Joaquín Jarque
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Birthday: March 01, 1966
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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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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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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San Juan, más allá de las murallas
Overview: Explore the 500-year history of the city of San Juan, from the move from Caparra to the different invasions during these centuries. It also looks at how different situations and people were key to what is now the capital of Puerto Rico. This documentary presents, through the recreation of key situations, archival material, and accounts of historians and researchers, decisive moments that influenced what is now the capital.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-10-06
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La noche que se apareció Toño Bicicleta
Overview: Three couples camping in a Puerto Rican town have an unexpected encounter with a famous criminal, changing their lives forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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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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Los Reyes: la verdadera historia del Búster y el Camaleón
Overview: Inspired on the true story of drug lord José Figueroa Agosto, commonly known as Junior Cápsula. A Puerto Rican drug convict escapes from jail and flees to Santo Domingo, where he continues his drug business and meets a woman who becomes his lover.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2014-12-04
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Caos
Overview: It’s a somewhat alternate near future... Puerto Rico is losing confidence in its political parties that for years took over loyal fanatics. The people elected with its eyes closed their first independent governor in the country’s history only to have his corrupted regime overthrown by rebels. The country has revolved. Added to this chaos is the fact that a mysterious virus, which has taken over our water supply from rivers and lakes, has infected a large portion of the citizens with symptoms like skin deterioration, extreme sensibility to sounds, and, in a matter of days, death.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-09-30
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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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Historia de un trompetista
Overview: Located in a popular neighborhood, three stories are interwoven by means of violence. The struggles and vicissitudes of a group of young people seeking to get out of the negative environment that threatens to consume their lives is portrayed. Inspired by the true story of Ricky, a trumpeter student who was murdered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2004-03-02
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Amores
Overview: Amores explores the world of acting from its most basic and solitary form: the monologue. If only an actor, a text, and someone who hears it are needed to make an acting exercise, then Amores offers fourteen splendid acts from renowned professionals in Puerto Rico. Amores is composed by different monologues that, in set, offer reflection on aspects of love. In this manner, the title becomes a statement: amor es... (love is...)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2004-12-28
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Vidas como la tuya
Overview: Four stories with the intention to make the people reflect on their actions, decisions, and how they affect others around them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-08-31
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La recompensa
Overview: A young woman flees just before her wedding day and disappears to avoid facing the consequences of her actions.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2008-09-15
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Tercera
Overview: Four young people, who show no respect for their elders, wake up one morning to the surprise they are now 70 years old.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2008-12-14
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Parece que fue ayer
Overview: Portrays the cultural changes experienced in Puerto Rico since the 1950's until 2000, through the story of a family.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-10-24
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Kings of South Beach
Overview: This fact-based crime thriller details the downfall of Miami's hottest nightclub. Chris Troiano owns the trendiest nightclub in all of South Beach; a place where the line always winds down the block and only the most beautiful people make it past the velvet rope.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-12
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El Grito de Lares: un momento en la historia
Overview: An inside look at the play "El Grito de Lares: a moment in history", presented every year on the eve of the event. Includes interviews with the cast and crew of the play.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2011-01-02
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