Movies: Rafi Torres

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other....

A film aimed at depicting not only the daily goings-on in a so called "punto", but the internal conflicts among those who are often propelled into the drug world....

In Puerto Rico, Art Deco was a very popular architectural style in the 1930's and early 1940's. Through interviews with architects and historians and the presentation of documents and photographs, this documentary highlights the historical and aesthe...

After a long career as a detective in the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Police of Puerto Rico, José Rafael Prado takes office work before retiring. The murder of a coworker creates a vacancy Prado quickly wants to fill in order to "retire with ...

Explores through interviews, photos, and old movies, the development of the tobacco industry in Puerto Rico, focusing on the role of women in their family environment, work, and community....

March 1952, days after Puerto Rican Nationalist Party members made an armed assault on the U.S. Congress. Tomás, a journalist and former Party member, attemps to obtain an interview with Pedro Albizu Campos, the Party's leader, shortly before his ar...