Movies: Isla Films

Deep inside, Manuel has always been Manuela. Amidst her worst love crisis, Manuela reinvents herself as Manuel in order to pass as the fiancé of her best friend Coca - who is pregnant from a one-night stand and must face her conservative family. Hidd...

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

Documents the life and musical production of Puerto Rican music composer, Tite Curet Alonso. Includes Tite Curet's last interview before his death....

América, a 30-year-old mother who lives in a remote Caribbean village, suffers the hardest hit when her lover takes her daughter from her. Fury and fear push her to run away. In her new life as a nanny in New York City, with support from relatives an...

Maria, 18 year old daughter of a single mother, decides to look for the father she has never met after her mother dies in a tragic accident. She finally finds him in a nearby town, living in what appears to be a haunted old country house in the middl...

Guided by a map, four children decide to embark on a fascinating adventure to find a magical treasure. While their parents search for them, the children find the meaning and magic of the nature they promise to protect and care....

The daily life of a couple in a coastal town in Puerto Rico changes upon the arrival of an old friend whom they believed had perished in Vietnam. At the same time, a writer moves into the town and upsets everyone’s routine....

An unusually common love story about a boy's search for inspiration to write a love letter....

Henry is an introverted young artist who, seeking to escape the banality and violence of urban life, begins to blur the distinction between fantasy and reality....

Documentary on the exodus of the Dominican illiterate laborers to Puerto Rico during the late 1980's to 1990. Focuses on the plight of Dominican women who, faced with no economic opportunities in Santo Domingo, embark in an illegal boat trip to Puert...

In 2008, Luis Raúl kicked off a farewell tour called "Chiquito pero juguetón" ("Little But Playful") with the intention of retiring afterward. The tour was highly successful in Puerto Rico and one of the venues where the show was taped was released a...

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Discusses the mass immigration to the United States from the Dominican Republic due to the poor economic conditions there. Includes interviews with people, primarily women, who have emigrated and gives details on the hardships the travelers endure....

Captures the Promesa de Reyes (Holy Kings' promise) of various families on the island, in Las Marías, Patillas, Aguadilla, Vieques, and Dorado, as well as the famous procession of Juana Díaz on January 5. It also includes the elaboration of the famo...