List of popular movies from Puerto Rico, listed by popularity with movie trailers when available. All prominent movies shot in Puerto Rico are included. This list of famous films made in Puerto Rico includes additional information about the movies, such as who directed them and what genre they are. Any top rated movies made in Puerto Rico should appear on this list, with the most well-known ones at the top. The most popular cinema of Puerto Rico is included below, so if you see a movie that's missing then it probably isn't very well-known.
This list below has a variety of movies in it, from Casi Casi to Tango. This list answers the questions What movies were shot in Puerto Rico?"
Tango is a 1998 Argentine tango film written and directed by Carlos Saura and photographed by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. The film is an Argentine and Spanish production.- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Carlos Saura
Voces inocentes
Leonor Varela, Ofelia Medina, Adrián Alonso BaronaVoces Inocentes is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent people who are forced to fight in the war. It follows the story of the narrator, a boy named Chava.- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Luis Mandoki
Casi Casi
Mario Pabón, Marian Pabón, Alexis ArceAt a Puerto Rican Catholic school, Emilio (Mario Pabón), a quiet student who is often picked on by the cruel principal (Marian Pabón), has his heart set on winning over the coolest girl in class. Emilio decides the best way to do this is to become the student body president. Suddenly, he discovers that he's the unlikely favorite to win the school election. But at the last minute he realizes that the object of his affections is also in the running, and she really hates losing.- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Jaime Vallés, Tony Vallés
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Esai Morales, Andy Garcia, Edward James OlmosJournalist Ricardo (Esai Morales) has always been enamored of renowned Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca (Andy Garcia). Several years after the poet's disappearance during the Spanish Civil War, Ricardo returns to Spain to investigate, despite the warnings of his father (Edward James Olmos). The dictator Franco is still very much in power, however, and Ricardo's continuing investigation draws the attention of Centeno (Miguel Ferrer), a security officer for the oppressive ruler.- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Marcos Zurinaga
Pieces is a 1982 exploitation slasher film and "drive-in favorite." The film was directed by Spanish filmmaker Juan Piquer Simon. It stars Christopher George, Linda Day, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom, Paul L. Smith, Ian Sera, and Jack Taylor.- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Juan Piquer Simón
A Puerto Rican dancer (Roselyn Sánchez) seeks fame in New York, but lands a job as a stripper instead.- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Alfredo De Villa
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- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Tatiana Lamela-Rabell
Héroes de Otra Patria is a 1998 Puerto Rican film, written and directed by Iván Dariel Ortíz. The film follows the lives of two Puerto Rican soldiers in the middle of the Vietnam War. After being sent on a reconnaissance mission, their squad is ambushed and they get lost in the jungle. Meanwhile, we see the struggles being suffered by their relatives after their departure from the island. Tagline: Cuando usaron de arma la inocencia.- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Iván Dariel Ortíz
The Falling is a 1987 movie starring Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, and Lynn-Holly Johnson. This film was also known as Alien Predator and Mutant 2.- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Deran Sarafian
Maldeamores
Luis Guzmán, Miguel Ángel Álvarez, Luis GonzagaMaldeamores is a 2007 Puerto Rican film starring Luis Guzmán, written by Carlos Ruíz Ruíz and Jorge Gonzales, and directed by Ruíz and his wife Mariem Pérez Riera. The film consists of three separate stories dealing with the ironies of love. The three stories involve a middle-class family, a hostage situation, and an elderly couple. Actor Benicio del Toro worked as an executive producer for the film. On September 24, 2007, the film was chosen to represent Puerto Rico at the 80th Academy Awards to be celebrated February 24, 2008. The film competed with other four Puerto Rican films and was selected after a tie with Jacobo Morales' Angel. The other three films submitted were: El Cimarrón, Ruido, and El Clown.- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Mariem Pérez Riera, Carlos Ruíz Ruíz
