Jacobo Morales
Jacobo Morales Ramírez (born November 12, 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur. He is considered by many to be the most influential filmmaker in Puerto Rico. Jacobo Morales' "Lo que le pasó a Santiago" (1989) reached an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990, being the only Academy Award recognition a Puerto Rican film has yet to reach.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1934-11-12 · Lajas, Puerto Rico
Known for
- Bananas (1971) — Esposito
- Up the Sandbox (1972) — Fidel Castro
- Lo que le pasó a Santiago (1989) — Arístides Esquilín
- Linda Sara (1995) — Pablo
- Dios los cría... (1979) — Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")
- Nicolás y los demás (1986) — Nicolás
- Entangling Shadows (1998) — Self
- The Effects of Magic (1998) — Rodolfo
- No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más (2025)
- Broche de oro (2012) — Rafael Medina
- Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca (1970)
- La criada malcriada (1965) — Moralito
- Dios los cría 2 (2004)
- Angel (2007) — Mariano Farías
- Cuentos de Abelardo (1990) — Peyo Mercé
- El cuerpo del delito (2005)