Jacobo Morales

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Jacobo Morales
Born (1934-11-12) November 12, 1934 (age 89)
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Occupations
  • Actor
  • poet
  • writer
  • playwright
  • director
  • auteur
Years active1950–present
SpouseBlanca Silvia Eró

Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and author born in Puerto Rico. [1] Many consider him the most influential film director in Puerto Rico's history.

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Early life

Morales was born in the town of Lajas, Puerto Rico, to parents of Sephardic roots.[ citation needed ]

Career

He started acting in radio and theater when he was only 14 years old. He began working in television at its inception in 1954, working as an actor, writer and director. Some of his works include 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 television. In theatre, he has starred in over 30 plays, and he has written and directed five.

In the 1970s, he performed in Hollywood productions such as Woody Allen's Bananas and Up the Sandbox with Barbra 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 in Colombia, 1986. His third film, Lo que le pasó a Santiago , was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990. [2] In 1994, he followed it with Linda Sara which starred singer Chayanne and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. The film received the Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Latin American Film Festival from Trieste, Italy; the People's Choice Award at the Mar del Plata Festival in Argentina; and the Best Script and Best Music Award at the Latin American Film Festival in New York City.

In 2004, Morales directed Dios los cría II , the sequel to his first film, broadcast by WIPR-TV in Puerto Rico. In 2007, his Angel , a full-length feature film, was released to much critical praise.[ citation needed ] It was considered for submission for the 80th Academy Awards but it lost to Maldeamores in a voting of the Puerto Rico Film Corporation.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

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Director/Writer

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References

  1. ↑ Iniciará en Ponce el Festival de la Palabra. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 33, Issue 1663. Page 9. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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