
Jacobo Morales
Biography
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.
Acting (23 movies)

Up the Sandbox
1972

Broche de oro
2012

Nicolás y los demás
1986

Dios los cría...
1979

What Happened to Santiago
1989

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
1970

Bananas
1971

La criada malcriada
1965

Dios los cría...
1979

Linda Sara
1995

Angel
2007

Il Viaggio
2010

I Am a Director
2013

Andrea y Lorenzo
2016

Angelito mío
1998

Entangling Shadows
1998

The Effects of Magic
1998

El viaje de Tortuga
2010

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
2014

Broche de oro: Comienzos
2017

Jugando en serio
1998

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
2025

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
2025
Directing (10 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| La criada malcriada | 1965 | Writer |
| Dios los cría... | 1979 | Writer |
| Dios los cría... | 1979 | Producer |
| Nicolás y los demás | 1986 | Producer |
| Nicolás y los demás | 1986 | Writer |
| What Happened to Santiago | 1989 | Writer |
| Linda Sara | 1995 | Writer |
| Jugando en serio | 1998 | Writer |
| And God Created Them 2 | 2004 | Writer |
| Pa' eso estamos | 2005 | Writer |
| Angel | 2007 | Writer |
| Todo el año es Navidad | 2009 | Writer |
| Al final del eclipse | 2017 | Writer |