1998Winner
Best Performance
Angelito mío
Jacobo Morales
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Lajas, Puerto Rico
November 12, 1934
Biography
Jacobo Morales Ramírez (born November 12, 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur. He is considered by many to be the most influential filmmaker in Puerto Rico. Jacobo Morales' "Lo que le pasó a Santiago" (1989) reached an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990, being the only Academy Award recognition a Puerto Rican film has yet to reach.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1971Nominee
Best Performance
Bananas
1972Nominee
Best Performance
Up the Sandbox
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Nicolás y los demás
1979Highlight
Best Performance
Dios los cría...
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Bananas
Up the Sandbox
Nicolás y los demás