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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-11-07

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

Israel Lugo

Biography

Israel Lugo (born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 7, 1973) is a prominent Puerto Rican actor and director. He works in theater, cinema and television. He has been a member of the theater company Agua, Sol y Sereno (ASYS) since '95, where he has worked as an actor, stilt walker, plastic artist and director; and with whom he has performed in the United States, Spain, Venezuela, Cuba and Brazil.

Known for

Don Amor

Don Amor

A group of young Chileans travel to Puerto Rico where they will live an experience that will change their lives forever.

Che: Part One

Che: Part One

Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.

Prótesis

Prótesis

Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.

Nos persiguen

Nos persiguen

In the midst of the silenced 1950s Puerto Rican revolution for independence, 16-year-old Celia is kept in the dark by her family. As she ruminates about the oppressive status of the Island, her questions are left unanswered. The family of three women are forced to face the fatal reality of their surroundings after Celia's classmate, Matías, arrives at their home with his father, Emilio, who is gravely injured from a gunshot. After realizing the boy and his father are active members of the revolution, tensions arise as they decide to hide them from the police. Matías lights a spark in Celia, who rebels against her family and becomes part of the revolution.

Odisea

Odisea

Ozuna's transformative life journey, from his humble beginnings as Juan Carlos to his rise as a global Latin music icon, navigating challenges with resilience and staying grounded, aiming to inspire others to pursue their dreams like him.

Parto

Parto

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.

Ráfaga

Ráfaga

A naive, teenage girl is swept into court by tragedy when the boy she blindly fell in love with betrays her trust in him.

Sana y salva

Sana y salva

Mi día de suerte

Mi día de suerte

An urban comedy about a day in the life of Falopio Piomonte, a humble filing clerk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After going to the local bank to deposit his paycheck, Falopio gets accidentally involved in a major bank robbery. A series of terrible mishaps follow, which threaten to drive him completely mad.

Before the Rooster Crows

Before the Rooster Crows

Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound sadness. The relationship with him, however, brings its own ambiguousness and complexities and as Carmín moves into womanhood this causes great confusion, mostly for her.

Una historia común

Una historia común

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.

Porto Rico

Porto Rico

The life of Puerto Rican revolutionary José Maldonado Román, known as Águila Blanca, on the island in the late 19th century. Maldonado Román fought against colonialism by leading a gang of ex-convicts to vindicate Puerto Rico as it sought its identity as a country.

Michael Angel

Michael Angel

A man of the cloth finds his faith challenged both by the death of one of his closest relatives and the aftermath of the crime in this thriller. When a man is murdered under mysterious circumstances, his brother, a Catholic priest (Richard Grieco), decides to start his own investigation with the help of his uncle, a detective, in hopes of tracking down the killer.

Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean

Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean

Juan Encarnación is a reserved jibaro with a violent past. When Pura, the woman he loves, disappears, Encarnación sets out on a path of revenge armed with his machete and his daughter, Patria, in his arms.

Daniel el Travieso: Una aventura familiar

Daniel el Travieso: Una aventura familiar