Movies: René Monclova

A group of filmmakers analyze the situation of their country's cinema while some children record them....

Determined to restore her dying father's reputation, Ana travels to the remote town of Rosales. Decades ago, he settled there and opened his first free clinic for cancer research. He launched an illustrious medical career - and fell in love. Ana plan...

MELAO tells the story of Nando, a sugarcane worker in 1950s Puerto Rico, desperate to provide for his family. In order to get the money to buy a plane ticket to NY, he makes a dangerous bet with the ruthless foreman of the plantation....

It's December, but the people of San Juan aren’t feeling the Christmas spirit. A serial killer has snuffed the life out of some of the most renowned bachelors. A doctor, a dentist, a social columnist and a university professor are the most recent vic...

The film follows the actions of a corrupt police captain, the title-character Ángel Lugo. Lugo is responsible for the wrongful imprisonment of Mariano Farías and the murder of his pregnant wife. After 15 years in a federal prison, Farías is still det...

Noah, an investigative reporter, finds himself in love with Yin, a friend for many years. Noah arranges a dinner where he will finally declare this secret love to her, but Yin is called away on business. The following day Noah wakes up determined to ...

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary....

A TV reporter from Puerto Rico loses her son after her ex-husband Armando kidnaps him and takes him to the States. Angela must team up with a lawyer to find and rescue the child....

Kabo & Platón takes place in urban, present day Puerto Rico. It tells the story of two adolescent boys who want to have their first reggaeton music demo produced, hoping fame and fortune will come their way and put an end to their life of economic st...

A public relations rep is hired by a women's commission to produce a documentary commemorating the commission's 10th anniversary....

There has been a grave massacre within a highly successful insurance company in Puerto Rico. The owners, a married couple, have been slaughtered along with their employees. While the police are investigating, a private investigator, Isabelo, is hired...

Angélica has spent her whole life escaping from her mixed racial identity, but a family crisis forces her to return to Puerto Rico and rethink her life....

Satirical comedy about a jíbaro that moves from the country to the city and resists to change his rural customs. The film depicts family and emotional conflicts that Puerto Rico suffered due to Americanization....

Recreates aspects of the life of Abelardo Díaz Alfaro as a rural teacher in Puerto Rico during 1940's, integrating three of his stories "El josco", "Santa Cló va a la cuchilla", and "Don Fruto Torres"....

Based on the life of actress Rosaura Andreu....

The story of a mother and her four children and their struggle to survive the abuse of her love partner....

In the world of briscas, three kings and a queen gather to play cards and discuss the important issues of society... if their eccentric personalities allow it....

A film aimed at depicting not only the daily goings-on in a so called "punto", but the internal conflicts among those who are often propelled into the drug world....

Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los...

The Orama Family, coffee growers for generations in the central mountain region of Puerto Rico, cherish their traditions and their famous gourmet coffee. The entire household is abuzz preparing for the wedding of Isabel, the youngest daughter. The br...