Movies by Walter Rodríguez

El desvío... la escena del crimen

El desvío... la escena del crimen

Two stories intersect, with violence as a common axis. An inside look into the world of youth boxing, full of championship illusions, combined with jealousy and envy.

Raíces eternas

Raíces eternas

A journey through the boundaries that form the picture of Puerto Rican cultural identity. It includes recreations of the 1918 earthquake, the Spanish conquest of the Taínos, among other milestones in the history of Puerto Rico.

El aquelarre

El aquelarre

A man is convinced his pregnant wife is a witch and that she is carrying an abomination in her womb.

Caos

Caos

It’s a somewhat alternate near future... Puerto Rico is losing confidence in its political parties that for years took over loyal fanatics. The people elected with its eyes closed their first independent governor in the country’s history only to have his corrupted regime overthrown by rebels. The country has revolved. Added to this chaos is the fact that a mysterious virus, which has taken over our water supply from rivers and lakes, has infected a large portion of the citizens with symptoms like skin deterioration, extreme sensibility to so...

Adombe: la presencia africana en Puerto Rico

Adombe: la presencia africana en Puerto Rico

Documentary film about the history and influence of Africans in Puerto Rican society. In addition to still photographs, film clips and interviews, the film utilizes dramatizations of scenes from the life of the poet Luis Palés Matos to illustrate the history and contributions of black Puerto Ricans through the centuries.

Marilyn

Marilyn

Marcos and his family work as ranch hands. While his father and brother handle the heavier tasks, Marcos stays home, close to his mother. Each one has their future laid out before them, yet Marcos bides his time waiting for Carnival, the one moment where he can let his true self out to shine. The sudden death of his father leaves his family in a very vulnerable situation. The ranch owner hounds them to go away, while Marcos’s mother pressures him to take over the work in the fields. Nicknamed Marilyn by the other teenagers in town, Marcos is...