Modesto Lacen
Also Known As: Modesto Lacen Cepeda, Modesto Lacén, Modesto Lacén Cepeda
Biography: Born in Puerto Rico, Modesto Lacen is a stage, film and television actor. He holds a BFA from the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Loíza, Puerto Rico
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La última gira
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2021-06-04
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Animal
Overview: His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-01
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Perfect Host
Overview: Elisa and her best friends arrive at a stunning home-share rental for their much-needed girls' trip. Their stay takes a dark turn when Elisa starts to suspect the property's charming and gorgeous host may be connected to recent disappearances near the small coastal town.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2021-11-18
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Pies en la arena
Overview: Toña is a Dominican woman who escapes an abusive relationship and leaves her country. Without documents, she makes a new life in Puerto Rico and is about to put her legal status in order. Gregorio, an exiled Cuban doctor, is stuck in Puerto Rico with no legal options to normalize his immigrant status. An accident pushes them into a relationship upon which their future will depend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-04-06
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Blue Beetle
Overview: Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-16
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Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean
Overview: Juan Encarnación is a reserved jibaro with a violent past. When Pura, the woman he loves, disappears, Encarnación sets out on a path of revenge armed with his machete and his daughter, Patria, in his arms.
Genres: Action Drama Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-10-12
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The Sound of ILL Days
Overview: Over seven days, a young couple is confronted by new love interests and creative yearnings. In sync with their chaotic days, Brooklyn is presented as an uncontrollable landscape that disrupts the perceptions of the characters.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-01
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The Fisherman's Daughter
Overview: Samuel, the last free-diving fisherman, has lived isolated in the island of La Aguja since he was abandoned by his wife and son 15 years ago. His life is disrupted when his son shows up now as Priscila, a transgender prostitute from the streets of Santa Marta, Colombia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-05-16
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12 horas
Overview: A night in the life of a cab driver in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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El cimarrón
Overview: El cimarrón is a love story about a young African couple, Marcos and Carolina, that takes place in the slavery era at the turn of the nineteen-century in a Caribbean island. After several futile escape plans, Marcos finally escaped. Now free, he returns to liberate his beloved Carolina.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2006-10-01
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My Lucky Day
Overview: An urban comedy about a day in the life of Falopio Piomonte, a humble filing clerk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After going to the local bank to deposit his paycheck, Falopio gets accidentally involved in a major bank robbery. A series of terrible mishaps follow, which threaten to drive him completely mad.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1998-04-24
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Todo por amor
Overview: The story focuses on the relationship of two teenagers, "Emma" and "David", played by young actors Juliana Rivera and José E. Segarra, who come from different worlds and are surrounded by complex social problems such as peer pressure. , drugs, discrimination and lack of affection
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-09-08
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23 Hours
Overview: Manolo finds a mysterious object that transports him to an alternate reality of Puerto Rico. There he meets Lorena, the beautiful gatekeeper whose job job is to make sure that all alternate realities of Puerto Rico are in working order and that nothing is "out of place." With the help of Lorena, Manolo embarks on an amazing journey through different realities of Puerto Rico to find the objects to get back home.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-01-25
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Las Camelias
Overview: A movie based on the famous novel "Las Camelias"
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-10-27
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Plane
Overview: After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-12
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JEKKA
Overview: In the horror thriller "JEKKA," the Monroe coffee plantation is haunted by a curse after the grandmother of an indigenous girl injects her blood into the thorns of a devil tree, cursing the family's bloodline and land. Dr. Bruce Monroe, accused of heinous crimes, meets his demise, and 20 years later, his daughter Gabriela inherits the plantation. Upon her return, she unwittingly activates the curse, unleashing violent nightmares that come to life. As Gabriela confronts the haunting legacy of her family's past, she must find a way to break the curse's hold before it consumes her. "JEKKA" is a harrowing blend of supernatural horror and psychological thriller as Gabriela fights to survive the malevolent forces unleashed upon her family's lands.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
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Heroes from Another Land
Overview: This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1998-04-01
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Los Reyes de la Salsa
Overview: The story of salsa music partners Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz. Explores their battles on and off the stage, from their musical origins, family conflicts, and their struggle to rise to the top, as they transform Latin music forever.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-04-20
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Rémora
Overview: Natalia Furtiano, an agent for the Society of Intelligence of the United States of America, Division of Puerto Rico, fights to protect the love of her life. Used to the life of covert operations and death all around her, submits her resignation which is denied on the spot. While she tries to get out of the Society of Intelligence in search for a peaceful life, she finds out what is like to have her superiors as enemies. She also realizes that she is a victim of her job and life style.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-04
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The Fishbowl
Overview: As her cancer spreads, Noelia's ultimate decision is to return to her native Vieques, Puerto Rico, and claim her freedom to decide her own fate. She reunites with her friends and family, who are still dealing with the contamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of military practices.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-05-26
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Desamores
Overview: 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. The investigation takes place in an underworld of frayed relationships and foul connections. It is a detective story that revolves around unforeseen secrets dealing in the occult and certain passions that only appear to spawn loathing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2004-11-11
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El cuerpo del delito
Overview: The shocking and compelling true story of two women; one savagely raped, tortured and burned; the other, a detective that makes this case her mission. United by destiny and tragedy, they find strength in each other to find the criminals who committed such a brutal and violent crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-05-11
