Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur.[1] Many consider him the most influential film director in Puerto Rico's history.
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.
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 UniverseDayanara 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]
^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.
^"The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
jacobo, morales, born, november, 1934, puerto, rican, actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, auteur, many, consider, most, influential, film, director, puerto, rico, history, born, 1934, november, 1934, lajas, puerto, ricooccupationsactor, poet, writer, p. Jacobo Morales born 12 November 1934 is a Puerto Rican actor poet writer playwright filmmaker and auteur 1 Many consider him the most influential film director in Puerto Rico s history Jacobo MoralesBorn 1934 11 12 November 12 1934 age 88 Lajas Puerto RicoOccupationsActor poet writer playwright director auteurYears active1950 presentSpouseBlanca Silvia Ero Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Actor 3 2 Director Writer 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditMorales was born in the town of Lajas Puerto Rico to parents of Sephardic roots citation needed Career EditHe 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 Lopez 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 cria 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 Nicolas y los demas 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 paso 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 cria 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 EditActor Edit La Criada Malcriada 1965 also writer Bananas 1971 with Woody Allen Up the Sandbox 1972 with Barbra Streisand played Fidel Castro Dios los cria 1979 Nicolas y los demas 1986 Lo que le paso a Santiago 1989 Los cuentos de Abelardo 1990 Peyo Merce teaches English segment based on stories written by Abelardo Diaz Alfaro Linda Sara 1994 The Effects of Magic 1998 Angelito mio 1998 Desandando la Vida 2003 Dios los cria II 2004 Angel 2007 Broche de Oro 2012 Broche de Oro Comienzos 2017 Director Writer Edit Dios los cria 1979 Nicolas y los demas 1986 Lo que le paso a Santiago 1989 with Tommy Muniz amp Gladys Rodriguez Linda Sara 1994 with Chayanne amp Dayanara Torres Dios los cria II 2004 Angel 2007 See also EditList of Puerto Ricans Cinema of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards Lo que le paso a Santiago Gladys Rodriguez Tommy Muniz Chayanne Raulito CarbonellReferences Edit Iniciara en Ponce el Festival de la Palabra Sandra Torres Guzman La Perla del Sur Ponce Puerto Rico Year 33 Issue 1663 Page 9 14 October 2015 Retrieved 14 October 2015 The 62nd Academy Awards 1990 Nominees and Winners oscars org Retrieved 6 September 2015 External links EditJacobo Morales at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacobo Morales amp oldid 1101401558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
