars. They suddenly find themselves facing a financial debacle and losing most of those things. Each member of the family deals with the crisis through their own way: humor, anger, faith, despair or holding on to love.

2016

Tercera

Tercera 2008

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Four young people, who show no respect for their elders, wake up one morning to the surprise they are now 70 years old.

2008

El último caso del detective Prado

El último caso del detective Prado 2006

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After a long career as a detective in the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Police of Puerto Rico, José Rafael Prado takes office work before retiring. The murder of a coworker creates a vacancy Prado quickly wants to fill in order to "retire with honor".

2006

Pogreso

Pogreso 2005

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Documentary that poses a profound and critical look at Puerto Rico. Has the progress that was promised with the Commonwealth been fullfilled or accomplished?

2005

The Escape

The Escape 2010

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The Orama Family, coffee growers for generations in the central mountain region of Puerto Rico, cherish their traditions and their famous gourmet coffee. The entire household is abuzz preparing for the wedding of Isabel, the youngest daughter. The bride, however, is getting cold feet and plans to run away on the eve of her wedding.

2010

100,000

100,000 2010

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There are over 100,000 dogs living in the streets of Puerto Rico. Why? This Emmy winning documentary is an in-depth investigation about the current situation of animal abandonment in the island.

2010