José de San Antón

Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt (1970)

Filmed entirely on location in the Caribbean, this touching family drama tells the adventurous tale of a Puerto Rican boy who befriends a Paso Fino palomino, a descendant of the horses of the Spanish Conquistadors. The young man kidnaps the colt in order t ...

El escuadrón del pánico (1969)

The story of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the US Army composed almost entirely of Puerto Ricans and who participated in the Korean War, suffering heavy casualties. ...

La venganza de Correa Cotto (1969)

Final days of the Puerto Rican criminal Antonio Correa Cotto. ...

Me casé con un cura (1968)

Ángel Maura, a seminarian with an innate talent, has an ideal voice for singing. Offers of work and money arise, but Ángel rejects them because he wants to continue his preparation as a priest. His cousin of the same name, however, decides to impersonate ...

Las pecadoras (1968)

Jewel-thief and his girlfriend try to go straight. ...

El satánico (1968)

The film follows the exploits of a small gang of jewel thieves who employ a little person as their ultimate tool. ...

Organización criminal (1968)

A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their differences, and gang war breaks out. ...

El derecho de comer (1968)

When a cheerful vagabond discovers a purse, the money and love letter inside make for interesting complications in his life. ...

Los traidores de San Ángel (1967)

Henchmen of the dictator from a South American country blackmail Nick Thomas into being a government spy. The former smuggler is to pose as a priest and enter a monastery thought to be sympathetic with rebel guerrillas. The release of the film coincided wi ...

Monday's Child (1967)

The daughter of an American marriage in Puerto Rico forces her parents to find a doll that her father mistakenly sent in a box of aid during a flood. ...

Amor perdóname (1967)

Businessman Carlos meets Ana María in a Mexico City nightclub. He escorts her home, and makes a date for the next day. Ana María is actually a prostitute whose pimp, Arturo, thinks Carlos would be a good client, and urges her to be nice to him. They fall ...

Vírgenes de la nueva ola (1967)

Lucía hides her true past in order to rebuild her future. She lives in Puerto Rico and attends university with a group of friends, who often spend time at her favorite hangout, "The Scene Au Go-Go," run by Tres Patines. ...

Tres puertorriqueñas y un deseo (1966)

Three women recognize a man at a bar, but disagree on his name. They start telling the stories of how they met him and how he abandoned them. ...

La fiebre del deseo (1966)

Una mujer sin precio (1966)

Exotic dancer with a masochistic streak can't decide which of two boyfriends treats her more thrillingly badly. ...

Pasiones infernales (1966)

The daughters of the sun are women who meet the erotic needs of pearl fishermen on the island of Samoa. Marcia is the only one of these women who chooses to whom she gives her sensual pleasures. She rejects Mario, the richest man on the island, and falls f ...

Millonario a go-go (1965)

Jíbaro Machuchal inherits a piece of land in Condado Beach. When he arrives, he finds a hotel has been built on his land. ...

Heroína (1965)

Chico, a young Puerto Rican living in Spanish Harlem, becomes a heroin addict after a rivalry between him and his father for his mother's affection. Following a 6-month jail term, he is now cured of his drug habit and working in his father's business. Chic ...

Mr. Dólar (1964)

A Puerto Rican goes to New York to seek his fortune. ...

Juicio contra un ángel (1964)

A widower arrives in Puerto Rico with his son Angelito. The father dies and the boy goes to live with his grandfather who plays guitar in the streets. Angelito accompanies him singing and earns good money, but a political uncle accuses the grandfather of e ...

Thunder Island (1963)

A hit man hijacks a boat — and the married couple aboard — in order to carry out a contract on a dictator in the Caribbean. ...

Harbor Lights (1963)

Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then finds Gi ...

La noche de don Manuel (1963)

A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico. ...

Los expatriados (1963)

The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (f ...

Más allá del Capitolio (1962)

A small town celebrates the triumph of their revolution. Under the euphoria of the moment, the town's founder is declared a traitor and the destruction of his statue is decided by the people. A journalist buys the statue before it is destroyed. Later, the ...

Splendor (1961)

It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22, 1873. ...

Honor y gloria (1952)

Based on the life of distinguished Cuban baseball player Roberto Ortiz. ...

Tres puertorriqueñas y un deseo (1966)

Three women recognize a man at a bar, but disagree on his name. They start telling the stories of how they met him and how he abandoned them. ...

Machuchal: Agente 0 (1966)

Machuchal as a federal agent. He presents his humorous adventures and exploits in the city of New York as Agent 0. The film is an extremely mild spoof of James Bondish-spy films. ...

Operación Tiburón (1965)

A popular singer is suspected of being involved with a notorious drug dealer, el Tiburón (the Shark). Meanwhile, a friend of the singer is recruited by Interpol to find the criminal's real identity. ...