Jacobo Morales

Personal Info

Birthday

November 12, 1934

(90 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.

Known For

Bananas

Andrea y Lorenzo

Up the Sandbox

San Juan Story

The Effects of Magic

Linda Sara

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Angelito mío

Filmography

2025
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
as Sir
2017
Broche de oro: Comienzos
as Rafael
2016
Andrea y Lorenzo
as Priest
2014
Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
as Himself
2013
I Am a Director
as Jacobo
2012
Broche de oro
as Rafael Medina
2009
Todo el año es Navidad
as Nicolás
2008
La recompensa
as Paco
2007
Angel
as Mariano Farías
2003
Desandando la vida
as Julio Dones
1999
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo
as Self
1998
Angelito mío
as Dios
The Effects of Magic
as Rodolfo
Entangling Shadows
as Self
Cuentos para despertar
as Peyo Mercé
1995
Linda Sara
as Pablo
1990
San Juan Story
as Víctor Torres
Cuentos de Abelardo
as Peyo Mercé
1989
Lo que le pasó a Santiago
as Arístides Esquilín
1986
Nicolás y los demás
as Nicolás
1979
Dios los cría...
as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")
1972
Up the Sandbox
as Fidel Castro
1971
Bananas
as Esposito
1965
La criada malcriada
as Moralito