José de San Antón

Acting

José de San Antón

Acting credits

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NR

A Puerto Rican goes to New York to seek his fortune.

Mr. Dólar

1964

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3.0

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.

Heroína

1965

Los expatriados poster
6.5

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.

Los expatriados

1963

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5.0

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.

Organización criminal

1968

Amor perdóname poster
5.7

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.

Amor perdóname

1967

Me casé con un cura poster
5.7

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.

Me casé con un cura

1968

Pasiones infernales poster
5.4

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.

Pasiones infernales

1966

Harbor Lights poster
6.0

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.

Harbor Lights

1963

Una mujer sin precio poster
6.7

Exotic dancer with a masochistic streak can't decide which of two boyfriends treats her more thrillingly badly.

Una mujer sin precio

1966

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4.5

A man wanders aimlessly through Havana, having several surreal encounters.

And Backs Turned

1956

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5.4

Lucía hides her true past in order to rebuild her future. She lives in Puerto Rico and attends university with a group of friends, who often spend time at her favorite hangout, "The Scene Au Go-Go," run by Tres Patines.

Vírgenes de la nueva ola

1967

Thunder Island poster
5.4

A hit man hijacks a boat — and the married couple aboard — in order to carry out a contract on a dictator in the Caribbean.

Thunder Island

1963

Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt poster
7.0

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.

Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt

1970

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8.0

When a cheerful vagabond discovers a purse, the money and love letter inside make for interesting complications in his life.

El derecho de comer

1968

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7.0

Based on the life of distinguished Cuban baseball player Roberto Ortiz.

Honor y gloria

1952

Las pecadoras poster
5.2

Jewel-thief and his girlfriend try to go straight.

Las pecadoras

1968

Los traidores de San Ángel poster
6.0

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.

Los traidores de San Ángel

1967

Monday's Child poster
5.4

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.

Monday's Child

1967

Millonario a go-go poster
4.8

Jíbaro Machuchal inherits a piece of land in Condado Beach. When he arrives, he finds a hotel has been built on his land.

Millonario a go-go

1965

El satánico poster
4.6

The film follows the exploits of a small gang of jewel thieves who employ a little person as their ultimate tool.

El satánico

1968

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10.0

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.

El escuadrón del pánico

1969

La noche de don Manuel poster
NR

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.

La noche de don Manuel

1963

Más allá del Capitolio poster
NR

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.

Más allá del Capitolio

1962

La venganza de Correa Cotto poster
NR

Final days of the Puerto Rican criminal Antonio Correa Cotto.

La venganza de Correa Cotto

1969

Behind the camera