José de San Antón

José de San Antón

Movies for José de San Antón...

Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt
Title: Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt
Character: Hernandez II
Released: September 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Filmed entirely on location in the Caribbean, this touching family drama tells the adventurous tale of a Puerto Rican boy who befriends a Paso Fino palomino, a descendant of the horses of the Spanish Conquistadors. The young man kidnaps the colt in order to ride in the island horse championships and ends up learning a lesson in responsibility and honor.
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El escuadrón del pánico
Title: El escuadrón del pánico
Released: September 21, 1969
Type: Movie
The story of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the US Army composed almost entirely of Puerto Ricans and who participated in the Korean War, suffering heavy casualties.
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La venganza de Correa Cotto
Title: La venganza de Correa Cotto
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Final days of the Puerto Rican criminal Antonio Correa Cotto.
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Me casé con un cura
Title: Me casé con un cura
Released: November 13, 1968
Type: Movie
Ángel Maura, a seminarian with an innate talent, has an ideal voice for singing. Offers of work and money arise, but Ángel rejects them because he wants to continue his preparation as a priest. His cousin of the same name, however, decides to impersonate him in order to gain fame and fortune. A fan of the singer begins to go out with him, but soon discovers that she is in love with the wrong person.
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Las pecadoras
Title: Las pecadoras
Released: July 25, 1968
Type: Movie
Jewel-thief and his girlfriend try to go straight.
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El satánico
Title: El satánico
Character: Police inspector
Released: June 7, 1968
Type: Movie
The film follows the exploits of a small gang of jewel thieves who employ a little person as their ultimate tool.
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El derecho de comer
Title: El derecho de comer
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
When a cheerful vagabond discovers a purse, the money and love letter inside make for interesting complications in his life.
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Organización criminal
Title: Organización criminal
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their differences, and gang war breaks out.
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Los traidores de San Ángel
Title: Los traidores de San Ángel
Released: October 16, 1967
Type: Movie
Henchmen of the dictator from a South American country blackmail Nick Thomas into being a government spy. The former smuggler is to pose as a priest and enter a monastery thought to be sympathetic with rebel guerrillas. The release of the film coincided with real-life events, as Catholic priests continued to be the victims of government persecution throughout Latin America.
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Monday's Child
Title: Monday's Child
Character: Padre Florentin
Released: June 8, 1967
Type: Movie
The daughter of an American marriage in Puerto Rico forces her parents to find a doll that her father mistakenly sent in a box of aid during a flood.
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Vírgenes de la nueva ola
Title: Vírgenes de la nueva ola
Character: Fredesvindo
Released: January 2, 1967
Type: Movie
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Amor perdóname
Title: Amor perdóname
Character: Lic. Cáceres
Released: January 2, 1967
Type: Movie
Businessman Carlos meets Ana María in a Mexico City nightclub. He escorts her home, and makes a date for the next day. Ana María is actually a prostitute whose pimp, Arturo, thinks Carlos would be a good client, and urges her to be nice to him. They fall in love, and Carlos proposes marriage to her, indicating he must return to Puerto Rico soon.
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La fiebre del deseo
Title: La fiebre del deseo
Released: May 12, 1966
Type: Movie
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Una mujer sin precio
Title: Una mujer sin precio
Released: February 24, 1966
Type: Movie
Exotic dancer with a masochistic streak can't decide which of two boyfriends treats her more thrillingly badly.
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Pasiones infernales
Title: Pasiones infernales
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
The daughters of the sun are women who meet the erotic needs of pearl fishermen on the island of Samoa. Marcia is the only one of these women who chooses to whom she gives her sensual pleasures. She rejects Mario, the richest man on the island, and falls for his son, Cándido. After he finds out, Mario seeks to jeopardize Marcia by all means to force her to make her his.
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Millonario a go-go
Title: Millonario a go-go
Released: December 9, 1965
Type: Movie
Jíbaro Machuchal inherits a piece of land in Condado Beach. When he arrives, he finds a hotel has been built on his land.
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Heroína
Title: Heroína
Character: Chico's father
Released: November 9, 1965
Type: Movie
Chico, a young Puerto Rican living in Spanish Harlem, becomes a heroin addict after a rivalry between him and his father for his mother's affection. Following a 6-month jail term, he is now cured of his drug habit and working in his father's business. Chico meets Nick, his former dealer, for a casual drink, but his father assumes he has resumed drug use.
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Mr. Dólar
Title: Mr. Dólar
Character: Priest
Released: December 18, 1964
Type: Movie
A Puerto Rican goes to New York to seek his fortune.
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Juicio contra un ángel
Title: Juicio contra un ángel
Released: June 5, 1964
Type: Movie
A widower arrives in Puerto Rico with his son Angelito. The father dies and the boy goes to live with his grandfather who plays guitar in the streets. Angelito accompanies him singing and earns good money, but a political uncle accuses the grandfather of exploiting the boy and takes him to an orphanage.
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Thunder Island
Title: Thunder Island
Character: Antonio Perez
Released: August 24, 1963
Type: Movie
A hit man hijacks a boat — and the married couple aboard — in order to carry out a contract on a dictator in the Caribbean.
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Harbor Lights
Title: Harbor Lights
Character: Father Riva
Released: July 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then finds Gina Rosario searching his hotel room, and together they begin to investigate Alex's death.
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La noche de don Manuel
Title: La noche de don Manuel
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico.
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Los expatriados
Title: Los expatriados
Character: Priest
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.
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Más allá del Capitolio
Title: Más allá del Capitolio
Character: Alcalde
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A small town celebrates the triumph of their revolution. Under the euphoria of the moment, the town's founder is declared a traitor and the destruction of his statue is decided by the people. A journalist buys the statue before it is destroyed. Later, the townspeople discover that the statue isn't from who they thought it was and they decide to retrieve it. The journalist, however, doesn't want to give it back, giving rise to the dilemma.
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Splendor
Title: Splendor
Character: Cura
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22, 1873.
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Tres puertorriqueñas y un deseo
Title: Tres puertorriqueñas y un deseo
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Three women recognize a man at a bar, but disagree on his name. They start telling the stories of how they met him and how he abandoned them.
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And Backs Turned
Title: And Backs Turned
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A man wanders aimlessly through Havana, having several surreal encounters.
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Honor y gloria
Title: Honor y gloria
Released: February 10, 1952
Type: Movie
Based on the life of distinguished Cuban baseball player Roberto Ortiz.