Jacobo Morales

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 12, 1934 (90 years old)

Jacobo Morales

Known For

Broche de oro: Comienzos
1h 26m
Movie 2017

Broche de oro: Comienzos

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. With their typical wit, they recruit other residents, particularly three ladies nicknamed the Greeks. Together they challenge the home's rules of behavior and register into a sports contest for a juicy prize. Because there are no rules for growing old, Broche de oro: Beginnings celebrates life and reminds us to live it to the fullest until the end.

Al final del eclipse
Movie 2017

Al final del eclipse

Explores old age, death, economic hardship and homosexuality, its acceptance and tolerance.

Andrea y Lorenzo
1h 30m
Movie 2016

Andrea y Lorenzo

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 once dumped, now turned rock star, will give her a new perspective on life, love, and being true to herself.

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
1h 44m
Movie 2014

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have ​​films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.

I Am a Director
1h 26m
Movie 2013

I Am a Director

After spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico to make his first feature film.

Medio minuto
0h 16m
Movie 2012

Medio minuto

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 old emotions, but at the same time brings a big surprise.

El viaje de Tortuga
0h 30m
Movie 2010

El viaje de Tortuga

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.

Il Viaggio
1h 38m
Movie 2010

Il Viaggio

Interconnects the life of four Puerto Rican actors and a Colombian director while they participate in a Theater Improvisation Festival. They will be forced to reflect on their future in art amid economic crisis, global warming, and technological dependency.

Todo el año es Navidad
1h 12m
Movie 2009

Todo el año es Navidad

La recompensa
Movie 2008

La recompensa

A young woman flees just before her wedding day and disappears to avoid facing the consequences of her actions.

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.

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