Cristina Soler

Cristina Soler

Birth : 1959-02-12, San Juan, Puerto Rico

History

Cristina Soler. A versatile artist who, among other spheres, has stood out in theater, as well as in film and television, has been critically acclaimed by the Theater Critics of Puerto Rico. Cristina has also made herself known as a defender of civil rights in the country. In 2000, she was one of the Puerto Rican artists arrested for defending the cause of the island of Vieques against the United States Navy. Likewise, he was the one who presented the United States presidential pre-candidate, Bernie Sanders, at the University Theater during his visit to Puerto Rico.

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Cristina Soler

Movies

Las Camelias
A movie based on the famous novel "Las Camelias"
Picando alante
Milagros
In hopes of solving a financial crisis at home, Marysol, youngest sibling and agronomy student, decides to dabble in the medical cannabis growing industry. When she faces its high costs and government regulations, she must convince her parents of starting a clandestine operation at home while they can meet the legal requirements. The dysfunctional family then embarks on an adventure that promises to bring them closer as a family. But things get complicated when, due to lack of experience, they end up in business with the wrong people. Under the eye of the authorities and without realizing, this family will face their worst enemy: themselves.
The Journey Ahead
A 2018 English language drama film directed by Luis Enrique Rodríguez, starring Cristina Soler, Yancey Arias and Bianca Marroquin.
Bienvenido Don Goyito
Susi Plep
Satirical comedy about a jíbaro that moves from the country to the city and resists to change his rural customs. The film depicts family and emotional conflicts that Puerto Rico suffered due to Americanization.
Vivimos para esa noche
On the life and work of Beato Carlos Manuel Rodríguez.
Cows Wearing Glasses
Liliana
Marcelino is an eccentric, introverted painter and art professor who, approaching his sunset years, learns he has a disease that could render him blind at any moment. As he begins to put his emotional affairs in order, including his strained relationship with his daughter, he must face the inevitable.
Betances: destierro y libertad
Narrator
Chronicles the life, career, and work of Puerto Rican nationalist Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances, fighter for freedom and human rights.
La cocina
A group of Latin American immigrants work in a Puerto Rican restaurant.
Parece que fue ayer
Portrays the cultural changes experienced in Puerto Rico since the 1950's until 2000, through the story of a family.
And God Created Them 2
Three stories ("Lo mismo de otra manera", "Félix", and "Te tengo una sorpresa") that delve deeply into issues such as human solidarity, infidelity, and social conflicts in contemporary Puerto Rico.
El cuento inolvidable de la abuela
The story develops with the character of the grandmother, who visits one of her daughters to celebrate Christmas Eve. It is precisely in that place where she sits on the couch and starts recounting stories to her granddaughters.
Locos de amor
Doña Marta
Two young people fall in love amid a gang war in a public housing project in Puerto Rico.
En el día menos pensado
Rosaura
Two couples see their lives transformed after the tragedy of losing a child. Both families face the loss in their own way, allowing feelings of guilt, deny, and jealousy to surface, until family disintegration is almost inevitable.
Sueños atrapados
Narrator
Discusses the mass immigration to the United States from the Dominican Republic due to the poor economic conditions there. Includes interviews with people, primarily women, who have emigrated and gives details on the hardships the travelers endure.
La guagua aérea
A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.
Cauce sin río
Based on Enrique A. Laguerre's novel.
Chona, la puerca asesina
Sister Isabel
A mad scientist invents a formula to control Puerto Rico. A little pig named Chona drinks water from a pond contaminated with the formula and grows to gigantic proportions, chasing and killing people.
Borrasca
Still Photographer
Foul Play
Still Photographer
A 1977 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem that won the Golden Prize the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.
God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth
(uncredited)
A bounty hunter named Arizona helps a group of beleaguered farmers in their fight against a large landowner named Austin Styles and his gang of outlaws.