Acting

Roy Sánchez-Vahamonde

Born 1977-01-01 · Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Acting credits

This is Your Cuba poster
NR

In the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power, over 14,000 unaccompanied children fled to the United States in hopes of a better life. Inspired by their stories, Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton, a young boy who is thrust into adulthood as revolution tears his family apart.

This is Your Cuba

2019

No artwork available
NR

When an eight year old asks his mom "where do babies come from?", he is forced to embark on an adventure to reverse a spell he did himself.

Teorías de la cigüeña

2014

No artwork available
NR

Tita is a 12 year old girl that takes care of her little brothers because her mother is an alcoholic. She is being sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend, who is a great man in the eyes of everybody in the neighborhood. This particular day she takes matters in her owns hands.

Tita

2011

La cita poster
NR

Roberto is presented with a very unusual situation in his life: a date with the girl he likes.

La cita

2015

No artwork available
1.0

A Puerto Rican saying haunts single women in their 30s: "If such a woman is not married by this time, she must be a slut, a lesbian, or a prude". This is the story of that woman. Gabi Padilla lives a life of pleasure and independence. But after her mother's unexpected death, she is forced to return to her rural hometown—a place where Gabi's sensual flair is not welcome.

Gabi

2011

El First Date poster
NR

This entirely puertorican short film talks about how Nando, a stressed and anxious young adult goes on his first date with Laura, a girl he barely knows. Once the date begins, things start to go wrong. Not knowing what to do, the two end up stuck at a gas station having to make an effort to turn their date around.

El First Date

2021

23 Hours poster
6.0

Manolo finds a mysterious object that transports him to an alternate reality of Puerto Rico. There he meets Lorena, the beautiful gatekeeper whose job job is to make sure that all alternate realities of Puerto Rico are in working order and that nothing is "out of place." With the help of Lorena, Manolo embarks on an amazing journey through different realities of Puerto Rico to find the objects to get back home.

23 Hours

2024

A Flight of Hope poster
6.7

A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.

A Flight of Hope

1993

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8.0

A film narrative on Puerto Rican playwright and journalist don Cayetano Coll y Toste. Three of his most famous stories are reenacted: "El Santo Cristo de la Salud", "El Espíritu del Carretero", and "La Garita del Diablo".

Leyendas de Puerto Rico

1999