America

America 2011

4.80

América, a 30-year-old mother who lives in a remote Caribbean village, suffers the hardest hit when her lover takes her daughter from her. Fury and fear push her to run away. In her new life as a nanny in New York City, with support from relatives and other latinas, América finds comfort and hope. When she dares to dream of a life without violence, reality hunts her down. Will she survive to tell her story?

2011

La carta

La carta 2011

6.00

An unusually common love story about a boy's search for inspiration to write a love letter.

2011

Manuela & Manuel

Manuela & Manuel 2007

5.20

Deep inside, Manuel has always been Manuela. Amidst her worst love crisis, Manuela reinvents herself as Manuel in order to pass as the fiancé of her best friend Coca - who is pregnant from a one-night stand and must face her conservative family. Hidden identities, misunderstandings, and the tension between two friends pretending to be what they are not, stage a colorful and up-beat story.

2007

Love Child

Love Child 2011

5.70

Maria, 18 year old daughter of a single mother, decides to look for the father she has never met after her mother dies in a tragic accident. She finally finds him in a nearby town, living in what appears to be a haunted old country house in the middle of a neglected banana plantation. Amidst the peculiarities and superstitions of the Dominican country side, father and daughter will have to face the ghosts of the past that haunt them both.

2011

Las caras lindas de Tite Curet

Las caras lindas de Tite Curet 2002

1

Documents the life and musical production of Puerto Rican music composer, Tite Curet Alonso. Includes Tite Curet's last interview before his death.

2002

Visa para un sueño

Visa para un sueño 1990

4.00

Documentary on the exodus of the Dominican illiterate laborers to Puerto Rico during the late 1980's to 1990. Focuses on the plight of Dominican women who, faced with no economic opportunities in Santo Domingo, embark in an illegal boat trip to Puerto Rico.

1990

Miente

Miente 2009

5.00

Henry 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.

2009

Una historia común

Una historia común 2004

1

The daily life of a couple in a coastal town in Puerto Rico changes upon the arrival of an old friend whom they believed had perished in Vietnam. At the same time, a writer moves into the town and upsets everyone’s routine.

2004

Las estrellas del estuario

Las estrellas del estuario 2009

1

Guided by a map, four children decide to embark on a fascinating adventure to find a magical treasure. While their parents search for them, the children find the meaning and magic of the nature they promise to protect and care.

2009

Sueños atrapados

Sueños atrapados 1994

1

Discusses the mass immigration to the United States from the Dominican Republic due to the poor economic conditions there. Includes interviews with people, primarily women, who have emigrated and gives details on the hardships the travelers endure.

1994

Chiquito pero juguetón: The Muvi

Chiquito pero juguetón: The Muvi 2008

1

In 2008, Luis Raúl kicked off a farewell tour called "Chiquito pero juguetón" ("Little But Playful") with the intention of retiring afterward. The tour was highly successful in Puerto Rico and one of the venues where the show was taped was released as a film in theatres in the island titled "Chiquito pero juguetón: The Muvi".

2008

Los Santos Reyes Magos

Los Santos Reyes Magos 1997

1

Captures the Promesa de Reyes (Holy Kings' promise) of various families on the island, in Las Marías, Patillas, Aguadilla, Vieques, and Dorado, as well as the famous procession of Juana Díaz on January 5. It also includes the elaboration of the famous Holy Saints by Domingo Orta, an artisan from Ponce who, together with his family, produces the well-known figures.

1997