Puerto Rico - Best International Feature Film
Preto Rican submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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- DirectorMarcos ZurinagaStarsDaniel LugoCordelia GonzálezMiguel Ángel SuárezIn 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a U.S. Military base. The guests drink, seduce, and gossip, but some also plot against each other.
- DirectorMarcos ZurinagaStarsRaul JuliaValeria LynchRubén JuárezA fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.
- DirectorJacobo MoralesStarsTommy MuñizGladys RodríguezJohanna RosalySantiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San Juan. They soon become friends, even though she refuses to give out any personal information.Nominated
- DirectorJacobo MoralesStarsDaniel LugoJohanna RosalyJacobo MoralesFacing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.
- DirectorIván Dariel OrtizStarsJimmy NavarroJorge CastilloAlba Raquel BarrosDeals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict, relating the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
- DirectorRaúl Marchand SánchezStarsJaime BelloMarcos BetancourtModesto LacenA night in the life of a cab driver in San Juan.
- DirectorVicente JuarbeStarsCarlos Esteban FonsecaKamar de los ReyesGerardo RodríguezIvan, Julia and Kike were born and grew up in Culebra where they shared a close friendship. Ivan and Julia are a couple but Kike is in love with Julia. They are separated when Ivan is drafted and sent to Vietnam. When Ivan is reported MIA for several years, Julia becomes closer with Kike. Ivan returns, takes Julia to New York and marries her, leaving Kike behind. Much later, Ivan is diagnosed with cancer, and this time it is he who decides to return to Culebra with Julia. With her help, he begins to participate in Culebra's social needs. He even ventures in a small boat and that is when he stumbles on Cayo, a small island closeby. Here he finds peace of mind, and the island has a healing effect on him. When federal authorities try to keep Ivan away from Cayo, they find themselves face to face with a community that will defend Ivan's need to visit the island. Based on a true story of love and friendship that will touch your heart, this wrenching drama was filmed in the beautiful natural scenery of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
- DirectorRicardo Méndez MattaStarsSteven BauerIsidro BobadillaElpidia Carrillo"Ladrones & Mentirosos" is the heartrending story of three Puerto Rican families struggling to stay together in a society overcome by corruption and drugs. Using a parallel structure, the film focuses on the three generations that comprise each family: teenagers, their parents and their grandparents.
- DirectorCarlitos Ruiz RuizMariem Pérez RieraStarsLuis GuzmánTeresa HernándezFernando TarrazoA three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
- DirectorEdmundo H. RodríguezStarsAramis BenitezAlbert TorresPriscilla MedinaTwo adolescent boys want their first reggaeton music demo produced, hoping fame and fortune will come their way and put an end to their life of economic struggle.
- DirectorRafi MercadoStarsOscar H. GuerreroMariana Santangelo GoldmanFrank PerozoHenry is an introverted young artist who, seeking to escape the banality and violence of urban life, begins to blur the distinction between fantasy and reality.
- DirectorSonia FritzStarsLymari NadalYancey AriasRachel TicotinWhile the setting of her Caribbean beach village seems picture-perfect, America's life is anything but peaceful. When their daughter runs away, America's abusive lover unleashes his rage against her. Leaving everything behind, America escapes to New York City hoping for a new life. There she works as a nanny for a wealthy family and at night in a laundry. She befriends three nannies -a Mexican, a Colombian and a Dominican- and with their help and support from relatives in the Bronx, America is determined to bring her daughter back to her. But her past haunts her. America must confront her terror to protect her dream.Disqualified