Braulio Castillo
1933 - 2015Juicio contra un ángel
Federico Curiel
Angelito, Dacia González
A widower arrives in Puerto Rico with his son Angelito. The father dies and the boy goes to live with his grandfather who plays guitar in the streets. Angelito accompanies him singing and earns good money, but a political uncle accuses the grandfather of exploiting the boy and takes him to an orphanage.
Juicio contra un ángel
Lamento borincano
Fernando Cortés
Mapy Cortés, Arturo Correa
The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.
Los expatriados
Renzo el gitano
Manuel Zeceña Diéguez
Braulio Castillo, Flor Procuna
Rodolfo wants to marry the aristocrat Adriana who rejects him. Humberto, her brother, kills a man for her. Rodolfo attributes the crime to the gypsy Renzo so that Adriana will gratefully marry him. Renzo is sent to the island of the condemned, where he is left for dead.
Renzo el gitano
Harbor Lights
Maury Dexter
Kent Taylor, Miriam Colón
Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then finds Gina Rosario searching his hotel room, and together they begin to investigate Alex's death.
Harbor Lights
Puerto Rico en carnaval
Tino Acosta
Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez
Tin Tan sets off for adventure on the isle of Puerto Rico. This musical comedy takes place in the International Airport of Puerto Rico during a day of carnival. Knowing the problems that go hand-in-hand with the carnival, the airport director appoints a team to deal with a threat from an anonymous letter.
Puerto Rico en carnaval
Operación Tiburón
José de San Antón
Braulio Castillo, Lucecita Benítez
A popular singer is suspected of being involved with a notorious drug dealer, el Tiburón (the Shark). Meanwhile, a friend of the singer is recruited by Interpol to find the criminal's real identity.
Operación Tiburón
Caña brava
Ramón Pereda
Javier Solís, Maria Antonieta Pons
A sailor decides to marry his girlfriend, but her boss is in love with her and orders a beating for her boyfriend. Once the sailor regains consciousness, he is accused of murder and must flee. Once he gets to the port, however, he is beaten again, losing his memory as a consequence.
Caña brava
Mulato
Juan Andrés Bueno
Braulio Castillo, Adalberto Rodríguez Machuchal
René and some gunmen take control of an island. His former girlfriend Isabel visits him, but notices he has subjugated his partner. Realizing his cruelty, she tries to run away, but is captured and imprisoned.
Mulato
Amor perdóname
Jerónimo Mitchell Meléndez
Julio Alemán, Kitty de Hoyos
Businessman Carlos meets Ana María in a Mexico City nightclub. He escorts her home, and makes a date for the next day. Ana María is actually a prostitute whose pimp, Arturo, thinks Carlos would be a good client, and urges her to be nice to him. They fall in love, and Carlos proposes marriage to her, indicating he must return to Puerto Rico soon.
Amor perdóname
La noche de don Manuel
Amílcar Tirado
José de San Antón, Braulio Castillo
A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico.
Don Manuel's Night
