Puerto Rico Movies

Set on New Year’s Eve, FUEGO follows Gio, a guarded bartender who recounts the story of how a salsa class—and a lie from his...

Hurricane María abated, the news crews packed up and left Puerto Rico, and the interest of the international community turned elsewhere. What...

A day in the life of a college student working two jobs earning minimum-wage and sleeping in her car to make ends meet.

Tale about the fragility of power, the story of a David and a Goliath. Animated frame by frame with modeling clay on a light box's glass.

After being diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, a resident of a poor, run-down neighborhood in Puerto Rico must get his affairs in order—if his...

This work recreates the spirit of frustration and is the result of scratching and painting the tiny super 8 mm frame without magnification. The...

A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity...

Time is not linear, it is an infinite circle that surrounds us. -Andrei Tarkovsky

Combines animation, documentary footage, and hand-painted film as well as slide projections, a painted 12" x 24" backdrop, and sculptural palm tree...

Presents a socio-economic analysis of present day Puerto Rico. Uses archival footage, re-enactments of historic events, and interviews with...

Experimental film about rhythm as corporal expression of a culture. Presents various choreographies and does not include the participation of men.

In the world of briscas, three kings and a queen gather to play cards and discuss the important issues of society... if their eccentric personalities...

When the power goes out and all exits mysteriously seal shut, shoppers and employees find themselves trapped inside a Puerto Rico shopping mall with...

Rosina is frustrated by her engagement to millionaire John Johnson III, a fussy, domineering, control freak. The night before her wedding, she...

A young American man is transferred to work in Puerto Rico. He quickly tries to integrate into the Puerto Rican life, but his ignorance of cultural...

A young man is forced to eat constantly because of a strange condition that causes deformations on his body.

A boy meets a new friend thanks to a bouncing ball.

At least we're alive. Humberto.

Peggy Robles-Alvarado is a Jerome Hill Foundation Fellow in Literature, a Latinx Playwrights Circle Fellow, and a three-time International Latino...