Movies: Braulio Castillo

Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism ...

A sailor decides to marry his girlfriend, but her boss is in love with her and orders a beating for her boyfriend. Once the sailor regains consciousness, he is accused of murder and must flee. Once he gets to the port, however, he is beaten again, lo...

René and some gunmen take control of an island. His former girlfriend Isabel visits him, but notices he has subjugated his partner. Realizing his cruelty, she tries to run away, but is captured and imprisoned....

The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the fin...

Priest suffers a head injury, develops amnesia, ends up in a hippie commune....

Exotic dancer with a masochistic streak can't decide which of two boyfriends treats her more thrillingly badly....

Rodolfo wants to marry the aristocrat Adriana who rejects him. Humberto, her brother, kills a man for her. Rodolfo attributes the crime to the gypsy Renzo so that Adriana will gratefully marry him. Renzo is sent to the island of the condemned, where ...

A Puerto Rican goes to New York to seek his fortune....

A popular singer is suspected of being involved with a notorious drug dealer, el Tiburón (the Shark). Meanwhile, a friend of the singer is recruited by Interpol to find the criminal's real identity....

Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then fi...

A small town celebrates the triumph of their revolution. Under the euphoria of the moment, the town's founder is declared a traitor and the destruction of his statue is decided by the people. A journalist buys the statue before it is destroyed. Later...

The spectacular beauty of María awakens the most hot and crazy passions among all the men of the island, including Jorge and Roberto. The two fishermen will vie for her love, by any means necessary....

Tin Tan sets off for adventure on the isle of Puerto Rico. This musical comedy takes place in the International Airport of Puerto Rico during a day of carnival. Knowing the problems that go hand-in-hand with the carnival, the airport director appoint...

Three women recognize a man at a bar, but disagree on his name. They start telling the stories of how they met him and how he abandoned them....

A widower arrives in Puerto Rico with his son Angelito. The father dies and the boy goes to live with his grandfather who plays guitar in the streets. Angelito accompanies him singing and earns good money, but a political uncle accuses the grandfathe...

The film follows the crime sprees of Antonio Correa Cotto, as he seeks revenge against the people that assaulted his girlfriend....

Based on the telenovela, the neighborhood dressmaker becomes a world-class designer....

Businessman Carlos meets Ana María in a Mexico City nightclub. He escorts her home, and makes a date for the next day. Ana María is actually a prostitute whose pimp, Arturo, thinks Carlos would be a good client, and urges her to be nice to him. They ...

A melodramatic romance that tells the story of a community that shuns the arrival of a new neighbor....

Explores concerns about uterine cancer and the value of the Pap Test in detecting this serious type of cancer....