Jacobo Morales
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-11-12 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Also known As
Jacobo Morales Ramírez
Jacobo Morales
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.
Acting
1972
as Fidel Castro
2012
as Rafael Medina
1989
as Arístides Esquilín
1979
as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")
1986
as Nicolás
1971
as Esposito
1965
as Moralito
1979
as Fernando Sepúlveda (segment "La Otra")
1995
as Pablo
2007
as Mariano Farías
1990
as Peyo Mercé
2010
2013
as Jacobo
2016
as Priest
2003
as Julio Dones
2012
1998
as Dios
1999
1998
as Peyo Mercé
1998
as Self
1998
as Rodolfo
2004
2008
as Paco
2014
1990
as Víctor Torres
2009
as Nicolás
2017
as Rafael
1998
2025
as Sir
Production
1989
as Director
1979
as Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Producer
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
2004
as Director
2007
as Director
1979
as Writer
1965
as Writer
2004
as Writer
1998
as Director
1989
as Writer
2005
as Director
2007
as Writer
1979
as Producer
1979
as Editor
1965
as Adaptation
2005
as Writer
1986
as Writer
2017
as Director
2017
as Writer
2009
as Writer
1998
as Director
1998
as Writer
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