Joaquín Jarque

Joaquín Jarque

Birth : 1966-03-01, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Joaquín Jarque

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Los Reyes: la verdadera historia del Búster y el Camaleón
Hertz
Inspired on the true story of drug lord José Figueroa Agosto, commonly known as Junior Cápsula. A Puerto Rican drug convict escapes from jail and flees to Santo Domingo, where he continues his drug business and meets a woman who becomes his lover.
El Grito de Lares: un momento en la historia
Betances (voice)
An inside look at the play "El Grito de Lares: a moment in history", presented every year on the eve of the event. Includes interviews with the cast and crew of the play.
Caos
It’s a somewhat alternate near future... Puerto Rico is losing confidence in its political parties that for years took over loyal fanatics. The people elected with its eyes closed their first independent governor in the country’s history only to have his corrupted regime overthrown by rebels. The country has revolved. Added to this chaos is the fact that a mysterious virus, which has taken over our water supply from rivers and lakes, has infected a large portion of the citizens with symptoms like skin deterioration, extreme sensibility to sounds, and, in a matter of days, death.
Tercera
Four young people, who show no respect for their elders, wake up one morning to the surprise they are now 70 years old.
La recompensa
A young woman flees just before her wedding day and disappears to avoid facing the consequences of her actions.
Kings of South Beach
This fact-based crime thriller details the downfall of Miami's hottest nightclub. Chris Troiano owns the trendiest nightclub in all of South Beach; a place where the line always winds down the block and only the most beautiful people make it past the velvet rope.
Parece que fue ayer
Portrays the cultural changes experienced in Puerto Rico since the 1950's until 2000, through the story of a family.
Vidas como la tuya
Manuel (segment: "La dama y el obrero")
Four stories with the intention to make the people reflect on their actions, decisions, and how they affect others around them.
El cuerpo del delito
The shocking and compelling true story of two women; one savagely raped, tortured and burned; the other, a detective that makes this case her mission. United by destiny and tragedy, they find strength in each other to find the criminals who committed such a brutal and violent crime.
Animal
Police Leader
His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Amores
Amores explores the world of acting from its most basic and solitary form: the monologue. If only an actor, a text, and someone who hears it are needed to make an acting exercise, then Amores offers fourteen splendid acts from renowned professionals in Puerto Rico. Amores is composed by different monologues that, in set, offer reflection on aspects of love. In this manner, the title becomes a statement: amor es... (love is...)
Historia de un trompetista
Located in a popular neighborhood, three stories are interwoven by means of violence. The struggles and vicissitudes of a group of young people seeking to get out of the negative environment that threatens to consume their lives is portrayed. Inspired by the true story of Ricky, a trumpeter student who was murdered.
Héroes de otra patria
This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
La noche que se apareció Toño Bicicleta
Three couples camping in a Puerto Rican town have an unexpected encounter with a famous criminal, changing their lives forever.