
Jacobo Morales
Known for Directing · 36 credits
- Born
- 1934-11-12 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Lajas, Puerto Rico
- Also known as
- Jacobo Morales Ramírez
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (35)

Bananas
1971
as Esposito

Up the Sandbox
1972
as Fidel Castro

Angelito mío
1998
as Dios

Angel
2007
as Mariano Farías

The Effects of Magic
1998
as Rodolfo
Julia, toda en mí
2002
Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap
1983
as Self

La criada malcriada
1965
as Moralito

Dios los cría...
1979
as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una") / Fernando Sepúlveda (segment "La Otra")

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
2025

Broche de oro
2012
as Rafael Medina
La recompensa
2008
as Paco

Nicolás y los demás
1986
as Nicolás
Cuentos de Abelardo
1990
as Peyo Mercé

What Happened to Santiago
1989
as Arístides Esquilín

Broche de oro: Comienzos
2017
as Rafael
Cuentos para despertar
1998
as Peyo Mercé

I Am a Director
2013
as Jacobo

Linda Sara
1995
as Pablo

Andrea y Lorenzo
2016
as Priest
Todo el año es Navidad
2009
as Nicolás

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
1970

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)
2025
as Señor
El cuerpo del delito
2005

Il Viaggio
2010
San Juan Story
1990
as Víctor Torres

Desandando la vida
2003
as Julio Dones
Medio minuto
2012
And God Created Them 2
2004

Entangling Shadows
1998
as Self

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
2014
as Himself

Jugando en serio
1998

El viaje de Tortuga
2010
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo
1999
as Self

Esta insistente manía de ser feliz
2017
as Himself
About Jacobo Morales
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. With 36 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Jacobo Morales has appeared in 35 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Jacobo Morales Movies
- Bananas (1971) — as Esposito
- Up the Sandbox (1972) — as Fidel Castro
- Angelito mío (1998) — as Dios
- Angel (2007) — as Mariano Farías
- The Effects of Magic (1998) — as Rodolfo
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