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Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt
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Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt

Sep 15, 1970

Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt
1970 47 min 1 vues
Filmed entirely on location in the Caribbean, this touching family drama tells the adventurous tale of a Puerto Rican boy who befriends a Paso Fino palomino, a descendant of the horses of the Spanish Conquistadors. The young man kidnaps the colt in order to ride in the island horse championships and ends up learning a lesson in responsibility and honor.
Family
La noche de don Manuel
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La noche de don Manuel

Jan 01, 1963

La noche de don Manuel
1963 40 min 1 vues
A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico.
Drama
Machuchal: Agente 0
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Machuchal: Agente 0

Jan 01, 1966

Machuchal: Agente 0
1966 80 min 2 vues
Machuchal as a federal agent. He presents his humorous adventures and exploits in the city of New York as Agent 0. The film is an extremely mild spoof of James Bondish-spy films.
Comedy
La botija
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La botija

Jan 02, 1964

La botija
1964 41 min 1 vues
A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico.
Drama
Amor perdóname
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Amor perdóname

Jan 02, 1967

Amor perdóname
1967 90 min 2 vues
Businessman Carlos meets Ana María in a Mexico City nightclub. He escorts her home, and makes a date for the next day. Ana María is actually a prostitute whose pimp, Arturo, thinks Carlos would be a good client, and urges her to be nice to him. They fall in love, and Carlos proposes marriage to her, indicating he must return to Puerto Rico soon.
Drama
Millonario a go-go
4.4

Millonario a go-go

Dec 09, 1965

Millonario a go-go
1965 90 min 5 vues
Jíbaro Machuchal inherits a piece of land in Condado Beach. When he arrives, he finds a hotel has been built on his land.
Comedy
Ayer amargo
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Ayer amargo

Jan 01, 1960

Ayer amargo
1960 110 min 1 vues
Follows the life of a loving couple that is childless. Juana consults help from many sources so she can conceive, but to no avail. However, her husband Manolo has an illegitimate son by a prostitute. He hopes to raise him as their mutual son, but the boy's arrival marks a profound change in the couple's life, as Juana struggles with her relationship with the child and her husband.
Drama
La guagua aérea
6.4

La guagua aérea

Mar 01, 1993

La guagua aérea
1993 72 min 4 vues
A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.
Comedy
Maruja
6.5

Maruja

Jan 01, 1959

Maruja
1959 121 min 12 vues
In a small rural town, everybody lays eyes on Maruja, the most beautiful woman there. After the son of the mayor comes back from France, he also notices Maruja, setting forth events of love, jealousy, guilt, and anger.
Drama
Cuentos de Abelardo
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Cuentos de Abelardo

Jan 02, 1990

Cuentos de Abelardo
1990 87 min 1 vues
A selection of three short stories by Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Díaz Alfaro (“Don Procopio”, “Peyo Mercé enseña inglés”, and “Bagazo”), portraying typical characters of the Puerto Rican social and economic classes in the 1940's.
Drama
Los dos mundos de Angelita
5.8

Los dos mundos de Angelita

Oct 28, 1983

Los dos mundos de Angelita
1983 73 min 4 vues
As experienced by 9 year old Angelita, the film portrays the hardship of migration endured by her family’s move from a small town in Puerto Rico to New York City’s Lower East Side.
Drama
Cuentos para despertar
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Cuentos para despertar

Jan 02, 1998

Cuentos para despertar
1998 137 min 1 vues
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", "Santa Cló va a la cuchilla", and "Don Fruto Torres".
Drama
Yuyo
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Yuyo

Jan 02, 1989

Yuyo
1989 242 min 1 vues
Based on Miguel Meléndez Muñoz's novel.
Drama
El curandero del pueblo
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El curandero del pueblo

Jan 01, 1968

El curandero del pueblo
1968 90 min 2 vues
Machuchal is a rural healer that uses ancient methods and herbs as cures, obtaining the confidence of the community for many years. After an emergency in which a child almost dies, Machuchal is persuaded to attend nursing school.
Romance