
Jacobo Morales
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Born 1934-11-12 · Lajas, Puerto Rico
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
1971 · Movie

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
2025 · Movie

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)
2025 · Movie

Broche de oro
2012 · Movie

Angelito mío
1998 · Movie

La criada malcriada
1965 · Movie

Angel
2007 · Movie

Up the Sandbox
1972 · Movie

Broche de oro: Comienzos
2017 · Movie

Linda Sara
1995 · Movie

What Happened to Santiago
1989 · Movie

Entangling Shadows
1998 · Movie

Andrea y Lorenzo
2016 · Movie

The Effects of Magic
1998 · Movie

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
1970 · Movie

Dios los cría...
1979 · Movie

Nicolás y los demás
1986 · Movie

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
2014 · Movie

I Am a Director
2013 · Movie

Il Viaggio
2010 · Movie

Jugando en serio
1998 · Movie

El viaje de Tortuga
2010 · Movie

Desandando la vida
2003 · Movie