''12 Hours'' (Spanish: ''12 Horas'') is a 2001
Puerto Rican movie. It was written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez, and marked both his screenwriting and directorial debut.
The movie follows 12 hours or one night in the life of a taxi driver and other characters in
Santurce, Puerto Rico
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.
It had a six-week run in Puerto Rican cinemas. Its profanity and sexual content were a definite deviation from the norm as far Puerto Rican films up to that time.
Cast
*Patricia Alonso as Spanish Fly (
drag queen
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)
*Jaime Bello as Gustavo
*Marcos Betancourt as Roberto
*Joe Blues as Radio voice
*Fernanda Bracho as Fernanda (drag queen)
*Cielomar Cuevas as Cristina
*Michelle Deliz as Virginia
*Rosabel del Valle as Kathy
*Juan M. García as Policeman
*Modesto Lacen as Asaltante
*Kidany Lugo as Jorge
*Flavia Manes Rossi as Jackeline Bom Bom
*Karla Marcano as Reina
*Louis Martinez as Cashier at mini-mart
*
Charlie Massó
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as Abraham
*Yadira Nazario as Liza
*Sylvia Vargas Negrón as Roberto's wife
*Brenda Plumel as Mari
*Jorge Rangel as Charlie
*Daritcia Rivera as Paulina
*Wanda Rovira as Ada
*Anthony Stuart as Sr. beefeater
*Teófilo Torres as Antonio
*Melisa Vázquez as Letty
*Ramon Vázquez as Bouncer
*Mahya Veray as Draga #2 - "c.c. red"
See also
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Cinema of Puerto Rico
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List of films set in Puerto Rico
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List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards
This is a list of Puerto Rican Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Puerto Rican filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been nominated for or have won an Academy Award.
Acting categories
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References
External links
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2001 films
Puerto Rican films
Films set in Puerto Rico
2001 drama films
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