Acting

Antonio Martorell

Born

1939-04-18 (87)

Place of birth

Santurce, Puerto Rico

Known for

Acting

Credits

13 titles

Antonio "Toño" Martorell Cardona is a printmaker, painter, draftsman, installation artist, stage and costume designer, writer, illustrator, and teacher. He is one of the most prolific Puerto Rican artists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.

Known for

El accidente feliz poster
NR

Embarks on a journey that traces the life and work of Antonio Martorell, a prolific plastic and multi-disciplinary artist in Puerto Rico. This film is a dance between the director (Paloma Suau) and the portraitist while portraying each other. More than a documentary, this film is an experiment of a director trying to reconnect with her creative voice.

El accidente feliz

2020

No artwork available
NR

This documentary presents the passion, the talents, the history, the struggles, and the local and international triumphs of the most renowned fashion designers in Puerto Rico. The history of garment making in Puerto Rico has marked our history, culture, and traditions forever. The exploitative history, as a labor manual industry, which served as the base for what we have today as a fashion industry is also portrayed.

Anatomy of a Dress

2014

Ese olor a lechón poster
NR

An experimental dance company integrated by overweight dancers pay homage to Botero's work in their latest production 'More of you to love.' Omy, the lead dancer, has to deal with his low self-esteem when he's asked to perform nude while being confronted with his faith, when his wife-to-be converts.

Ese olor a lechón

2018

Julia, toda en mí poster
8.0

A poetic journey about the life and work of Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos.

Julia, toda en mí

2002

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

No artwork available
6.0

The life and work of Puerto Rican painter and print-maker Myrna Báez are explored in this documentary.

Myrna Báez: Los espejos del silencio

1989

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

1990s · 3 titles