Linda Sara
Dayanara Torres, Chayanne, Adamari LópezLinda Sara is a Puerto Rican film directed by Jacobo Morales and starring singer Chayanne and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. The film was released in 1994.- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Jacobo Morales
...And God Created Them
Jacobo Morales, Gladys Rodríguez, Norma Candal...And God Created Them is a 1979 Puerto Rican comedy film directed by Jacobo Morales. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.- Released: 1979
- Directed by: Jacobo Morales
The Caller
Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Luis GuzmánThe Caller is a supernatural thriller directed by Matthew Parkhill and written by Sergio Casci, starring Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer and Lorna Raver. The movie was filmed entirely in Puerto Rico. The Gala Premiere of the movie was on August 23, 2011 at Metro Cinema in Puerto Rico.- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Matthew Parkhill
Also ranks #14 on The Best Phone Horror Movies That Don't "Phone It In"- Also ranks #20 on The Best Horror Movies About Time Travel
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Cayo
Roselyn Sánchez, Greg D'Agostino, Kamar de los ReyesCayo is a Puerto Rican film released in 2005. It was directed by Vicente Juarbe and written by Ineabelle Sánchez and Pedro Muñiz. The film also stars Roselyn Sanchez.- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Vicente Juarbe
El Delirio Del Pez Leon
El Delirio Del Pez Leon is a 2012 short animation mystery film written and directed by Quique Rivera Rivera.- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Quique Rivera Rivera
Straight from the Barrio
Daddy Yankee, Katiria Soto, César FarraitTalento de Barrio is a film released on October 10, 2008 by Maya Entertainment, starring Daddy Yankee. The film was directed by José Iván Santiago, and written by George Rivera and Ángel M. Sanjurjo, with additional material by Edgar Soberón Torchia. It was also the first movie Daddy Yankee co-produced. In the United States it was a major success, although it was not launched in all the country. It was shown in the major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and some parts of New Jersey. In Latin America, it was shown in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. The DVD of the movie was released in all the countries of Latin America. Big sales went on in Central America, mostly in El Salvador.- Released: 2008
- Directed by: José Iván Santiago
La Gran Fiesta
Daniel Lugo, Miguelangelo Suarez, Luis PrendesAs World War II begins and the U.S. Navy sets up shop in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the local elite decide to throw a final party at a casino that's being converted to a military base. There, government worker Jose Manuel (Daniel Lugo) announces he's breaking off his engagement to Rita (Raul Julia), a woman he doesn't love who comes from a rich family. But when his father is framed for treason against the Americans, Jose must reconsider marrying Rita, who has powerful political connections.- Released: 1987
- Directed by: Marcos Zurinaga
Thieves and Liars
Steven Bauer, Magda Rivera, Elpidia CarrilloTwo brothers support their disapproving grandmother with money they earn from shady drug smugglers. A single mother struggling to care for her teenage daughter, Wanda Vélez (Magda Rivera) tries to find justice in the legal system as she fights the company that cost her her job. Luisito is a rebellious teenager who experiments with illegal drugs despite the dangers voiced by his mother Isabel, who finds herself forced to seek the help of her unreliable ex-husband in dealing with the teen.- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Ricardo Méndez Matta
I Believe in America
Melissa Leo, Roger Guenveur Smith, Paul CalderónI Believe in America is a 2007 film directed by Michael J. Narvaez.- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Michael J. Narvaez
12 Horas
Charlie Masso, Teofilo Torres, Jaime Bello12 Horas is a 2001 Puerto Rican movie. It was written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez, and marked his both his screenwriting and directorial debut. The movie follows the lives of several characters during the course of a night in Santurce, Puerto Rico. It had a six-week run in cinemas in Puerto Rico. Its profanity and sexual content were a definite deviation from the norm as far as the usual content of Puerto Rican films done up to that time.- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Raúl Marchand Sánchez
Muerte en el Paraíso
Arcángel, Jonathan Fret, César Farrait- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Abimael Acosta
Una aventura llamada Menudo
