Israel Lugo

When Junior Walker sees Pura and wants her, he sends his men to kidnap her. What he wasn’t expecting was her husband to be Juan Encarnación; once the most feared foreman and skillful machete fighter. Encarnación will fight all of Junior’s goons to reunite his family, while Pura is being lured by the riches Junior has to offer.

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.

Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.

The story of a man trying to cope with the death of his sister, but cannot because he must continue working with the illegal business of bringing undocumented immigrants from Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico.

Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound sadness. The relationship with him, however, brings its own ambiguousness and complexities and as Carmín moves into womanhood this causes great confusion, mostly for her.

Dad's Photo is a romantic drama about Margarita, a woman who lives in love with Mateo, her first and only boyfriend. Mateo disappeared when they were both 18 years old. Forty-five years later, he returns to the neighborhood, but not exactly looking for Margarita.

Yahaira is an unwed mom that has to take care of her child during work hours, something that has happened before.

An adaptation of Luis A. Maisonet’s 1959 film "Juan sin seso", Israel Lugo’s "Brainless Juan" looks at how, half a century later, celebrity influences the individual. Using the original audio from the 1959 film, "Brainless Juan" shows images of everyday life in Santurce’s streets and back alleys, using subtle irony to deliver a strong message.

Homage to Puerto Rican composer Catalino Curet Alonso, or as his friends and fans call him, "Tite", representing how widely influential the composer remains.

A moving love story that takes place in the censored and persecuted graffiti art setting. Returning from his job as a tollgate employee, Mor, a young urban artist, is impressed by a graffiti depicting a beautiful woman. He alters the drawing. Thus begins a pictorial dialogue rich in flirting, tenderness, and anticipation.

Henry is a grouchy, irritable and overall unhappy birthday clown. As he complains about everything, he realizes 8-year-old birthday girl Coral has a frown just as long as his. Annoyed by the fact that she is the only kid he hasn't been able to humor, he takes it upon himself to do whatever it takes to make this girl smile.

Interconnects the life of four Puerto Rican actors and a Colombian director while they participate in a Theater Improvisation Festival. They will be forced to reflect on their future in art amid economic crisis, global warming, and technological dependency.

A naive, teenage girl is swept into court by tragedy when the boy she blindly fell in love with betrays her trust in him.

Andrés is a nine year old boy musician who plays the treble. On the way to a recital with his parents and in the midst of endless traffic, he tries to practice the melody he’ll be playing. Frustrated by the traffic, the heat, and that he can’t play the piece correctly, Andrés bursts in anger, throwing his instrument, which stops time as it touches the floor.

The film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo is responsible for the wrongful imprisonment of Mariano Farías and the murder of his pregnant wife. After 15 years in a federal prison, Farías is still determined to prove his innocence.

A young clown decides to abandon the small-town circus he works for in order to try and make it in a big city.

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.

The daily life of a couple in a coastal town in Puerto Rico changes upon the arrival of an old friend whom they believed had perished in Vietnam. At the same time, a writer moves into the town and upsets everyone’s routine.

When two young friends go out to a nightclub for drinks, they are followed by a very sultry vampire.

An urban comedy about a day in the life of Falopio Piomonte, a humble filing clerk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After going to the local bank to deposit his paycheck, Falopio gets accidentally involved in a major bank robbery. A series of terrible mishaps follow, which threaten to drive him completely mad.