Marcos Zurinaga

Directing

Marcos Zurinaga

Born 1952-09-06 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marcos Zurinaga is a Puerto Rican film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He studied at the UPR Elementary School, University High School (UHS) and obtained his B.A. at UPR in 1972. He joined Puerto Rican filmmaker Roberto Gándara upon graduation, setting aside plans to study a master's degree, founding the film company Zaga Films. Among the several movies that he has directed is La Gran Fiesta, a movie about the last grand party at the old "Casino de Puerto Rico" building in Old San Juan, before it was turned over to military use as the United States was drawn into World War Two, and A Step Away, a 1980 critically acclaimed movie narrated by Orson Welles. In 1997 came an unusual movie in Zurinaga's filmography, the thriller-mystery film The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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This documentary traces the role women have played in Puerto Rican society.

Siempre estuvimos aquí

1977

Death in Granada poster
5.6

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's.

Death in Granada

1996

Death in Granada poster
5.6

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's.

Death in Granada

1996

Death in Granada poster
5.6

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's.

Death in Granada

1996

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Three stories of teenagers who are exposed to drugs and violence.

Lucía, Ignacio y otras historias

2008

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Three stories of teenagers who are exposed to drugs and violence.

Lucía, Ignacio y otras historias

2008

Somos un solo pueblo poster
9.0

Presents a bit of the history of the migration of our people, people who came out opening new horizons and looking for new destinations. During that absence, it has been music that has defined us and served to remove barriers and grow closer.

Somos un solo pueblo

1995

Maná - Arde el Cielo poster
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MANA performing the tracks from the comeback album Arde el Cielo.

Maná - Arde el Cielo

2008

La gran fiesta poster
6.4

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.

La gran fiesta

1986

La gran fiesta poster
6.4

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.

La gran fiesta

1986

La gran fiesta poster
6.4

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.

La gran fiesta

1986

Tango Bar poster
6.2

A fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.

Tango Bar

1987

Tango Bar poster
6.2

A fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.

Tango Bar

1987

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10.0

Through music, the world has learn about our sensibility, our happiness... in one word, our soul. This video presents the history of Puerto Rican music throughout 100 years.

Con la música por dentro: cien años de historia

1999

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Documentary about the way in which the citizens of the town of Aguada, Puerto Rico asserted their civil rights before the construction of a coal plant that the government intended to establish in the municipality.

We, the People of Puerto Rico - No to the Coal Plant in Aguada

1979

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Documentary about the way in which the citizens of the town of Aguada, Puerto Rico asserted their civil rights before the construction of a coal plant that the government intended to establish in the municipality.

We, the People of Puerto Rico - No to the Coal Plant in Aguada

1979

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7.0

The music of the Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores which was televised on Dec. 8, 1996.

Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

1996

The Bad Girl poster
10.0

Determined not to simply get married, start a family, and grow old like the rest of the girls in her town, an aspiring Cuban diva sets out to launch a career as a singer.

The Bad Girl

2008

Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández poster
8.0

Homage to the Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández.

Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández

1998

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10.0

Homage to Puerto Rican composers, musicians, and singers.

Un pueblo que canta

1993

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A public relations rep is hired by a women's commission to produce a documentary commemorating the commission's 10th anniversary.

A flor de piel

1990

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Presentation of popular and folk music by Puerto Rican composers which aims to exemplify the national characteristics, values, and identify of its people.

El espíritu de un pueblo

1994

Siempre piel canela: la música de Bobby Capó poster
9.0

Homage to famed 1950’s Puerto Rican singer, composer, and television personality Bobby Capó.

Siempre piel canela: la música de Bobby Capó

1997

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10.0

Documentary on Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and her company the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

1979