List of films set in Puerto Rico
This is a partial List of films set in U.S. embargo and similarities between both islands. To learn more about the films of Puerto Rico, see Cinema of Puerto Rico.
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- "4 Estrella" (filmed in Guaynabo)
- 12 Horas
- 22 Jump Street (filmed in San Juan)
A
- Act of Valor
- The Adventurers
- After Twenty Years: Puerto Rico (1918)
- Aloma of the South Seas
- Un Amante Anda Suelto (1969)
- Amistad (filmed in San Juan)
- Amnesia (2006)[1]
- Ángel (a Jacobo Moralesfilm, not related to the U.S. television series)
- Angelito Mio
- El Anillo
- Assassins (filmed in San Juan)
- Au Pair 3
- Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
B
- Back in the Day
- Bad Boys II (set in Cuba but filmed in Puerto Rico)
- Bananas
- Barricada
- Battle of Blood Island
- Bazooka: Las Batallas de Wilfredo Gómez (documentary on legendary Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Gómez)
- Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia
- El Beso que me Diste
- Brenda Starr
- Broche de Oro
C
- La Caja de Problemas
- The Caller
- Caña Brava
- El Cantante, starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- Captain America: Civil War
- Captain Ron
- Captain Typhoon
- Casi Casi
- Castro's Daughter
- Cat Chaser (an Abel Ferrara film, with Puerto Rico substituting for the Dominican Republic)
- Cayo
- Che!
- Che 1ep
- La Chica del lunes
- Chiringa
- Chona, la puerca asesina (a television movie produced by Sunshine Logroño)
- Christian y Cristal
- Christmas in Paradise
- Chrysalis (El Yunque, PR)
- El Cimarrón
- El Clown
- Moondance Film Festival, starring Alba Nydia Díaz)
- Command Approved
- Commandments
- Con la Musica por Dentro
- Conexión Caribe
- Contact (radar scene filmed in Arecibo)
- Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos
- Corazon Salvaje
- Correa Cotto, starring Pedro Cabrera and Arturo Correa
- Creature from the Haunted Sea
- El Crimen de la Hacienda
- Cuando Acaba la Noche
- El cuento del Gallo Pelon
- Culebra
- El Curandero del Pueblo
D
- De la Mano de un Angel
- Death Academy
- The Delta Factor
- El Derecho de Comer, starring Lissette
- Desamores
- El Dia que Llegaron
- Los Diaz de Doris
- Die Mexico Connection
- Digger 3D
- Dinero Sangre
- Dios Los Cria by Jacobo Morales
- Dios Los Cria II (2004) by Jacobo Morales
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) (set in Cuba, but filmed in Puerto Rico)
- The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
- Do Over, The
- Doña Ana
E
- Elmendof
- Enredando Sombras (documentary on Latin American cinema, with a segment by Jacobo Morales)
- Entre los Dioses del Desprecio
- El Escuadron del Panico
- El Tesoro del Yunque
- Executive Decision
- Los Expatriados
F
- The Face at the Window
- El Falso Heredero
- Fascination
- Fascination Amour, starring Andy Lau
- Fast Five
- Feel The Noise
- La Fiebre del Deseo
- Flesh Wounds
- Flight of Fancy
- Flight of the Lost Balloon
- The Food of the Gods
- For the Love or Country (The Arturo Sandoval Story)
- Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster
- Frankie, Desde la Calle
- Fray Dolar
- Frente al Destino
- The Frogmen
G
- Gitmo
- Manati, Puerto Rico, BMW and plane exchange scene filmed in Vega Baja)[2]
- Guitarra Mia (documentary and tribute to José Feliciano)
H
- Heartbreak Ridge (filmed in Vieques) representing Grenada.
