기계공 트레버 레즈닉은 자신을 괴롭히는 악몽으로 1년째 잠을 자지 못해 날로 야위어 가고 있다.주위 사람들은 트레버를 걱정하지만 해결책은 찾을 수가 없다. 트레버가 휴식을 취할 수 있는 유일한 순간은 가끔씩 찾아가는 창녀 스티비의 품 속뿐. 어느 날 트레버가 일하고 있는 공장에 아이반이라는 사내가 나타나 동료의 팔을 기계에 끼게 만드는 사고를 저지른다. 하지만 곳곳에서 아이반의 흔적이 발견됨에도 불구하고 사람들은 한결같이 이반이라는 사람은 존재하지 않는다고만 말한다. 만인이 공모해 자기를 해치려 한다고 판단한 트레버는 범인과 동기를 찾아 질주하는데...
Filmed in Puerto Rico and the Bronx, this documentary pays homage to two forms of traditional Puerto Rican music: la bomba and la plena. This film also celebrates the African influence of this music and its significance to Puerto Rico’s rich culture. Includes appearances by members of the Cepeda family, Marc Anthony, La India, José Feliciano, Danny Rivera, Lucecita Benítez, and Ángel "Cucco" Peña.
Through interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, the documentary relates the life and career of Rafael Hernández, one of Puerto Rico’s most renowned and beloved composers of popular songs.
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.
A sailor decides to marry his girlfriend, but her boss is in love with her and orders a beating for her boyfriend. Once the sailor regains consciousness, he is accused of murder and must flee. Once he gets to the port, however, he is beaten again, losing his memory as a consequence.
Charlie is a dope smuggler who lives on his own private desert island and rules over the natives with an iron fist. When the native stooges get out of line, Charlie literally cracks the whip on his insubordinate subordinates. When a sexpot named Glory comes to the island, he holds her prisoner and makes her go-go dance for him.
