Puerto Rico - Best International Feature Film
by BrunoRibeiro90 | created - 03 Feb 2019 | updated - 12 Feb 2020 | PublicPreto Rican submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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1. La gran fiesta (1986)
101 min | Drama, Romance
In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a U.S. Military base. The guests drink, seduce, and gossip, but some also plot against each other.
Director: Marcos Zurinaga | Stars: Daniel Lugo, Cordelia González, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Luis Prendes
Votes: 154
2. Tango Bar (1987)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.
Director: Marcos Zurinaga | Stars: Raul Julia, Valeria Lynch, Rubén Juárez, Nélida Rodríguez
Votes: 210
3. What Happened to Santiago (1989)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Santiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San Juan. They soon become friends, even though she refuses to give out any personal information.
Director: Jacobo Morales | Stars: Tommy Muñiz, Gladys Rodríguez, Johanna Rosaly, René Monclova
Votes: 277
Nominated
4. Linda Sara (1994)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.
Director: Jacobo Morales | Stars: Daniel Lugo, Johanna Rosaly, Jacobo Morales, Jorge Luis Ramos
Votes: 110
5. Héroes de otra patria (1996)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, War
Deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict, relating the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
Director: Iván Dariel Ortiz | Stars: Jimmy Navarro, Jorge Castillo, Alba Raquel Barros, Adamari López
Votes: 82
6. 12 horas (2001)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A night in the life of a cab driver in San Juan.
Director: Raúl Marchand Sánchez | Stars: Jaime Bello, Marcos Betancourt, Modesto Lacen, Cielomar Cuevas
Votes: 114
7. Cayo (2005)
112 min | Drama
Ivan, Julia and Kike were born and grew up in Culebra where they shared a close friendship. Ivan and Julia are a couple but Kike is in love with Julia. They are separated when Ivan is ... See full summary »
Director: Vicente Juarbe | Stars: Carlos Esteban Fonseca, Kamar de los Reyes, Gerardo Rodríguez, Idalia Pérez Garay
Votes: 160
8. Thieves and Liars (2006)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
"Ladrones & Mentirosos" is the heartrending story of three Puerto Rican families struggling to stay together in a society overcome by corruption and drugs. Using a parallel structure, the ... See full summary »
Director: Ricardo Méndez Matta | Stars: Steven Bauer, Isidro Bobadilla, Elpidia Carrillo, José Heredia
Votes: 138
9. Lovesickness (2007)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
Directors: Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz, Mariem Pérez Riera | Stars: Luis Guzmán, Teresa Hernández, Fernando Tarrazo, Norman Santiago
Votes: 653
10. Kabo & Platon (2009)
90 min | Drama
Two adolescent boys want their first reggaeton music demo produced, hoping fame and fortune will come their way and put an end to their life of economic struggle.
Director: Edmundo H. Rodríguez | Stars: Aramis Benitez, Albert Torres, Priscilla Medina, Oscar H. Guerrero
Votes: 28
11. Miente (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Henry is an introverted young artist who, seeking to escape the banality and violence of urban life, begins to blur the distinction between fantasy and reality.
Director: Rafi Mercado | Stars: Oscar H. Guerrero, Mariana Santangelo Goldman, Frank Perozo, Teresa Hernández
Votes: 93
12. América (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
While the setting of her Caribbean beach village seems picture-perfect, America's life is anything but peaceful. When their daughter runs away, America's abusive lover unleashes his rage ... See full summary »
Director: Sonia Fritz | Stars: Lymari Nadal, Yancey Arias, Rachel Ticotin, Miguel Reyes
Votes: 98
Disqualified
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