René Monclova

Acting

René Monclova

Born 1959-08-23 · Puerto Rico

René Monclova (born August 23 1959) is a Puerto Rican actor. Monclova has been popular both with theater and television audiences. Mainly a comedian, Monclova has also played serious characters, a fact that might escape the minds of many Puerto Ricans, since he has become better known for his role as "Lolo Bond", a womanizing handyman, in El Condominio, a television show produced by Sunshine Logroño

Acting credits

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NR

Dramatization of the life of Puerto Rican poet Luis Palés Matos.

Palés: reseña de una vida útil

1995

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Eddie encounters his ex, after she disappeared from his life for months without explanation.

El otro

2010

Kabo & Platón poster
NR

Kabo & Platón takes place in urban, present day Puerto Rico. It tells the story of two adolescent boys who want to have their first reggaeton music demo produced, hoping fame and fortune will come their way and put an end to their life of economic struggle.

Kabo & Platón

2009

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No synopsis available yet.

¿Quién le tiene miedo al Cuco?

2000

Havana poster
5.8

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.

Havana

1990

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9.0

The daily life of a couple in a coastal town in Puerto Rico changes upon the arrival of an old friend whom they believed had perished in Vietnam. At the same time, a writer moves into the town and upsets everyone’s routine.

Una historia común

2004

They Killed Pedro poster
NR

In the 1930s, a Harvard educated Black Puerto Rican faces off with the white Chief of Police on the island over island-wide strikes. What happens next forever alters the future of the colonized island.

They Killed Pedro

2026

Picando alante poster
6.7

In hopes of solving a financial crisis at home, Marysol, youngest sibling and agronomy student, decides to dabble in the medical cannabis growing industry. When she faces its high costs and government regulations, she must convince her parents of starting a clandestine operation at home while they can meet the legal requirements. The dysfunctional family then embarks on an adventure that promises to bring them closer as a family. But things get complicated when, due to lack of experience, they end up in business with the wrong people. Under the eye of the authorities and without realizing, this family will face their worst enemy: themselves.

Picando alante

2022

McCondo poster
NR

Yuyo, the owner of a small cafeteria in Puerto Rico, has to deal with all the issues around the COVID-19 crisis. From a huge debt, employees demanding their wages, curfews, and dwindling clientele.

McCondo

2020

Parto poster
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A 40-year-old first-time mother reconnects with her childhood friends to assist as doulas during her home birth. Together, they revisit old memories, face unforgettable moments, and explore motherhood and friendship from a unique perspective.

Parto

2025

Sana y Salva poster
NR

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Sana y Salva

2026

Rosaura poster
NR

Based on the life of actress Rosaura Andreu.

Rosaura

2014

I'm Leaving poster
10.0

After being diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, a resident of a poor, run-down neighborhood in Puerto Rico must get his affairs in order—if his troubled past allows him to.

I'm Leaving

Ladrones y mentirosos poster
6.3

The film is set in the island of Puerto Rico. Because of its central location in the Caribbean, the island has become one of the main ports of drug entry from South America into the United States. The film follows the lives of three families in different levels of society affected by drug trafficking and crime in the island.

Ladrones y mentirosos

2006

Pepo Pa'l Senado poster
NR

Politics is the Puerto Rican national sport, and in this sport anything is possible. Fate brings Pepo González, an ordinary, unemployed citizen, before an unscrupulous former political adviser. Her plan: to select a total stranger, without qualities or political lineage, and take the Capitol during one of the most important elections in the history of Puerto Rico. Will she be able to get Pepo a seat in the Senate?

Pepo Pa'l Senado

2016

Celestino y el Vampiro poster
8.0

In Old San Juan a 40+ year old divorcée is not aware he befriends a vampire who bites women, not in their necks but in their derrières, leaving them with flattened behinds. A vampire hunter from Europe warns Celestino about his neighbor and tries to recruit his help in salvaging a much cherished national heritage. But there is a difficulty: this vampire will not die by a stake through his heart and to avoid destruction he wears tin underwear.

Celestino y el Vampiro

2003

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Satirical comedy about a jíbaro that moves from the country to the city and resists to change his rural customs. The film depicts family and emotional conflicts that Puerto Rico suffered due to Americanization.

Bienvenido Don Goyito

2017

Hugo, Paco, Luis y tres chicas de rosa poster
1.0

Hugo, a dispirited English Literature professor, sets out on a one-way trip in search of a lighthouse. Halfway there he meets Paco, an 18 year-old smart ass, hitching a ride West. The road takes the unlikely pair to a greasy spoon in the middle of nowhere, where three peculiar waitresses persuade them to stay the night and, unknowingly, change their lives.

Hugo, Paco, Luis y tres chicas de rosa

2014

Sacred Family poster
7.0

Two rival families, (one conservative, another liberal), meet in the office of a "new age" psychiatrist and his multiple personality assistant, in order to resolve a "little problem" with their children. They are missing. The only lead they have is a note which only the psychiatrist can decipher. The doctor, his assistant and both families embark in a search of adventure, that will not only discover the children's whereabouts, but also the prejudice, the fears and the hypocrisy with which we liv as adults.

Sacred Family

2018

El detective Cojines poster
6.7

The story of a college professor obsessed with private eye novels who, following an accident, becomes a private investigator patterned after the movies and novels of the 40’s. Among the cases he investigates, three will come to him that will reveal a full range of intrigue and bizarre secrets.

El detective Cojines

2011

Pan de la Esquina poster
NR

Diosdado spends his time debating with customers, particularly with his boss, who holds strong opinions about the financial aspects of the convenience store where he works.

Pan de la Esquina

2023

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5.0

A taxi driver, who becomes the anonymous confidant of his passengers, witnesses the various stories they tell him. A famous actress, a child rescued from the underworld witness to the murder of her parents, and a woman victim of domestic violence are the characters that lead us to reflect on some of the realities that we live in our society.

Abierto 24 horas

2003

Asterion: or, (if you mess with the bull...) poster
10.0

Ricky, a 30-year-old police officer, rents a hotel suite beyond his means because he is celebrating a role he will play in a big Hollywood movie. He decides to spend money on alcohol and food while spending the entire night recording Instagram Live videos for his "fans," showing them the room and talking about what he will be doing in the movie. The night slowly unravels as various people call him, some to congratulate him, others to reprimand him for his negligent behavior.

Asterion: or, (if you mess with the bull...)

2024

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5.4

Determined to restore her dying father's reputation, Ana travels to the remote town of Rosales. Decades ago, he settled there and opened his first free clinic for cancer research. He launched an illustrious medical career - and fell in love. Ana plans to celebrate her father's scientific and humanitarian achievements by transforming the old family mansion into a world-class museum. She will preserve his legacy, and also breathe new life into the forgotten Rosales. But the townspeople-now destitute and helpless-do not greet her warmly. Neither does the house.

The Condemned

2012