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Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

Acting · Writing

Born November 12, 1934, 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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (4)
  • 2017Esta insistente manía de ser feliz — Himself
  • 2014Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual — Himself
  • 1999Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo — Self
  • 1983Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap — Self