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Jacobo Morales

Directing · Born 1934-11-12 · Lajas, Puerto Rico

Biography

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

Filmography

2025No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
2025DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)Señor
2017Al final del eclipseWriter
2017Broche de oro: ComienzosRafael
2017Esta insistente manía de ser felizHimself
2016Andrea y LorenzoPriest
2014Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visualHimself
2013I Am a DirectorJacobo
2012Broche de oroRafael Medina
2012Medio minuto
2010El viaje de Tortuga
2010Il Viaggio
2009Todo el año es NavidadNicolás
2008La recompensaPaco
2007AngelMariano Farías
2005Pa' eso estamosDirector
2005El cuerpo del delito
2004Amores
2004And God Created Them 2
2003Desandando la vidaJulio Dones
2002Julia, toda en mí
1999Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje PóstumoSelf
1998Angelito míoDios
1998The Effects of MagicRodolfo
1998Entangling ShadowsSelf
1998Cuentos para despertarPeyo Mercé
1998Jugando en serio
1995Linda SaraPablo
1990San Juan StoryVíctor Torres
1990Cuentos de AbelardoPeyo Mercé
1989What Happened to SantiagoArístides Esquilín
1986Nicolás y los demásNicolás
1983Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation BootstrapSelf
1979Dios los cría...Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")
1972Up the SandboxFidel Castro
1971BananasEsposito
1970Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
1965La criada malcriadaMoralito

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