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Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

ActorDirectorWriterProducerEditor Nov 12 (age 91) Lajas, Puerto Rico 1965–2025 (60 year career)
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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

Bananas
Film

Bananas

Esposito
Up the Sandbox
Film

Up the Sandbox

Fidel Castro
Lo que le pasó a Santiago
Film

Lo que le pasó a Santiago

Arístides Esquilín
No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
Film

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más

10.0 2025
Linda Sara
Film

Linda Sara

Pablo
Entangling Shadows
Film

Entangling Shadows

Self
Broche de oro
Film

Broche de oro

Rafael Medina
Broche de oro: Comienzos
Film

Broche de oro: Comienzos

Rafael

Filmography