
Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
Documentary
Overview
A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.
Top Cast
Ivonne Belén
Ivonne Belén
Herself
Ivonne Belén
Herself


Jacobo Morales
Jacobo Morales
Himself
Jacobo Morales
Himself


Marcos Zurinaga
Marcos Zurinaga
Himself
Marcos Zurinaga
Himself
Karen Rossi Coughlin
Karen Rossi Coughlin
Herself
Karen Rossi Coughlin
Herself
Alex Santiago Pérez
Alex Santiago Pérez
Himself
Alex Santiago Pérez
Himself


Benjamín López
Benjamín López
Himself
Benjamín López
Himself
Rose Marie Bernier
Rose Marie Bernier
Herself
Rose Marie Bernier
Herself


Braulio Castillo Jr.
Braulio Castillo Jr.
Narrator
Braulio Castillo Jr.
Narrator
Ineabelle Colón
Ineabelle Colón
Narrator
Ineabelle Colón
Narrator
Manuel Valdés Pizzini
Manuel Valdés Pizzini
Himself
Manuel Valdés Pizzini
Himself
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