List of films set in Puerto Rico

This is a partial list of films set in Puerto Rico; either the movie's plot includes that island, the movie has been filmed there, or both. Certain movies that are supposed to be set in "Cuba" are filmed in Puerto Rico because of the U.S. embargo and similarities between both islands. To learn more about the films of Puerto Rico, see Cinema of Puerto Rico.

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*"12 Horas"

A

*""
*"Aloma of the South Seas"
*"Amistad" (filmed in San Juan)
*"Ángel" (a Jacobo Morales film, not related to the U.S. television series)
*"Angelito Mio"
*"A Show of Force"
*"Assassins" (filmed in San Juan)

B

*"Back in the Day"
*"Bad Boys II" (set in Cuba but filmed in Puerto Rico)
*"Barricada"
*"Bananas"
*"Battle of Blood Island"
*"" (documentary on legendary Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Gómez)
*"Brenda Starr"

C

*"Caña Brava"
*"Captain Ron"
*"Casi Casi"
*"Cat Chaser" (an Abel Ferrara film, with Puerto Rico substituting for the Dominican Republic)
*"Cayo"
*"Che!"
*"Chiringa"
*"Chona, la puerca asesina" (a television movie produced by Sunshine Logrono)
*"Command Approved"
*"Con la Musica por Dentro"
*"Coneccion Caribe"
*"Contact" (radar scene filmed in Arecibo)
*"Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos"
*"Corazon Salvaje"
*"Correa Cotto", starring "Pedro Cabrera" & "Arturo Correa"
*"Creature From The Haunted Sea"
*"Cuando Acaba la Noche"
*"Culebra"

D

*"Death Academy"
*"De la Mano de un Angel"
*"Desamores"
*"Dinero Sangre"
*"Dios Los Cria" by Jacobo Morales
*"Dios Los Cria II" (2004) by Jacobo Morales
*"" (2004) (Set in Cuba, but was filmed in Puerto Rico)
*"Dona Ana"

E

*"El Anillo"
*"El Beso que me Diste"
*"El Cantante", starring Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez
*"El Cimarrón"
*"El Clown"
*"El Crimen de la Hacienda"
*"El Curandero del Pueblo"
*"El Derecho de Comer", starring Lissette
*"El Dia que Llegaron"
*"El Escuadron del Panico"
*"El Falso Heredero"
*"El Jibarito Rafael"
*"El Otro Camino"
*"El Reporte"
*"El Satánico"
*"El Sueño del Regreso"
*"Enredando Sombras" (documentary on Latin American cinema, with a segment by Jacobo Morales)
*"Entre los Dioses del Desprecio"
*"Executive Decision"

F

*"Fascination"
*"Feel The Noise"
*"Flight of Fancy"
*"Flight of the Lost Balloon"
*"For the Love or Country" (The Arturo Sandoval Story)
*"Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster"
*"Frankie, Desde la Calle"
*"Fray Dolar"
*"Frente al Destino"

G

*"GoldenEye" (radio telescope scene filmed in Arecibo)
*"Guitarra Mia" (documentary and tribute to Jose Feliciano)

H

*"Heartbreak Ridge" (filmed in Vieques)
*"Helen Can Wait"
*"Héroes de Otra Patria"
*"Hola Gente, Hola Mundo, musical and ecological documentary filmed between Costa Rica & Puerto Rico]

I

*""
*"I Witness"

J

*"Jacob's Ladder"
*"Juicio contra un Angel"
*"Julia, Todo en Mi"
*"Juntos, In Any Way"

K

*"Kapt'n Raubein aus St. Pauli"
*King of Sorrow (music video) by Sade ^{[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKbfpU2pmHk]}

L

*"La Caja de Problemas"
*"La Chica del Lunes
*"Ladrones y Mentirosos" (also known as Thieves and Liars for the U.S. festival circuit)
*"La Fiebre del Deseo"
*"La Jaula"
*"La Maldicion de Mi Raza"
*"La Mujer del Gato"
*"La Piel Desnuda"
*"Las Combatientes" (a television movie, winner of the Spirit of Moondance Award at the Moondance Film Festival, starring "Alba Nydia Díaz"
*"Last Flight Out"
*"Last Woman on Earth" (a Roger Corman movie)
*"La Virgen de la Calle"
*"Libertad Para la Juventud", starring Chucho Avellanet
*"Linda Sara" by Jacobo Morales
*"Loco por Ellas"
*"Lord of the Flies" (filmed in Vieques)
*"Lo que le pasó a Santiago" by Jacobo Morales, nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar
*"Los Diaz de Doris"
*"Los Expatriados"
*"Los Tres Pecados"
*""
*"Luna de Miel en Condominio"
*"Luna de Miel en Puerto Rico"

M

*"Machuchal Agente 'O' en New York"
*"Ma Femme Me Quitte
*"Manhattan Merengue!"
*"Man With My Face"
*"Maruja", starring Marta Romero & Axel Anderson
*"Mas Alla del Limite"
*"Maten el Leon"
*"Mi Aventura en Puerto Rico"
*"Mi Dia de Suerte"
*"Millonario a Go Go"
*"Monster Island"

N

*"Never Say Die"
*"Nicolas y los Demas" by Jacobo Morales
*"Noches Prohibidas"

O

*"Ocho Puertas"
*"Operacion Tiburon"

P

*"Paging Emma"
*"Preciosa"
*"Prohibido Amar en Nueva York", starring Charytin & Julio Aleman
*"Puerto Rico"
*"Puerto Rico en Carnaval"

Q

*"Q and A" (1990 Sidney Lumet)

R

*"Romance en Puerto Rico"
*"Ruby"
*"Ruptura"

*"Saint of Devil's Island"
*"Santa Cristal"
*"Seeds of Evil"
*"Sex and the College Girl"
*"Sian Ka'an"
*"Species"
*"Stiletto"
*"Stop"
*"Sunstorm"

T

*"Taínos"
*"Talento de Barrio"
*"Tango Bar", starring Raul Julia & Valeria Lynch
*"Tanya's Island"
*"The Absolution"
*"The Adventurers"
*"The Delta Factor"
*"The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca"
*"The Face at the Window"
*"The Hoax" (filmed in San Juan, Fajardo, and Rio Grande)
*"The Man from O.R.G.Y."
*"The New Swiss Family Robinson"
*"The Noah"
*"The Perez Family"
*"The Punisher (2004 film)"
*"The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell" (The Original 1968)
*"The Survivor"
*"Thunder Island"
*"Trapped"

U

*"Una Aventura Llamada Menudo"
*"Una Historia Comun"
*"Una Mujer sin Precio"
*"Undercurrent" (with Lorenzo Lamas)
*"Under Suspicion"

V

*"Vanished" (Lifetime original movie. Plot supposed to take place in fictional island of San Carlos)
*"Via Cruces Playero"

W

*"When the Girls Take Over"
*"Wuthering Heights (2003 film)" (filmed in Cabo Rojo)

X

Y

*"Yo Creo en Santa Claus (I believe in Santa Claus)", a television movie broadcast by Televicentro, December 25,2004, & January 1,2005, produced by "Leo Fernandez III", starring "Lorel Crespo" and "Lou Briel", as "Lucia" & "Lubrielito". Cameo appearances by "Luis Raul", "Karla Monroig", "Shorty Castro", "La Comay", "Melina Leon" and "Jorge Santini", among others.

*"Yo Soy Boricua! Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas! (I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!)"

Z

ee also

* List of films based on location