José R. Ramírez

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Danzas puertorriqueñas
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Danzas puertorriqueñas

Jan 01, 1956

Danzas puertorriqueñas
1956 13 min 1 vues
José Raúl Ramírez explains the way an electrical organ works and – more than forty years before he recorded his work – plays a selection of "danzas" on the organ, including "Felices días" by Morel Campos and "Tus caricias" by José Enrique Pedreira.
Documentary
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
La voz del pueblo
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La voz del pueblo

Jan 01, 1948

La voz del pueblo
1948 13 min 1 vues
Documentary that encourages the public to participate in the general elections and the importance of the people's rights to exercise their vote.
Documentary
Una gota de agua
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Una gota de agua

Apr 13, 1949

Una gota de agua
1949 10 min 1 vues
A drop of water is taken to a laboratory in San Juan, Puerto Rico to determine its purity. The film communicates scientific health information, such as the need to boil drinking water.
Documentary
La casa de un amigo
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La casa de un amigo

Jan 01, 1963

La casa de un amigo
1963 38 min 1 vues
The story of a couple who wish to marry, but have no money to build a house. A neighbor recommends that they go by the community asking for cooperation, getting everyone to contribute.
Drama
Ignacio
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Ignacio

Jan 01, 1956

Ignacio
1956 35 min 1 vues
Recreates the town meetings which were a staple of the DivEdCo project. True-life residents debate community priorities, in this case the advisability of building parks and roads before dealing with the severe health issues caused by the town’s water supply. Afflicted by personal tragedy, Ignacio, the common man, finds the courage to challenge the reigning leadership.
Drama
¿Qué opina la mujer?
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¿Qué opina la mujer?

Jan 02, 1957

¿Qué opina la mujer?
1957 20 min 1 vues
The role that women should play in the modern-day Puerto Rican family is discussed. The discussion is dramatized by a rural husband and wife involved in a domestic dispute.
Documentary
El secreto
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El secreto

Jan 01, 1958

El secreto
1958 40 min 1 vues
Illustrates the dilemma of a sugarcane worker who has a child out of wedlock without his wife’s knowledge.
Drama
Caña
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Caña

Jan 01, 1948

Caña
1948 12 min 1 vues
This short film celebrates the social legislation of wage reform for cane laborers.
Documentary
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
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Luna de miel en Puerto Rico

Jan 01, 1966

Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
1966 115 min 2 vues
Manuel, the manager of the (real-life) Hotel Condado Beach in San Juan, and his assistant Paquito decide to promote their establishment by offering free "honeymoons in Puerto Rico" to newlywed couples.
Comedy
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
Millonario a go-go
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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
Los peloteros
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Los peloteros

May 29, 1951

Los peloteros
1951 82 min 1 vues
A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
Drama
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
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Luna de miel en Puerto Rico

Jan 01, 1966

Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
1966 115 min 2 vues
Manuel, the manager of the (real-life) Hotel Condado Beach in San Juan, and his assistant Paquito decide to promote their establishment by offering free "honeymoons in Puerto Rico" to newlywed couples.
Comedy
Counterplot
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Counterplot

Oct 01, 1959

Counterplot
1959 76 min 7 vues
Man hides out in Puerto Rico from the police and his double-crossing attorney.
Crime
Fiend of Dope Island
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Fiend of Dope Island

Jan 01, 1961

Fiend of Dope Island
1961 76 min 5 vues
Charlie is a dope smuggler who lives on his own private desert island and rules over the natives with an iron fist. When the native stooges get out of line, Charlie literally cracks the whip on his insubordinate subordinates. When a sexpot named Glory comes to the island, he holds her prisoner and makes her go-go dance for him.
Crime
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