Category: Puerto Rico
Americas: Part 7
"Builders of Images" This program explores the arts throughout the Americas, celebrating the extraordinary creative ferment that has attracted global acclaim and given rise to a distinct and increasingly influential Latin American and Caribbean artistic voice.
Argentina, Art, Brazil, Latin America, Mexico, Puerto RicoDios Los Cria
Five stories about the contradictions and ironies of human conduct, combining satire, tragi-comedy and unexpected conclusions.
Puerto RicoLa Generacion del Estanbai
The working class of Puerto Rico is shrinking, leaving millennials entering the work force with few options.This film follows the lives of several college graduates and their economic hardships.
Economics/Development, Latinos/Chicanos, Puerto Rico, Social IssuesLinda Sara
Linda Sara is the first Puerto Rican film to be nominated for an Oscar. This film is about a love that transcends time and a family about to lose the only thing they own: the house they have lived in since their birth.
Drama, Puerto Rico, Social Life and CustomsLo Que Le Paso A Santiago
A song for love and hope. Santiago is retired by the company to which he has dedicated forty years of his life. He is a widower, his children have problems, and he is bothered by materialism and the crisis of values in society. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets a beautiful and enigmatic woman.
Puerto RicoNicolas Y Los Demas
A simple story about complicated people, this movie is about the casual meeting of two friends who have not seen each other in twentysome years. While beginning with humorous satire and irony, the story takes a dramatic turn.
Drama, Puerto RicoSpanish-American War: Archival Footage
Silent motion picture footage of the Spanish-Cuban-American War and the subsequent Philippine insurrection produced by Edison pictures between 1898 and 1901. The two conflicts were the first in which the motion picture camera played a role. Most footage is staged for the hand-cranked camera, but views of ships, parades, and notable figures is also included. Silent with English captions
Cuba, Puerto Rico, USAViva Puerto Rico
There are important conservation efforts underway in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to protect its endangered native wildlife from extinction on land and sea. Once home to ancient rainforests that covered the Caribbean island when Columbus first landed in 1493, centuries of development have impacted Puerto Rico’s rich natural resources. By 1900, only five percent of its rainforests remained, causing a major loss of habitat.
Viva Puerto Rico follows the work of three conservationists and the ways in which each is trying to restore populations of the island’s most endangered species: the Puerto Rican Amazon parrot, Leatherback turtle, and manatee.
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Environment/Geography, Puerto Rico