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Jacobo Morales(I)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Jacobo Morales burst onto the entertainment industry at the age of fourteen and soon after, developed his writing skills in television and with La criada malcriada (1965). The first film he directed, Dios los cría (1979), is recognized as the marking point where Puerto Rico's film industry evolved. His third film, What Happened to 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. Morales is considered by many to be the most influential filmmaker in Puerto Rico.
BornNovember 12, 1934
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    Known for

    Bananas (1971)
    Bananas
    6.9
    • Esposito
    • 1971
    What Happened to Santiago (1989)
    What Happened to Santiago
    7.2
    • Arístides Esquilín
    • 1989
    Dios los cría (1979)
    Dios los cría
    8.6
    • Alberto Palacios , Fernando Sepúlveda(segments "Entre Doce Y Una", "La Otra")
    • 1979
    Barbra Streisand in Up the Sandbox (1972)
    Up the Sandbox
    5.8
    • Fidel Castro
    • 1972

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Una ventana al cielo
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1965
    • Bad Bunny: Baile Inolvidable (2025)
      Bad Bunny: Baile Inolvidable
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Jacobo Morales
      • 2025
    • Jacobo Morales in DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos (2025)
      DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos
      7.8
      Short
      • Señor
      • 2025
    • Broche de Oro: Comienzos (2017)
      Broche de Oro: Comienzos
      8.1
      • Rafael
      • 2017
    • Andrea y Lorenzo (2016)
      Andrea y Lorenzo
      8.2
      • Sacerdote
      • 2016
    • Medio minuto (2012)
      Medio minuto
      Short
      • Ángel
      • 2012
    • Broche de Oro - 2012
      Broche de Oro
      7.8
      • Rafael Medina
      • 2012
    • Carlos Rivera Marchand in I Am a Director (2012)
      I Am a Director
      7.1
      • Jacobo
      • 2012
    • Jacobo Morales, Norman Santiago, Yezmin Luzzed, and Gil René in Il Viaggio (2011)
      Il Viaggio
      • 2011
    • El Viaje de Tortuga (2010)
      El Viaje de Tortuga
      Short
      • Maestro Bueno
      • 2010
    • La recompensa
      TV Movie
      • Paco
      • 2008
    • Ángel (2007)
      Ángel
      6.6
      • Mariano Farías
      • 2007
    • El cuerpo del delito (2005)
      El cuerpo del delito
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • 2005
    • Amores (2004)
      Amores
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • (monólogo: No tuve la culpa)
      • 2004
    • Jacobo Morales in Dios los cría 2 (2004)
      Dios los cría 2
      8.2
      • Alfonso (segment "Lo mismo de otra manera")
      • 2004
    • Cuentos para despertar (1998)
      Cuentos para despertar
      6.9
      • Peyo Mercé
      • 1998

    Writer

    • Al final del eclipse (2016)
      Al final del eclipse
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Ángel (2007)
      Ángel
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Pa' eso estamos (2005)
      Pa' eso estamos
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Jacobo Morales in Dios los cría 2 (2004)
      Dios los cría 2
      8.2
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Chayanne and Dayanara Torres in Linda Sara (1994)
      Linda Sara
      7.7
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • What Happened to Santiago (1989)
      What Happened to Santiago
      7.2
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Nicolás y los demás (1986)
      Nicolás y los demás
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Fernando Allende, Elia Enid Cadilla, Carlos Cestero, Cordelia González, Efraín López Neris, Maruja Mas, Jaime Montilla, Esther Sandoval, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Nino Roger, and Ivonne Goderich in Tiempo de vivir (1985)
      Tiempo de vivir
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1985
    • Dios los cría (1979)
      Dios los cría
      8.6
      • writer
      • 1979
    • El regreso
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1977

    Director

    • Al final del eclipse (2016)
      Al final del eclipse
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ángel (2007)
      Ángel
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Pa' eso estamos (2005)
      Pa' eso estamos
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Jacobo Morales in Dios los cría 2 (2004)
      Dios los cría 2
      8.2
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Enredando sombras
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Chayanne and Dayanara Torres in Linda Sara (1994)
      Linda Sara
      7.7
      • Director
      • 1994
    • What Happened to Santiago (1989)
      What Happened to Santiago
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Nicolás y los demás (1986)
      Nicolás y los demás
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Dios los cría (1979)
      Dios los cría
      8.6
      • Director
      • 1979

    Personal details

    • Born
      • November 12, 1934
      • Lajas, Puerto Rico
    • Spouse
      • Blanca Silvia EróSeptember 4, 1954 - present
    • Other works
      Music video for Calle 13: "La Vida (Respira El Momento)"

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      Widely considered as the most important filmmaker of his generation in Puerto Rico.

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