José "Jochi" Melero

Movies

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Director of Photography
Once the world's most famous astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Raised in the sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, Walter grew up to become a gender non-conforming, cape-wearing psychic whose televised horoscopes reached 120 million viewers a day for decades before he mysteriously disappeared.
Palés y la rumba de esquina
Director
A musical tribute to Puerto Rican poet, Luis Palés Matos. His poems are set to Caribbean and Latin American rhythms, including drums, guitars, and melodies.
Julia, toda en mí
Director of Photography
A poetic journey about the life and work of Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos.
Retrato de una travesía: Jack Delano
Director
The life and art of Ukrainian-born Puerto Rican photographer and artist Jack Delano.
Luchando por la vida
Director of Photography
Explores through interviews, photos, and old movies, the development of the tobacco industry in Puerto Rico, focusing on the role of women in their family environment, work, and community.
La herencia de un tambor
Director of Photography
Documentary examining the Puerto Rican musical traditions of bomba and plena from a historical and humanistic perspective.
The Passing
Director of Photography
The lives of two men, an elderly WWII vet and a young death row prisoner, intersect when the vet enrolls in a program to have his consciousness transplanted into a younger body...and the prisoner is forced to provide the body.