Israel Lugo
2021Eco
Israel Lugo, Gabriel Coss
Marcelo Rivera
Andrés is a nine year old boy musician who plays the treble. On the way to a recital with his parents and in the midst of endless traffic, he tries to practice the melody he’ll be playing. Frustrated by the traffic, the heat, and that he can’t play the piece correctly, Andrés bursts in anger, throwing his instrument, which stops time as it touches the floor.
Eco
El cuerpo del delito
Raúl Marchand Sánchez
Sully Díaz, Rey Pascual
The shocking and compelling true story of two women; one savagely raped, tortured and burned; the other, a detective that makes this case her mission. United by destiny and tragedy, they find strength in each other to find the criminals who committed such a brutal and violent crime.
El cuerpo del delito
Mi día de suerte
Santiago Pumarola
Israel Lugo, Modesto Lacen
An urban comedy about a day in the life of Falopio Piomonte, a humble filing clerk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After going to the local bank to deposit his paycheck, Falopio gets accidentally involved in a major bank robbery. A series of terrible mishaps follow, which threaten to drive him completely mad.
Mi día de suerte
Before the Rooster Crows
Arí Maniel Cruz
Cordelia González, Miranda Purcell
Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound sadness. The relationship with him, however, brings its own ambiguousness and complexities and as Carmín moves into womanhood this causes great confusion, mostly for her.
Before the Rooster Crows
El silencio del viento
Álvaro Aponte Centeno
Israel Lugo, Amanda Lugo
The story of a man trying to cope with the death of his sister, but cannot because he must continue working with the illegal business of bringing undocumented immigrants from Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico.
El silencio del viento
Prótesis
Ariel Annexy
Carlos Marchand, Denise Quiñones
Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.
Prótesis
Angel
Jacobo Morales
Braulio Castillo Jr., Jacobo Morales
The film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo is responsible for the wrongful imprisonment of Mariano Farías and the murder of his pregnant wife. After 15 years in a federal prison, Farías is still determined to prove his innocence.
Angel
Una historia común
Sonia Fritz
Jaime Bello, Marisol Calero
The daily life of a couple in a coastal town in Puerto Rico changes upon the arrival of an old friend whom they believed had perished in Vietnam. At the same time, a writer moves into the town and upsets everyone’s routine.
Una historia común
Brainless Juan
Israel Lugo, Gabriel Coss
Antonio Torres Martinó
An adaptation of Luis A. Maisonet’s 1959 film "Juan sin seso", Israel Lugo’s "Brainless Juan" looks at how, half a century later, celebrity influences the individual. Using the original audio from the 1959 film, "Brainless Juan" shows images of everyday life in Santurce’s streets and back alleys, using subtle irony to deliver a strong message.
Brainless Juan
La foto de Papá
David Norris
Georgina Borri, Diego de la Texera
Dad's Photo is a romantic drama about Margarita, a woman who lives in love with Mateo, her first and only boyfriend. Mateo disappeared when they were both 18 years old. Forty-five years later, he returns to the neighborhood, but not exactly looking for Margarita.
Dad's Photo
Sonríe
Michelle Malley Campos
Israel Lugo, Adriana Pérez
Henry is a grouchy, irritable and overall unhappy birthday clown. As he complains about everything, he realizes 8-year-old birthday girl Coral has a frown just as long as his. Annoyed by the fact that she is the only kid he hasn't been able to humor, he takes it upon himself to do whatever it takes to make this girl smile.
Sonríe
