Film Unit Of The Division Of Community Education Puerto Rico Movies

  • 1952
    Get to know its towns: Arecibo

    Get to know its towns: Arecibo

    Get to know its towns: Arecibo

    01952HD

    Documentary on the town of Arecibo that presents a historical background and its economic and social development to this date.

    Get to know its towns: Arecibo
  • 1956
    Elisa Tavárez

    Elisa Tavárez

    Elisa Tavárez

    01956HD

    Documentary on Puerto Rican pianist Elisa Tavárez.

    Elisa Tavárez
  • 1957
    I, Juan Ponce de León

    I, Juan Ponce de León

    I, Juan Ponce de León

    01957HD

    Details of the life of Juan Ponce de León, founder of the city of San Juan and first governor of Puerto Rico.

    I, Juan Ponce de León
  • 1960
    It Happened in Piedras Blancas

    It Happened in Piedras Blancas

    It Happened in Piedras Blancas

    01960HD

    It is the story of a young Puerto Rican government doctor who is assigned to fight schistosomiasis in a rural district and informs Puerto Ricans about...

    It Happened in Piedras Blancas
  • 1964
    Hope

    Hope

    Hope

    01964HD

    Educates communities about tuberculosis prevention and treatment.

    Hope
  • 1967
    La buena herencia

    La buena herencia

    La buena herencia

    01967HD

    Meant to inform rural communities about the legacy of the Taínos, the indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico, or Borikén, as they called the island.

    La buena herencia
  • 1964
    The Awaited Man

    The Awaited Man

    The Awaited Man

    01964HD

    A historic adaptation of the life of José Pablo Morales who fought against an exploitative system of payment to day laborers during the reign of the S...

    The Awaited Man
  • 1955
    Doña Julia

    Doña Julia

    Doña Julia

    01955HD

    The story revolves around the sickness of Dona Julia’s daughter Maria. After a bad experience at the local hospital, she seeks cures through non-tradi...

    Doña Julia
  • 1958
    Huracán

    Huracán

    Huracán

    01958HD

    Aimed to educate the people, and especially those who lived in the most vulnerable areas, about important safety measures to be taken before, during,...

    Huracán
  • 1951
    La guitarra (en cinco siglos de música)

    La guitarra (en cinco siglos de música)

    La guitarra (en cinco siglos de música)

    01951HD

    Presents the Spanish classical guitarist Regino Sáinz de la Maza, playing classical pieces such as "Preludio ensueño" by Francisco Tárraga.

    La guitarra (en cinco siglos de música)
  • 1956
    Mayo florido

    Mayo florido

    Mayo florido

    01956HD

    An artistic short on the floral beauty of Puerto Rico set to folk music.

    Mayo florido
  • 1960
    Pedro Flores

    Pedro Flores

    Pedro Flores

    01960HD

    Biographical documentary on the life and work of Pedro Flores, internationally renowned Puerto Rican musician.

    Pedro Flores
  • 1965
    Serenata

    Serenata

    Serenata

    01965HD

    A couple in love listens to Roque Navarro and his group interpret several romantic melodies.

    Serenata
  • 1959
    El cacique

    El cacique

    El cacique

    01959HD

    A dramatization of the way a group of rural people resolve their issues with an authoritarian town leader.

    El cacique
  • 1963
    La casa de un amigo

    La casa de un amigo

    La casa de un amigo

    01963HD

    The story of a couple who wish to marry, but have no money to build a house. A neighbor recommends that they go by the community asking for cooperatio...

    La casa de un amigo
  • 1968
    Olas y arenas

    Olas y arenas

    Olas y arenas

    01968HD

    Posthumous homage to Sylvia Rexach, considered one of the best composers of popular Spanish music. Her daughter, Sharon Reily Rexach, plays the musica...

    Olas y arenas
  • 1965
    Fernandito Álvarez y su Trío Vegabajeño

    Fernandito Álvarez y su Trío Vegabajeño

    Fernandito Álvarez y su Trío Vegabajeño

    01965HD

    Documentary about some of the most popular songs of this famous Puerto Rican musical trio.

    Fernandito Álvarez y su Trío Vegabajeño
  • 1963
    Una gota de sangre

    Una gota de sangre

    Una gota de sangre

    01963HD

    The documentary promotes and demonstrates the process of blood donation and even depicts a cesarean section to convince the public of the urgency to d...

    Una gota de sangre
  • 1956
    Danzas puertorriqueñas

    Danzas puertorriqueñas

    Danzas puertorriqueñas

    01956HD

    José Raúl Ramírez explains the way an electrical organ works and – more than forty years before he recorded his work – plays a selection of "danzas" o...

    Danzas puertorriqueñas
  • 1953
    Pedacito de tierra

    Pedacito de tierra

    Pedacito de tierra

    01953HD

    It presents of one of the major challenges faced by DivEdCo’s fieldworkers: how to convince the island’s rural farmers of the continued importance of...

    Pedacito de tierra