- Helen Can Wait
- Héroes de Otra Patria
- Una Historia Comun
- The Hoax (filmed in San Juan, Fajardo, and Rio Grande)
- Hola Gente, Hola Mundo, musical and ecological documentary filmed between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico
I
- I Witness
- Illegal Tender
- Imprisoned[3]
- In The Shadow
- Into the Air: A Kiteboarding Experience
- Islands in the Stream
J
- Jacob's Ladder
- La Jaula
- El Jibarito Rafael
- Juicio contra un Angel
- Julia, Todo en Mi
- Juntos, In Any Way
K
- "Sade[4]
- Kings of South Beach
L
- Ladrones y Mentirosos(also known as Thieves and Liars for the U.S. festival circuit)
- Last Flight Out
- Last Woman on Earth (a Roger Corman movie)
- Libertad Para la Juventud, starring Chucho Avellanet
- Life During Wartime
- Linda Sara by Jacobo Morales
- Lo que le pasó a Santiago by Jacobo Morales, nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
- Loco por Ellas
- Lord of the Flies (filmed in Vieques)
- The Losers
- Luisa Capetillo: Pasion de Justicia
- Luna de Miel en Condominio
- Luna de Miel en Puerto Rico
M
- Ma Femme Me Quitte
- Macbeth (The Caribbean Macbeth)
- Machuchal Agente 'O' en New York
- The Maiden Hesit (beach scenes)
- Maldeamores
- La Maldicion de Mi Raza
- The Man from O.R.G.Y.
- Man With My Face
- Manhattan Merengue!
- Manuela y Manuel
- Maruja, starring Marta Romero and Axel Anderson
- Mas Alla del Limite
- Maten el Leon
- Meant to Be
- The Men Who Stare At Goats
- Mi Aventura en Puerto Rico
- Mi Dia de Suerte
- Mi Verano con Amanda
- Milagro en Yauco
- Millonario a Go Go
- Misterio en la isla de los monstruos
- Monster Island
- La Mujer del Gato
- Una Mujer sin Precio
N
- Never Say Die
- The New Swiss Family Robinson
- Nicolas y los Demas by Jacobo Morales
- The Noah
- Noches Prohibidas
O
- Ocho Puertas
- One Hot Summer
- One Tree Hill – Season 8, Ep. 21
- Operacion Tiburon
- El Otro Camino
- Outside the Law
P
- Paging Emma
- The Painting (combat jungle scenes)
- Los Peloteros
- The Perez Family
- The Perfect Getaway
- La Piel Desnuda
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (castle scene filmed in El Morro, Old San Juan; tiny island scene filmed in Palominito Island, off the coast of Fajardo)
- Preciosa
- Princess Protection Program
- The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (the original, 1968)
- Charytín and Julio Alemán
- Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico en Carnaval
- The Punisher
Q
- Q&A (1990, Sidney Lumet)
R
- Replicas
- The Reaping
- El Reporte
- Romance en Puerto Rico
- Ruby
- The Rum Diary
- Ruptura
- Runner Runner
S
- Saint of Devil's Island
- Santa Cristal
- Seeds of Evil
- Sex and the College Girl
- A Show of Force
- Sian Ka'an
- The Singer
- Slayer
- Species
- Stiletto
- Stop
- Stranded
- El Sueño del Regreso
- Sunstorm
- The Survivor
T
- Taínos
- Talento de Barrio
- Raúl Juliá and Valeria Lynch
- Tanya's Island
- Teen Beach Movie
- Thunder Island
- Trapped
- Los Tres Pecados*Toxic Shark*
U
- Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
- Under Suspicion
- Undercurrent, with Lorenzo Lamas
V
- Vanished (Lifetime original movie, set on fictional island of San Carlos)
- Via Cruces Playero
- La Virgen de la Calle
W
- When the Girls Take Over
- Weekend Warriors (filmed in Loiza)
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
- Wuthering Heights (filmed in Cabo Rojo)
Y
- Yellow
- Yo Creo en Santa Claus (I believe in Santa Claus), a television movie broadcast by Televicentro, December 25, 2004, and January 1, 2005, produced by Leo Fernandez III, starring Lorel Crespo and Lou Briel
- Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!
- El Yugo
See also
- List of films based on location
- List of Puerto Rican films
References
- ^ Amnesia
- ^ "GoldenEye (1995) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2019-07-17). "'Imprisoned', Shot In Puerto Rico Just Before Hurricane Maria Hit, Heading Back For Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.