''Maldeamores'' ( en, Lovesickness) is a 2007 Puerto Rican film starring

Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia'' (1999) an ...

, written by Carlos Ruíz Ruíz and Jorge Gonzales, and directed by Ruíz and his wife Mariem Pérez Riera. The film consists of three separate stories dealing with the ironies of

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. The three stories involve a middle-class family, a

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situation, and an elderly couple. Actor

Benicio del Toro Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen A ...

(who is from

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) worked as an

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for the film. On September 24, 2007, the film was chosen to represent Puerto Rico at the

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to be celebrated February 24, 2008. The film competed with other four Puerto Rican films and was selected after a

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with

Jacobo Morales Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur.Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

''. The other three films submitted were: '' El Cimarrón'', '' Ruido'', and '' El Clown''.

Cast

as Ismael *

Miguel Ángel Álvarez Miguel Ángel Álvarez, also known as "El Men," (August 25, 1941 – January 16, 2011), was a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. Early years Álvarez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and when he was a child his family moved to Bayamón, Puerto Ri ...

as Pellín * Silvia Brito as Flora * Yaraní del Valle as Luisa * Edna Lee Figueroa as Tati * Luis Gonzaga as Miguel * Teresa Hernández as Lourdes * Chavito Marrero as Cirilo * Dolores Pedro as Marta * Norman Santiago as Macho * Fernando Tarrazo as Ismaelito * Roberto Roman as Robeltain

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* {{IMDb title, 0790709, Maldeamores 2007 films Puerto Rican films 2000s Spanish-language films 2007 comedy-drama films 2007 comedy films 2007 drama films

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