Gladys Rodríguez, Johnny Lozada, Charlie MassoUna aventura llamada Menudo is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo and Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Orestes Trucco
I Am a Director
Jacobo Morales, Lillian Hurst, Marisé AlvarezI am a Director is a 2012 drama/comedy film written and directed by Javier Colon.- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Javier Colon
Angelito Mio
Daniela Luján, Jacobo Morales, Jorge Luis Ramos- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Enrique Pineda Barnet
Ángel
Jacobo MoralesÁngel is a 2007 Puerto Rican film written and directed by Jacobo Morales. Morales also performs one of the lead roles in the film. The film was released on August 16, 2007 in Puerto Rico. It was produced by Cinesí Productions.- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Jacobo Morales
Lo que le Pasó a Santiago
Gladys Rodríguez, Johanna Rosaly, René MonclovaLo que le pasó a Santiago is a 1989 Puerto Rican film written and directed by Jacobo Morales. The movie tells the story of a recently retired widower who meets a mysterious young lady in his life, disrupting his daily routines. Lo que le pasó a Santiago was the first and only Puerto Rican production in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Jacobo Morales
El Cimarrón
Fernando Allende, Pedro TelemacoThe film El Cimarrón follows the lives of two African slaves brought to Puerto Rico during the era of slavery in the 19th Century. It is based on the life of Marcos Xiorro who conspired and planned a slave revolt in 1821.- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Iván Dariel Ortíz
Conexión Caribe
Chayanne, Ed Trucco, Sandra ZaiterConexión Caribe is a 1984 film starring members of Los Chicos, a Puerto Rican boy band of the 1980s, Tony, Migue, Chayanne and Rey.- Released: 1984
- Directed by: Orestes Trucco
Modesta
Juan Ortiz Jiménez, Antonia Hidalgo, Barrio Sonadora CommunityModesta is a 1956 short film, set in Puerto Rico, in which a peasant woman rebels against her husband's authoritarianism. She and the other women of her community organize the Liberated Women League to fight for their rights. It stars Antonia Hidalgo and Juan Ortiz Jiménez. The movie was adapted by Benjamin Doniger, Luis A. Maisonet and René Marqués from a story by Domingo Silas Ortiz. It was directed by Doniger. In 1998, Modesta was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".- Released: 1956
- Directed by: Benjamin Doniger
Paging Emma
Axel Anderson, Luis Ferrer, Coraly SantalizPaging Emma is a 1999 Puerto Rican film. The film was written and directed by Roberto Busó-García.- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Roberto Busó-García
Remesis
- Released: 2010
A Step Away
A Step Away is an Official Olympic Film, a documentary filmed during the VIIIth Pan American Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. It was produced and directed by Roberto Ponce and co-directed by Marcos Zurinaga. The English language narrator was Orson Welles; Carlos Montalban narrated the Spanish version. The film was remastered in 2010, and for the first time, is now available in a Collector's Limited Edition, at www.astepaway.tv.- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Marcos Zurinaga, Roberto Ponce
143
Victor Manuel Rivera, Diana Rivera, Rafael Rosario143 is a 2010 short drama film written by Joserro Emmanuelli and Mariana Emmanuelli and directed by Mariana Emmanuelli. "A young couple who’ve never met in person find a way to communicate with each other through art." Quoting the description from the 2011 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films site.- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Mariana Emmanuelli
Manuela & Manuel
Humberto Busto, Marisol Calero, Marian Pabón- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Raúl Marchand Sánchez
My Summer With Amanda
Christie Miró, Josué Reyes, Rey PascualMy Summer With Amanda is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by Benjamin Lopez.- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Benjamin Lopez
Plaza Vacante
Osvaldo Ríos, Alba Nydia Díaz- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Sonia Valentin
The Kiss You Gave Me
Jimmy Navarro, Humberto Gonzales, Junior Alvarez- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Sonia Fritz
Kabo & Platon
Aurelio Lima, Oscar H. Guerrero, Magali CarrasquilloTwo teenage boys hope to use music as a springboard out of the ghetto in this hardhitting Puerto Rican drama from director Edmundo H. Rodriguez. But while friends Kabo played y Albert Torres and Platon played by Aramis Benitez may spend time in the recording studio and on the concert stage as aspiring reggaeton stars, they aren't immune from the gun violence that plagues the streets of their hood or from the unwanted attentions of a local drug kingpin who attempts to lure them away from their musical dreams with the promise of easy money.- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Edmundo H. Rodríguez
10,000 A.D.: The Legend of the Black Pearl
Russ Russo, Edgar Feliciano, Nina Carney- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Giovanni Messner
Oceanfront
Teofilo Torres, Idenisse Salamán, Kiara FonsecaFrente al mar is a 2012 drama film written and directed by Adriana González-Vega.- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Adriana González-Vega
Desconcierto
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Ramón Ortiz, José Ramírez, Andrea Molla, Claudia Calderón
Mice Heaven
"Unique animation mixes with live action in Mice Heaven when a mother, a child and a lover are pulled together and pushed apart." Quoting the synopsis from the 2010 Frameline 34 - SF LGBT Film Festival site.- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Carla Teresa Cavina
Una Historia Comun
Israel Lugo, Marisol Calero, Jaime Bello- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Sonia Fritz
Sudor Amargo
Alba Nydia Díaz- Released: 2003
Cultura Profetica: Tribute to the Legend Bob Marley
Manuel Pelayo, Eliut Gonzalez, Omar Silva- Released: 2007
El sueño del regreso
El sueño del regreso is a film directed by Luis Molina Casanova released on Dec 22, 2005.- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Luis Molina Casanova
Raíces
Raíces is a 2001 film directed by Paloma Suau.- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Paloma Suau
Los Diaz de Doris
Diana Quijano, Velda González, Braulio CastilloLos Diaz de Doris is a Puerto Rican film made in 2002.- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Abdiel Colberg
Taínos
Axel Anderson, Christie Miró, Josué ReyesTaínos is a 2005 Puerto Rican film written and directed by Benjamín López. The film follows Sara Cordero, a young archaeology student, who organizes an expedition to La Mora Cave in the town of Comerío with three friends. A young and mysterious man called Yabey offers to guide her expedition. As they venture deeper into the forest, they discover a tribe of Taíno Indians living away from civilization. This event and other circumstances spark a series of conflict that divide and endanger the whole group.- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Benjamin Lopez
Marina
Marina is a 2001 film directed by Jaume Domenech.- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Jaume Domenech
Julia: All in Me
Julia: All in Me is a 2002 film directed by Ivonne Belen.- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Ivonne Belén
En mi país
En mi país is a film directed by Paloma Suau and Gabriel Suau released on Dec 5, 2004.- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Paloma Suau, Gabriel Suau
Progress Island U.S.A.
Progress Island U.S.A. is a 1973 short subject film made by the Economic Development Administration of Puerto Rico to promote the burgeoning U.S. Commonwealth. The film, produced by Fucci/Stone Productions, Inc in 1973, presents a description of Puerto Rico of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It shows some of what the island had to offer at that time. The commercial short, which is only 13 minutes long, explains that Puerto Rico is "American in every respect" except for its "360 days of sunshine," due to the results of Operation Bootstrap. The short appeared in Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 621, as support for the main feature, The Beast of Yucca Flats.- Released: 1973
America
Edward James Olmos, Rachel Ticotin, Tony PlanaAmerica is a 2011 Puerto Rican drama film directed by Sonia Fritz based on a published fiction novel El Sueño de America (1996) by Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago.- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Sonia Fritz, Valérie Massadian
Tarzan In The Golden Grotto
Operation
Mi Santa Mirada
Eddie Diaz, Rafael Mercado, Felix BaezMi Santa Mirada is a 2012 short film written and directed by Álvaro Aponte-Centeno.- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Álvaro Aponte-Centeno
- The remarkable life and 70-year career of singer, actress and dancer Rita Moreno.
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Mariem Pérez Riera
- Also ranks #20 on The Best Documentaries About Music
- Also ranks #31 on The 90+ Best Whoopi Goldberg Movies
- Also ranks #32 on The Best Pop Music Documentaries
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GABI
Marisé Alvarez, Ramiro Delgado Ruiz, Aris MejiasGABI is a 2011 short drama film written and directed by Zoé Salicrup-Junco.- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Zoé Salicrup Junco
