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List Of Films Set In Puerto Rico
This is a partial List of films set in Puerto Rico; either the movie's plot includes that island, the movie has been filmed there, or both. Certain movies that are supposed to be set in Cuba are filmed in Puerto Rico because of the U.S. embargo and similarities between both islands. To learn more about the films of Puerto Rico, see Cinema of Puerto Rico. # *" 4 Estrella" (filmed in Guaynabo) *'' 12 Horas'' *''22 Jump Street'' (filmed in San Juan) A *''Act of Valor'' *'' The Adventurers'' *'' After Twenty Years: Puerto Rico'' (1918) *'' Aloma of the South Seas'' *''Un Amante Anda Suelto (1969)'' *'' Amistad'' (filmed in San Juan) *''Amnesia'' (2006) *''Ángel'' (a Jacobo Morales film, not related to the U.S. television series) *'' Angelito Mio'' *'' El Anillo'' *''Assassins'' (filmed in San Juan) *'' Au Pair 3'' *''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo'' B *'' Back in the Day'' *''Bad Boys II'' (set in Cuba but filmed in Puerto Rico) *''Bananas'' *''Barricada'' *''Battle of Blood Island'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Isla de Mona, Mona, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its Capital city, capital and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, most populous city is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins (1995 Film)
''Assassins'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by The Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland. The film stars Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas and costars Julianne Moore. The Wachowskis stated that their script was completely rewritten by Helgeland, and that they tried to remove their names from the film but failed. Plot Assassin Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone) plans to retire, haunted by the memory of murdering his mentor Nicolai several years ago. While on an assignment, Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas), another assassin, manages to eliminate Rath’s target first. Bain then reveals his plan to kill Rath and become the world’s best assassin. As Rath tries to figure out who sent Bain, his contractor offers him a lucrative job that could allow him to retire: kill a computer hacker named Electra (Julianne Moore), the four Dutch buyers of a computer disk she possesses, and to retrieve the disk. Electra has set up CCTV came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broche De Oro
''Broche de Oro'' is a 2012 Puerto Rican comedy film directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez, starring Jacobo Morales, Adrián García, Diego de la Texera and Luis Omar O'Farrill. The film became the highest-grossing Puerto Rican film of all time. Plot Carlos (Luis Omar O'Farrill) is an aspiring surfer, whose father, Alberto ( Carlos Esteban Fonseca), disapproves of his passion. They both visit Alberto's father, Rafael (Jacobo Morales), at the Catholic retirement home he lives in. Carlos is left with his grandfather and friends Pablo (Diego de la Texera) and Anselmo (Adrián García), whom Pablo nicknames "Elmo". Alberto later picks up Carlos and tells Rafael he and Carlos are moving to Orlando for his job, leaving Rafael speechless. After leaving the retirement home and realizing what little time he has before he moves, Carlos calls Rafael later that night to invite him and his elder friends to a road trip to Loíza for a surfing competition and for Rafael to show him the family lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Starr (1989 Film)
''Brenda Starr'' is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Robert Ellis Miller based on Dale Messick's comic strip ''Brenda Starr, Reporter''. It stars Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton, and Jeffrey Tambor. The film was shot in 1986; however, it was not released for three years due to lengthy litigation over distribution rights. It finally was released in some international markets in 1989 and in America in 1992. Plot Mike is a struggling artist who draws the ''Brenda Starr'' comic strip for a newspaper. When Brenda comes to life and sees how unappreciated she is by Mike, she leaves the comic. To return her to her rightful place and keep his job, Mike draws himself into the strip. Within her fictional world, Brenda Starr is an ace reporter for the ''New York Flash''. She is talented, fearless, and smart, and she is a very snappy dresser. The only competition she has is from Libby Lipscomb, the rival newspaper's top reporter. Brenda heads to the Amazon jungle to find a scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Beso Que Me Diste
EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American politician * Ephrat Livni (born 1972), American street artist Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * El, short for Eleven, a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in ''Superman'' *E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip'' Literature * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 2000 Japanese adult visual novel Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él'' (Lucero album), a 1982 album by Lucero * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from ''Caminando'' (album) * "Él" (Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with an insular region in North America. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and Panama to the northwest. Colombia comprises 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of , with a population of 50 million. Colombia's rich cultural heritage reflects influences by various Amerindian civilizations, European settlement, African slaves, as well as immigration from Europe and the Middle East. Spanish is the nation's official language, besides which over 70 languages are spoken. Colombia has been inhabited by various indigenous peoples since at least 12,000 BCE, including the Muisca, Quimbaya and Tairona. The Spanish landed first in La Guajira in 1499 and by the mid-16th century colonized parts of the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfredo Gómez
Wilfredo Gómez RiveraNo radicarán cargos contra exboxeador Wilfredo Gómez El Nuevo Día (2015-04-18). Retrieved on 2017-07-14. (; born October 29, 1956), sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a Puerto Rican former and three-time world champion. He is frequently mentioned among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time by sports journalists and analysts, along with Félix Trinidad, |
Battle Of Blood Island
''Battle of Blood Island'' is a 1960 American World War II war film filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Joel Rapp. It was based on the 1958 short story ''Expect the Vandals'' by Philip Roth.Derek Royal, 'The Blood before the Stain: An Interview with Joel Rapp', ''Philip Roth Studies'' 2.1 (2006): 3-11. accessed 15 June 2012 released the film, as a with '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barricada (film)
Barricada (from Spanish: ''Barricade'') were a Navarrese hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ... band created in 1982 in the Txantrea neighbourhood of Pamplona/Iruñea. The band members were Enrique Villareal (''El Drogas'') as bassist and vocalist, Javier Hernandez (''Boni'') guitarist and vocalist, Alfredo Piedrafita as guitarist and Ibon Sagarra (''Ibi'') on drums. Together they have written over 100 songs and sold over a million discs. On January 8, 2021, Boni died at age 58 of laryngeal cancer. Discography References External linksOfficial website Spanish heavy metal musical groups Musical quartets Rock en Español music groups {{Spain-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bananas (film)
''Bananas'' is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen, Louise Lasser, and Carlos Montalban. Written by Allen and Mickey Rose, the film is about a bumbling New Yorker who, after being dumped by his activist girlfriend, travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion. Parts of the plot are based on the book ''Don Quixote, U.S.A.'' by Richard P. Powell. Filmed on location in New York City and Puerto Rico, the film was released to positive reviews from critics and was number 78 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" and number 69 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs in 2000. Plot The film opens on Howard Cosell's coverage of the assassination of the president of the fictional "banana republic" of San Marcos and a coup d'état that brings Gen. Emilio Molina Vargas to power. Fielding Mellish is a neurotic blue collar man who tries to impress social activist Nancy by trying to get in touch with the revolution in San Marcos. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boys II
''Bad Boys II'' is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The sequel to the 1995 film '' Bad Boys'' and the second film in the ''Bad Boys'' film series, the film follows detectives Burnett and Lowrey investigating the flow of illegal drugs going into Miami. ''Bad Boys II'' was released on July 18, 2003. It received extremely negative reviews from critics and grossed $273 million worldwide. A third film, ''Bad Boys for Life'', was released in January 2020. Plot Eight years after the events of the first film, Mike and Marcus are investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. They infiltrate a Klan meeting held in the marshland outside of Miami only to discover that they are, in fact, buyers and not distributors of the ecstasy. After a radio mishap leads to a delayed arrival of Miami Police’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT), Mike and Marcus end up in a shootout with the Klan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |