''Taínos'' is a 2005 Puerto Rican film written and directed by Benjamín López. The film follows Sara Cordero (Miró), a young
archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
student, who organizes an expedition to La Mora Cave in the town of
Comerío with three friends. A young and mysterious man called Yabey (Reyes) offers to guide her expedition. As they venture deeper into the forest, they discover a tribe of
Taíno
The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the ...
Indians living away from civilization. This event and other circumstances spark a series of conflicts that divide and endanger the whole group.
Cast
* Christie Miró - Sara Cordero
* Josué Reyes - Yabey
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Danny Fraticelli - Harold
* Sharon Nytaína - Nora
* Karina Guerra - Marilyn
* Ferrán Galindo - Tico
* Roberto Roman - Yani
See also
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Cinema of Puerto Rico
The history of the Cinema industry in Puerto Rico predates Hollywood, being conceived after the first industries emerged in some locations of the United States, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, France, Great Britain and Germany. During the US invas ...
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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 a ...
References
External links
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2005 films
Puerto Rican drama films
2000s Spanish-language films
2005 action films
Taíno in Puerto Rico
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