Ángel F. Rivera

Leyendas de Puerto Rico

Luis Molina Casanova

Gladys Aguayo, Axel Anderson

A film narrative on Puerto Rican playwright and journalist don Cayetano Coll y Toste. Three of his most famous stories are reenacted: "El Santo Cristo de la Salud", "El Espíritu del Carretero", and "La Garita del Diablo".

La guagua aérea

Luis Molina Casanova

José Luis (Chavito) Marrero, Teófilo Torres

A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.

La cajita vacía

Luis Molina Casanova

José Félix Gómez, Rosabel Otón

Based on the short story from Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Díaz Alfaro, it tells the story of a poor family on the eve of the Christmas celebration of the Three Kings.

El sueño del regreso

Luis Molina Casanova

Gladys Aguayo, Awilda Carbia

A handful of immigrants make a bittersweet pilgrimage back to the land of their birth in this comedy drama. Ten people who have little in common beyond the fact they were all originally from Puerto Rico and now live in New York, discover they've won a contest giving them each a free, all-expenses paid vacation -- in Puerto Rico. While some are eager to visit the place they once called home, others are nervous about what they will find and wary about confronting the people and things they left behind.

The Gardener

James H. Kay

Katharine Houghton, Joe Dallesandro

Carl the Gardner grows odd plants for a rich Yankee woman Ellen Bennett living in South America while exercising a mental hold over her. All his previous employers died mysteriously.

Ignacio

Ángel F. Rivera

Ulpiano Mulero Rivera

Recreates the town meetings which were a staple of the DivEdCo project. True-life residents debate community priorities, in this case the advisability of building parks and roads before dealing with the severe health issues caused by the town’s water supply. Afflicted by personal tragedy, Ignacio, the common man, finds the courage to challenge the reigning leadership.

Kuarentayseis

Nemesio Gil

Gilda Haddock, Jaime Bello

Sara Rodríguez faces a mid-life crisis, succumbing to the media clamor for a youthful appearance with everything from collagen to breast enhancements, as she faces her menopause. What she really needs is her workaholic husband's attention. After turning the world upside, Sara finds the solution where she least expects it.

Un día cualquiera

Ángel F. Rivera

This film did not make it past the editing process in 1953. It was released four decades later in 1993. Although specialists do not agree on the reason, it's likely that the movie's bitter tone and deviation from the dominant, uplifting DivEdCo narrative were the main reasons. Notable for its portrayal of "El Fanguito," a San Juan urban slum, and of country-city emigration at the dawn of Operation Bootstrap.

Tercera

Nemesio Gil

Samuel Molina, Luz María Rondón

Four young people, who show no respect for their elders, wake up one morning to the surprise they are now 70 years old.

Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo

Vince Laureano

Edgardo Huertas, Abelardo Díaz Alfaro

Abelardo Díaz Alfaro visits the places that inspired him to write his book "Terrazzo". His life and work is explored through interviews with friends and colleagues.