Orlando Rodríguez

Andrea y Lorenzo (2016)

Andrea is a young journalist who feels her professional and personal life have come to a halt. But the return of Lorenzo, her former college flame she once dumped, now turned rock star, will give her a new perspective on life, love, and being true to herse ...

Los unos y los otros (2009)

A women on death row is offered a way out of her sentence. There is only one condition... she must survive a test. ...

Contraseña (2008)

Follows a struggling family man whose day-to-day work is never enough to provide. Driven into the fast cash business of infringement, this easy-come, easy-go lifestyle of crime sadly holds true that no crime is too little of a crime. ...

La gringa (2003)

Raised in New York, Marilyn Morales returns to Puerto Rico to claim an inheritance. Her obsession with Marilyn Monroe, dressing and acting like her, creates a clash of acceptance with the residents of the neighborhood. The new surroundings and clash will l ...

A Flight of Hope (1993)

A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puer ...

Luisa Capetillo: pasión de justicia (1993)

Features the life of feminist Luisa Capetillo in late 19th and early 20th century Puerto Rico. ...

Vieques: Isla Nena (1992)

Explores the history of the island of Vieques, also known as Isla Nena. ...

Cauce sin río (1991)

Based on Enrique A. Laguerre's novel. ...

Against the Wind (1990)

Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but ...

Cuentos de Abelardo (1990)

A selection of three short stories by Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Díaz Alfaro ("Don Procopio", "Peyo Mercé enseña inglés", and "Bagazo"), portraying typical characters of the Puerto Rican social and economic classes in the 1940's. ...

Yuyo (1989)

Based on Miguel Meléndez Muñoz's novel. ...

Mi aventura en Puerto Rico (1977)

Mom and Pop Aguilar and their two boys tour the island. ...

Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold (1977)

Santo is called in to stop robot terrorists from sabotaging oil supplies in Puerto Rico. ...

The Gardener (1974)

Carl the Gardner grows odd plants for a rich Yankee woman Ellen Bennett living in South America while exercising a mental hold over her. All his previous employers died mysteriously. ...

No juzgarás a tus padres (1969)

Self-hating mixed-race woman denies her African heritage. ...

El jibarito Rafael (1968)

Relates the life of one of Puerto Rico's most loved and revered composer and songwriter, Rafael Hernández. ...

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 ...

Una mujer sin precio (1966)

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

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. ...

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 ...

Cuando acaba la noche (1964)

In a New York hospital, a man is cured of heroin addiction after a grueling three-month treatment. Although no longer an addict, he has complete amnesia: the only clues to his past are an expensive ring he was wearing when admitted, and a book of matches f ...

The Jug (1964)

A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico. ...

Bello amanecer (1964)

The spectacular beauty of María awakens the most hot and crazy passions among all the men of the island, including Jorge and Roberto. The two fishermen will vie for her love, by any means necessary. ...

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 ...

Romance in Puerto Rico (1962)

Rosina is frustrated by her engagement to millionaire John Johnson III, a fussy, domineering, control freak. The night before her wedding, she goes out dancing with her maid María, María's husband Tomás, and their friend Gordillo. When Rosina learns G ...

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. ...

Maruja (1959)

In a small rural town, everybody lays eyes on Maruja, the most beautiful woman there. After the son of the mayor comes back from France, he also notices Maruja, setting forth events of love, jealousy, guilt, and anger. ...

Born Reckless (1958)

Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. One night he rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous rodeo promoter and they form a team and hit the circuit along with ...

Pillars of the Sky (1956)

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country. ...

El monstruo en la sombra (1955)

76 89 03 (2000)

The film is about three friends in Buenos Aires: Paco, Salvador and Dino, going through their common history at three moments in their lives: the years '76, '89 and 2003. ...