
Jacobo Morales
Directing
Born: 1934-11-12 · Lajas, Puerto Rico
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
2025

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)
2025
Señor

Broche de oro: Comienzos
2017
Rafael

Esta insistente manía de ser feliz
2017
Himself

Al final del eclipse
2017
Director

Andrea y Lorenzo
2016
Priest

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
2014
Himself

I Am a Director
2013
Jacobo

Broche de oro
2012
Rafael Medina
Medio minuto
2012

Il Viaggio
2010

El viaje de Tortuga
2010
Todo el año es Navidad
2009
Nicolás
La recompensa
2008
Paco

Angel
2007
Director
El cuerpo del delito
2005
Pa' eso estamos
2005
Director
And God Created Them 2
2004
Director

Desandando la vida
2003
Julio Dones
Julia, toda en mí
2002
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo
1999
Self

Angelito mío
1998
Dios
Cuentos para despertar
1998
Peyo Mercé

Entangling Shadows
1998
Director

The Effects of Magic
1998
Rodolfo

Jugando en serio
1998
Director

Linda Sara
1995
Director
Cuentos de Abelardo
1990
Peyo Mercé
San Juan Story
1990
Víctor Torres

What Happened to Santiago
1989
Director