- Jacobo Morales
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name = Jacobo Morales
birthdate = birth date and age|1934|11|12
location = Lajas,Puerto Rico
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spouse = Blanca Silvia Eró
yearsactive = 1950 - present
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emmyawards =Jacobo Morales (born in
Puerto Rico ,12 November 1934 ) is anactor , writer and director of Marrano descent, whom many consider to be the most influential film director inPuerto Rico 's history.Marrano was a name given to Spanish Jewish converts to Roman Catholicism during the Inquisition. Because the same word in Spanish means swine or pig, a play of words can be found in writings of those with prejudices against the Spanish Jews.Biography
Morales was born in
Lajas, Puerto Rico . Lajas was one of the centres ofAnusim in Puerto Rico. He started acting inradio andtheater when he was only 14 years old. He started intelevision at its inception in 1954 working as an actor, writer and director. Some of his works have been: "Desafiando a los Genios", "Esto no tiene Nombre", "La Tiendita de la Esquina", among many others.During this time, he also started working with the political satire and comedy group
Los Rayos Gamma , together with journalist Eddie López. The group still performs at theaters occasionally, and in the 80s and 90s had several shows on TV. In theatre, he has starred in over 30 plays, and he has written and directed five.In the 70s, he had the opportunity to work in
Hollywood productions likeWoody Allen 's "Bananas" and "Up the Sandbox " withBarbra Streisand .His first directing work was the film "Dios los cría" in 1980. The film was an important event in the Puerto Rican film history and received several awards. It was also selected as one of the 25 most significant films of
Latin America . He followed it with "Nicolás y los demás " in which he also had the starring role. For this performance he received the Best Actor Award at the Cartagena de Indias Festival inColombia , 1986.His third film, "
Lo que le Pasó a Santiago ", was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990. In 1994, he followed it with "Linda Sara " which starred singerChayanne and formerMiss Universe Dayanara Torres . The film received the Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Latin American Film Festival fromTrieste, Italy ; the People's Choice Award at the Mar del Plata Festival inArgentina ; and the Best Script and Best Music Award at the Latin American Film Festival inNew York .In 2004, Morales directed the sequel to his first film, "
Dios los cría II ", which was exhibited throughWIPR-TV inPuerto Rico . In 2007, "Angel", his latest full-length feature film was released to much critical praise. It was considered for submission for the80th Academy Awards but it lost to "Maldeamores " in a voting of the Puerto Rico Film Corporation.Filmography
Actor
*"Bananas" (1971), with
Woody Allen
*"Up the Sandbox " (1972), withBarbra Streisand (playedFidel Castro )
*"Dios los cría " (1979)
*"Nicolás y los demás " (1986)
*"Los cuentos de Abelardo " (1990), based on stories written byAbelardo Diaz Alfaro
*"The Effects of Magic" (1998)
*"Ángel" (2007)Director
*"Dios los cría" (1979)
*"Nicolás y los demás" (1986)
*"Linda Sara " (1994), withChayanne &Dayanara Torres
*"Los cuentos de Abelardo" (1990), based on stories written by Abelardo Diaz Alfaro
*"Lo que le Pasó a Santiago " (1989), withTommy Muñiz &Gladys Rodriguez
*"Dios los cría II " (2004)
*"Ángel" (2007)ee also
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List of famous Puerto Ricans
*Cinema of Puerto Rico
*List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards
*Lo que le Pasó a Santiago
*Gladys Rodriguez
*Tommy Muñiz
*Chayanne External links
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