Agustín Cubano

A documentary about the life of Puerto Rican nationalist Rafael Cancel Miranda and the events that led to the 1954 Attack on the US House of Representatives

Explora la trayectoria del joven nacionalista desde el momento de su encarcelación, a los 23 años de edad, como consecuencia del ataque al Congreso de Estados Unidos donde fue a "morir por su patria".

Da un vistazo a Puerto Rico y al cine puertorriqueño a través de películas, documentales y comerciales de distintas épocas, desde principios del siglo XX hasta el cine emergente del presente. En el recorrido, se identifican estrategias visuales y narrativas que retratan fragmentos de la historia general puertorriqueña y que, a su vez, responden a las preguntas de quién, cuándo, y para quién se ha hecho cine en Puerto Rico y los recursos con que se cuenta para hacerlo.

Una mujer se ve atrapada entre dos historias de amor: su esposo, quien quiere una familia y le ofrece estabilidad, y un flirteo del pasado, que considera el ’amor de su vida’ y que viene dispuesto a reconquistarla...

After a long career as a detective in the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Police of Puerto Rico, José Rafael Prado takes office work before retiring. The murder of a coworker creates a vacancy Prado quickly wants to fill in order to "retire with honor".

In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.

Presenta la celebración de las tradicionales fiestas de Reyes Magos celebradas en Puerto Rico. El documental se basa en la Promesa de Reyes de la familia Carlo del pueblo de Las Marías, la procesión de Reyes que se efectúa el 5 de enero en el pueblo de Juana Díaz y la talla de santos de palo del artesano Domingo Horta y su familia.

Un egocéntrica modelo afroamericana viaja espiritualmente de vuelta a una plantación de las Indias Occidentales mientras se encuentra posando para un reportaje fotográfico. En su viaje, vive de primera mano los horrores físicos y psíquicos que sufrieron los esclavos, y finalmente, el poder redentor de la comunidad y la rebelión de la que ella se convierte en líder.

Santiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San Juan. They soon become friends, even though she refuses to give out any personal information.

Santiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San Juan. They soon become friends, even though she refuses to give out any personal information.

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other.

Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several years after the war, is struggling to come to terms with his role in the war, and his role as a Black person in America. He survives by working odd jobs in Washington, D.C. and living with his girlfriend and her son. When criticism of his alienated behavior come from her and a father figure too often, he runs to the streets or to his grandmother's rural house in Virginia. Her criticism and his memories of the past both send him fleeing again to Los Angeles, where he is surrounded by superficial people who have forgotten how to be compassionate human beings. It is here that the advice of his friends and grandmother combine to transform him from an embittered ex-soldier to a strong and confident man.

Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a property to the Catholic church with guilty feelings; "Entre 12 y 1", where a couple and a close friend get trapped in an elevator; "La gran noche", a night in the life of an old prostitute; and "La otra", where a man alternates between two women.