
Jacobo Morales
Known For
Directing
Born
1934-11-12 in Lajas, Puerto Rico
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.
Most Known For

Angelito mío
as Dios

Bananas
as Esposito

Up the Sandbox
as Fidel Castro

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más

Entangling Shadows
as Self

Julia, toda en mí

I Am a Director
as Jacobo

And God Created Them 2

The Effects of Magic
as Rodolfo

Dios los cría...
as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

Dios los cría...
as Fernando Sepúlveda (segment "La Otra")

La recompensa
as Paco

Lo que le pasó a Santiago
as Arístides Esquilín

La criada malcriada
as Moralito

Al final del eclipse

Broche de oro
as Rafael Medina

Il Viaggio

Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap
as Self

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca

Todo el año es Navidad
as Nicolás