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Barrios

Feb 5, 2004

2h 27m

★ 10.0

Overview

Presents three barrio stories: "La familia del Camello" about a public residential basketball coach and his dilemmas, "El baila'o de Julia y Berto" about two neighbors trying to rediscover love in their maturity, and "El rumbón de Fepe" about a man who has to choose between his barrio and the woman he loves.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Múcaro Films

Barrios Trailers

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Cast

Fepe

Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Sandra

Kisha Tikina Burgos

Pichón

Teófilo Torres

Vanessa

Aris Mejias

Correcaminos

Luz María Rondón

Don Nuñez

Adrián García

Dobero

Juan Manuel Lebrón

Julia

Johanna Rosaly

Berto

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Jaime Bello

Lydia Echevarría

Andy Montañez

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8.5

12 Angry Men

Apr 10, 1957

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

5.8

12 horas

Jan 1, 2001

A night in the life of a cab driver in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

4.4

Feel The Noise

Oct 5, 2007

After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob flees to a place and father he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob and his step-brother Javi to pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. Together with a dancer named C.C., they learn what it means to stay true to themselves and each other, while overcoming obstacles in love, greed and pride, all culminating in an explosive performance at New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.

5.9

The Rum Diary

Oct 13, 2011

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

6.0

Linda Sara

Jan 12, 1995

Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.

5.0

Paging Emma

Nov 8, 1999

An operator at a mobile pager company has her life turned upside down by a seemingly senseless abduction. Currently considered to be a lost film (never released to the general public, after its theatrical premiere in Puerto Rico).

4.6

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

Sep 27, 2005

Seduced by the brutal New York underworld, future gangster legend Carlito Brigante enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his two brothers-in-crime, Carlito is on the fast track to becoming Spanish Harlem's ultimate kingpin. He quickly learns, however, that the only way to survive at the top is through loyalty to his friends and respect for the rules of the street.

6.4

I Like It Like That

Oct 14, 1994

After her husband is arrested for looting, Lisette struggles for independence while dealing with her transgender sibling, her critical mother-in-law and assorted neighborhood eccentrics.

10.0

Rupture

Nov 4, 2023

When an unstable and grief-stricken young man murders the alleged killer of his best friend, he must try to conceal what he’s done from the loose-lipped guests attending his friend's vigil.

10.0

400 Petals

Mar 15, 2020

“400 pétalos” (400 petals) tells the story of René and Sun, two opposites that love each other... Until René gives Sun a magical Marigold. A petal from the magical flower falls every time the couple fights. Amidst such countdown, René’s anxiety grows. He wonders if, when the Marigold runs out of petals, the relationship will meet its end.

0.0

La última gira

Jun 4, 2021

Legendary singer Daniel Santos lives in Ocala, Florida, and prepares his biography with Secre, a young journalist. The memory of past glories makes him embark on one more adventure: a tour of South American countries where he was known as “El Jefe” (The Chief) and where he expects to be yet again acclaimed and applauded.

5.0

Dios los cría...

Jan 1, 1979

Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a property to the Catholic church with guilty feelings; "Entre 12 y 1", where a couple and a close friend get trapped in an elevator; "La gran noche", a night in the life of an old prostitute; and "La otra", where a man alternates between two women.

5.9

Gun Hill Road

Aug 5, 2011

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.

0.0

Alma

Jan 1, 2021

A single mother goes out for a run and never returns.

5.9

Machete

Dec 1, 1958

This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.

3.6

Art of Love

Oct 14, 2021

A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.

9.0

Broche de oro

Sep 13, 2012

Rafael, Elmo, and Pablo run away from the strict Catholic retirement home where they live with Carlos, Rafael's grandson, to embark on an adventure and prove life does not stop because of age.

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0.0

Over His Dead Body

Invalid Date

A dramedy about Carla, an aspiring singer estranged from her family, who hopes to find solace by attending her father's funeral.

4.7

Counterplot

Oct 1, 1959

Man hides out in Puerto Rico from the police and his double-crossing attorney.