Jacobo Morales
Jacobo Morales Ramirez (born November 12, 1934 in Lajas , Puerto Rico ) is a Puerto Rican filmmaker, actor and writer.
Life
Morales was already writing pieces for the radio at the age of 14 and could be heard in radio formats. In the 1950s, he began to appear in the new medium of television. He attended the Román Baldorioty de Castro high school in San Juan and then studied theater and drama at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras . Morales was active as a writer and wrote several plays as well as poems, which were published in various newspapers and magazines and also appeared in anthologies. However, he also worked as an actor and comedian, including in the television formats Jaja Jiji Jojo con Agrelot and Desafiando a los genios . In the 1960s he was part of the comedy group Los Rayos Gamma . He also wrote scripts for comedy formats and television films. In the 1970s, Morales also appeared as an actor in Puerto Rican and American films, including Woody Allen's Bananas (1971). In Irvin Kershner's Sandbox Games, Morales took on the role of Fidel Castro in 1972 .
In 1979 Morales made his directorial debut with Dios los cría and also directed the sequel Dios los cría 2 in 2004. His greatest international success as a director was the love film Don Santiago's late love , which was released in 1989 and was nominated for an Oscar in the category of best foreign language film in 1990. Morales is considered to be one of the greatest Puerto Rican filmmakers of his generation and - alongside Marcos Zurinada - as the central representative of fictional films in Puerto Rico.
Filmography
As an actor
- 1970: Arocho y Clemente
- 1971: Bananas
- 1972: Sandbox (Up the Sandbox)
- 1979: Dios los cría
- 1986: Nicolás y los demás
- 1989: Don Santiago's late love (Lo que le pasó a Santiago)
- 1991: San Juan Story (short film)
- 1994: Linda Sara
- 1998: The Effects of Magic
- 1998: Angelito mío
- 1998: Cuentos para despertar
- 2004: Dios los cría 2
- 2004: Amores (TV series)
- 2005: El cuerpo del delito (TV)
- 2007: Angel
- 2008: La recompensa (TV)
- 2010: El Viaje de Tortuga (short film)
- 2011: Il Viaggio
- 2012: I Am a Director
- 2012: Broche de Oro
- 2012: Medio minuto (short film)
- 2016: Andrea y Lorenzo (TV)
As a director
- 1979: Dios los cría
- 1986: Nicolás y los demás
- 1989: Don Santiago's late love (Lo que le pasó a Santiago)
- 1994: Linda Sara
- 1998: Enredando sombras (Documentary)
- 2004: Dios los cría 2
- 2007: Angel
Publications (selection)
- 1973: 100 × 35; poesía - poems
- 1977: Cinco sueños en blanco y negro . Editorial Antillana - play
- 1977: Muchas gracias por las flores: cinco alegres tragedias . Editorial Antillana - play
- 1978: 409 metros de solar y cyclon fence - poems
- 1978: Aquella, la otra, éste y aquél - play
- 1979: Una campana en la niebla - play
- 1985: Nicolas y los Demas - play
literature
- Joacobo Morales (1934-) . In: Serafín Méndez-Méndez, Ronald Fernandez: Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition: An Encyclopedia . ABC-CLIO, 2015, p. 170.
Web links
- Jacobo Morales in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pedro J. Rivera Arbolay, Pura A. Rivera: Pueblos de nuestro Puerto Rico . Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas Editores, 1998, p. 171.
- ^ Jacobo Morales: Linda Sara: el guión y su historia . Plaza Mayor, 1998, back cover.
- ↑ Tomás Sarramía: Figuras de Puerto Rico: apuntes y datos biográficos . Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, 2001, p. 148.
- ^ A b Scott L. Baugh: Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends . ABC-CLIO, 2012, p. 178.
- ^ Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. Lopez: Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures . Routledge, 2002, 1218.
- ↑ André Z. Labarrère: Atlas del cine . Ediciones AKAL, 2009, p. 590.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morales, Jacobo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morales Ramirez, Jacobo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican filmmaker, actor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lajas , Puerto Rico |