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Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

Genres

Documentary

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A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have ​​films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.

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Budget

$9000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

28 October 2014

Country

Puerto Rico

Cast

Ivonne Belén

Ivonne Belén

Herself

Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

Himself

Marcos Zurinaga

Marcos Zurinaga

Himself

Karen Rossi Coughlin

Karen Rossi Coughlin

Herself

Alex Santiago Pérez

Alex Santiago Pérez

Himself

Benjamín López

Benjamín López

Himself

Rose Marie Bernier

Rose Marie Bernier

Herself

Braulio Castillo Jr.

Braulio Castillo Jr.

Narrator

Ineabelle Colón

Ineabelle Colón

Narrator

Manuel Valdés Pizzini

Manuel Valdés Pizzini

Himself

Eduardo Rosado

Eduardo Rosado

Himself

Demetrio Fernández

Demetrio Fernández

Himself

José Artemio Torres

José Artemio Torres

Himself

Roberto Ramos Perea

Roberto Ramos Perea

Himself

Marisel Flores Patton

Marisel Flores Patton

Herself

Teresa Previdi

Teresa Previdi

Herself

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