[Many thanks to Iris Ruiz-Grech for bringing this item to our attention.] The 1989 movie Lo que le pasó a Santiago [What happened to Santiago], directed by Jacobo Morales, is now being screened in Puerto Rico (in Caribbean Cinemas) as a part of the centennial celebration of actor Tommy Muñiz. It’s the solely Puerto Rican movie that has been nominated for an Oscar.
The one Puerto Rican movie to be nominated for an Oscar [is] screening on March 31 at Caribbean Cinemas in Plaza las Américas, Plaza Carolina, Plaza del Caribe in Ponce, Western Plaza, Las Piedras, Barceloneta, Plaza del Sol, Las Catalinas, Plaza Guaynabo, Montehiedra, Arecibo and Fajardo.
This romantic comedy initially premiered in 1989 with the performances of Muñiz and Gladys Rodríguez. It was written and directed by Jacobo Morales, and produced by Producciones Pedro Muñiz, with an elect made up of Johanna Rosaly, René Monclova, Roberto Vigoreaux, Jaime Bello, Claribel Medina, Pedro Javier Muñiz and Morales himself.
“Though the unique premiere was scheduled for September 1989, it needed to be postponed till November of that 12 months because of the affect that Hurricane Hugo prompted on the island. So you’ll be able to think about how transcendental it was for everybody to get the film to the cinema,” Morales recalled. “Now, with all of the challenges we’ve lived by way of, we’re as soon as once more making historical past with this relaunch, giving new generations the chance to dwell the expertise of a Puerto Rican manufacturing that set requirements on the time, in addition to spotlight Tommy’s human values and that youth is aware of him continues to be an vital function throughout the actions of the centenary of his start”, he added in a press launch.
Pedro Muñiz [. . .] recalled when the movie competed for the Oscar. “This challenge turned a supply of nice satisfaction for all Puerto Ricans as a result of it competed head-to-head with million-dollar movie productions, and its high quality earned it an Oscar nomination within the class of finest international movie. It was price remembering this vital occasion in [our father’s] life, above all, as a result of for him this movie meant rather a lot in his profession as a result of it was a challenge the place all of us collaborated as a household,” he mentioned.
“What occurred to Santiago” tells the story of Santiago Rodríguez, a person who retires on the age of 65. Visiting the grave of his late spouse, he meets a mysterious lady with whom he feels a particular chemistry. The plot consists of the everyday household entanglements {that a} relationship for a 65-year-old could pose.
[Image above: Gladys Rodríguez and Tommy Muñiz in a still from Lo que le pasó a Santiago.]
Translated by Ivette Romero. For full article, see https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/lo-que-le-paso-a-santiago-vuelve-al-cine/