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Las dos caras de Jano
Overview: 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 victims of the "The Angel of the Bachelors", a handsome young man who captivates closet homosexuals and stabs them to death following a sexual encounter with them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2008-04-05
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Bala perdida
Overview: A festive, tropical Christmas in Puerto Rico is what Jennifer and Papotico are most looking forward to. Both young people are filled with musical talent, with dreams and hopes for the future. But their innocence, zeal for life, and special friendship are overshadowed by the social and economic issues of Puerto Rico. Full of powerful performances and based on a true story, “Bala Perdida” will leave a chilling feeling in your bones.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2003-04-22
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3000
Overview: Puerto Rican major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, who is shy one hit of 3000, stands before New York Mets player Jon Matlack. During his turn to bat, Clemente recalls his early years in Puerto Rico, when he was first discovered by baseball club owner Pedrín Zorilla.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-11-15
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Sudor amargo
Overview: An inspiring, realistic portrayal of a group of female workers struggling to keep their jobs at a doomed Puerto Rican cannery. The volatile atmosphere worsens when their boss is found murdered one morning. As the investigation goes on and each of the women is questioned, the strain puts their friendship to the ultimate test.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2002-08-20
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Angélica
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-09-30
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A Place Within
Overview: 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 speak with her. As he tries to connect with Yin, he discovers that she is nowhere to be found. As Noah attempts to unfold the mystery of her disappearance, the history of even her existence is questioned.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2006-10-07
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Sol de medianoche
Overview: Manolo is a private detective who specializes in adultery cases. Commissioned by one of the victims, he takes photos and videos of adulterous couples in fraganti. He often attempts double-schemes, however, by sending the evidence to the other victim, in an attempt to exploit and benefit from both parts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-01-02
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Santa Cristal
Overview: A renowned telenovela actor announces the end of the world in a television special, to which every citizen of the Santa Cristal island reacts in a peculiar way.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2003-01-02
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Aventura verde
Overview: Five children enter a forest full of giant trees, strange animals, and magical characters.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-03-18
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El Chata
Overview: Samuel returns to his neighborhood after eight years in prison, which have obligated him to act in ways he never imagined, but also to think about his life and what he believes he is made for: boxing. Many things have changed since Samuel has been gone. Joe, his former coach, is now training a new prospect called Víctor. If Samuel wants to box, he will have to prove that there is still room for him. But in order to support his family, he agrees to be this new fighter's chata (sparring). This is the story of characters predetermined to failure.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-09-01
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The Other Mafia
Overview: Five prominent politicians are celebrating the bachelor party of one of them, but an accident occurs and a person dies. Now everyone is involved.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2003-04-04
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Second Honeymoon
Overview: A couple, secretly on the verge of announcing plans to divorce, reluctantly depart for a second honeymoon after their family surprises them with a tropical trip as a gift for their 20th wedding anniversary.
Genres: Romance Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-11
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Dos caminos
Overview: The story of Dani and Mickie, twins marked by misfortune at an early age and how the decisions made by each affected the rest of their lives in a shocking way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-03-23
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Barrios
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
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2004-02-05
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Millie and the Lords
Overview: Milagros Baez is a young, working class under-confident Puerto Rican woman whose life is changed for the better when she begins to learn about the Young Lords Party and her rich Puerto Rican history.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-23
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Kamaleón
Overview: The underground world of the early-2000s rave clubbing scene in Puerto Rico.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2003-01-02
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Fistful of Dirt
Overview: Yei, an energetic ten-year-old boy, spends his days setting traps for crabs and foraging for gasoline, while trying to keep his desperately ill mother Wanda alive and avoid drunken Alicio who lives with them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-31
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I Miss You
Overview: Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new play in honor of his lost love, in which Gabriel’s inner turmoil is transformed into an eye-popping gay fantasia.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2019-07-27
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Prótesis
Overview: Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.
Genres: Horror Comedy Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2019-10-03
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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Overview: In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-27
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Satos
Overview: Some time after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, three families intersect at a special dog sanctuary and form a bond that will change their lives, their priorities, and their dreams forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
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Bella
Overview: Amidst the isolation of the COVID crisis, a couple's quest to start a family leads them to an adoption journey that brings unexpected joy and healing into their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-01
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Baile, Botella & Barajas
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-23
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¡He matado a mi marido!
Overview: A desperate woman accidentally murders her unfaithful husband the morning of a big party honoring his recent Pritzker Prize, now she must survive the pain of heartbreak and a night of celebration, without being found out.
Genres: Comedy Romance Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-04-13
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Un Dia de Mayo
Overview: UN DÍA DE MAYO (Becoming Mayo ) explores the emotional journey of Mayo, a young man burdened by unresolved trauma, who must confront his painful past to reclaim his passion for painting and embrace love. The film delves into the healing process, showing how creativity and vulnerability can break the barriers of fear and guilt.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
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