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- DirectorBruce RobinsonStarsJohnny DeppGiovanni RibisiAaron EckhartAmerican journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJohn TravoltaKaren Lynn GorneyBarry MillerAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsNick NolteTimothy HuttonArmand AssanteDirty cop, Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder. But during a routine Q&A, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoSean PennPenelope Ann MillerA Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
- DirectorMichael BregmanStarsJay HernandezMario Van PeeblesLuis GuzmánIn the late 1960s, Carlito Brigante emerges as the heroin czar of Harlem.
- DirectorTiller RussellStarsNick RobinsonJennifer YunJimmi SimpsonPhilosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
- DirectorBruno BarretoStarsAmy IrvingRobert DuvallAndy GarciaAn American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.
- DirectorRicardo Méndez MattaStarsSteven BauerIsidro BobadillaElpidia Carrillo"Ladrones & Mentirosos" is the heartrending story of three Puerto Rican families struggling to stay together in a society overcome by corruption and drugs. Using a parallel structure, the film focuses on the three generations that comprise each family: teenagers, their parents and their grandparents.
- DirectorMariem Pérez RieraStarsRita MorenoJustina MachadoNorman LearA look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.
- DirectorNoemí Figueroa SouletRaquel OrtizStarsHector ElizondoDavid Ortiz AngleróGilberto VillahermosaThis compelling film chronicles the untold story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in U.S. Army history. Having performed with distinction early in the Korean War, the Borinqueneers of the 65th would face their greatest challenge in the fall of 1952, when more than 100 soldiers were arrested.
- DirectorIván Dariel OrtizStarsJimmy NavarroJorge CastilloAlba Raquel BarrosDeals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict, relating the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
- DirectorJoseph B. VasquezStarsJoseph B. VasquezCharmaine CruzJulian Scott UrenaThe Puerto Rican owner of a Bronx strip joint who also heads a street gang that deals in drugs and stolen credit cards gets involved in a war with a local black gang.
- DirectorLeon IchasoStarsMarc AnthonyJennifer LopezJohn OrtizThe life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
- DirectorAnthony FeltonStarsRaúl CarbonellPatricia ManterolaJoana VargasBased on the life story of the great salsa singer Hector Lavoe from Ponce Puerto.
- DirectorAnthony NardolilloStarsDavid ZayasMusetta VanderAlysia ReinerTwo Puerto Rican brothers from New York's Spanish Harlem and the street's best Salsa dancers, are separated after a tragedy only to reunite years later on opposing sides of gentrification.
- DirectorSam ZubryckiStarsHarvey AverneJulio CastroNelson FelicianoTravelling through Latin America, Miguelito traces the unexplained disappearance of an eleven year old Puerto Rican salsa singer in 1973 and the rediscovery of his life, his music, and the world he inhabits decades later.
- DirectorLiz GarbusRosie PerezStarsPedro Albizu CamposRicardo AlegríaRosie PerezA documentary on New York's annual Puerto Rican Day parade.
- DirectorMarisol AdlerStarsMariluz AdlerChristian S. AndersonSofía ArroyoIn the Puerto Rican neighborhood of Chicago's Humboldt Park, lies interwoven tales of passion, violence and betrayal. From the overambitious beauty queen who will do whatever it takes to win to the drug dealers.
- DirectorVal LikStarsFrankie NegronVal LikRamses IgnacioCan a young person in the South Bronx pursue a dream that isn't tied to crime, gang-banging, prostitution, violence, and racism? Tommy is a natural leader and a gifted artist. When Allen, a white kid, moves into the neighborhood with his single mom, he's a victim of constant harassment until Tommy offers friendship. Meanwhile, a corrupt cop hits on Allen's mother and, when she rebuffs him, vows revenge. Forces beyond Tommy and Allen's control put them in the hands of the criminal justice system. A local murder, a rivalry between two young women, and the hot temper of Tommy's older brother make things even more difficult for the friendship and dreams of the young men.
- StarsMarjorie Zoe Negrón