Movies and TvShows featuring "puerto-rican-history" theme.

“El Apagón: Aquí Vive Gente” is a documentary directed by Bad Bunny and Blanca Graulau. This 23-minute film explores the socio-economic challenges in Puerto Rico, focusing on the effects of power outages and gentrification driven by the real estate and energy sectors. Through visuals and personal stories, the documentary highlights the experiences of Puerto Rican communities facing these issues.

Juan Encarnación is a reserved jibaro with a violent past. When Pura, the woman he loves, disappears, Encarnación sets out on a path of revenge armed with his machete and his daughter, Patria, in his arms.

Peggy Robles-Alvarado is a Jerome Hill Foundation Fellow in Literature, a Latinx Playwrights Circle Fellow, and a three-time International Latino Book Award winner who authored Conversations With My Skin, and Homage To The Warrior Women. In this film by New York-based filmmaker Matt Haller, she recounts the grief and pain of losing her father, interwoven with her Puerto Rican heritage.

La operación is a documentary film released in 1982 that explores the covert operation led by the US government to suppress Puerto Rican independence movements in the 1950s. The film provides a comprehensive look into the political climate of that time and the impact of the operation on Puerto Rico.

COINTELPRO 101 exposes the covert program carried out by the FBI and other agencies to infiltrate and disrupt political movements in the United States. It sheds light on the tactics used, such as surveillance, infiltration, and misinformation, to suppress dissent and intimidate activists. The documentary also explores the impact of these tactics on marginalized groups and their fight for justice and equality.

"A Friendly Newspaper" vindicated journalists in a very important sense. For the first time, from a place as influential as television, the business power that exists behind the press was summoned and held responsible for its decline.

Made for the Celery Festival in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, this documentary presents the entire history of Celery and its importance in the town of Barranquitas, as well as the evolution of the most important Agro-Cultural Festival in Puerto Rico.

Short documentary about the life of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos.