This is a partial List of films set in Puerto Rico; either the movie's plot includes that island, the movie has been filmed there, or both. Certain movies that are supposed to be set in Cuba are filmed in Puerto Rico because of the U.S. embargo and similarities between both islands. To learn more about the films of Puerto Rico, see Cinema of Puerto Rico.
# "4 Estrella" (filmed in Guaynabo) 12 Horas 22 Jump Street (filmed in San Juan)
A Act of Valor The Adventurers After Twenty Years: Puerto Rico (1918) Aloma of the South Seas Un Amante Anda Suelto (1969) Amistad (filmed in San Juan) Amnesia (2006)Amnesia Ángel (a Jacobo Morales film, not related to the U.S. television series) Angelito Mio El Anillo Assassins (filmed in San Juan) Au Pair 3 Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
B Back in the Day Bad Boys II (set in Cuba but filmed in Puerto Rico) Bananas Barricada Battle of Blood Island Bazooka: Las Batallas de Wilfredo Gómez (documentary on legendary Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Gómez) Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia El Beso que me Diste Brenda Starr Broche de Oro
C La Caja de Problemas The Caller Caña brava El Cantante, starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez Captain America: Civil War Captain Ron
Casi Casi Castro's Daughter Cat Chaser (an Abel Ferrara film, with Puerto Rico substituting for the Dominican Republic) Cayo Che! Che 1ep La Chica del lunes Chiringa Chona, la puerca asesina (a television movie produced by Sunshine Logroño) Chona 2, la puerca asesina (a sequel television movie produced by Ariel Annexy)
Christian y Cristal Christmas in Paradise Chrysalis (El Yunque, PR) El Cimarrón El Clown Las Combatientes (television movie, winner of the Spirit of Moondance Award at the Moondance Film Festival, starring Alba Nydia Díaz) Command Approved Commandments Con la Musica por Dentro Conexión Caribe Contact (radar scene filmed in Arecibo) Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos Corazon Salvaje Correa Cotto, starring Pedro Cabrera and Arturo Correa Creature from the Haunted Sea El Crimen de la Hacienda Cuando Acaba la Noche El cuento del Gallo Pelon Culebra El Curandero del Pueblo
D De la Mano de un Angel Death Academy The Delta Factor El Derecho de Comer, starring Lissette Desamores El Dia que Llegaron Los Diaz de Doris Die Mexico Connection Digger 3D Dinero Sangre Dios Los Cria by Jacobo Morales Dios Los Cria II (2004) by Jacobo Morales Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) (set in Cuba, but filmed in Puerto Rico) The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca Do Over, The Doña Ana
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Elmendof Enredando Sombras (documentary on Latin American cinema, with a segment by Jacobo Morales) Entre los Dioses del Desprecio El Escuadron del Panico El Tesoro del Yunque Executive Decision Los Expatriados
F The Face at the Window El Falso Heredero Fascination Fascination Amour, starring Andy Lau Fast Five Feel The Noise La Fiebre del Deseo Flesh Wounds Flight of Fancy Flight of the Lost Balloon The Food of the Gods For the Love or Country (The Arturo Sandoval Story) Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster Frankie, Desde la Calle Fray Dolar Frente al Destino The Frogmen
G Gitmo GoldenEye (radio telescope scene filmed in Arecibo, beach and US Marines ambush scenes filmed in Manati, Puerto Rico, BMW and plane exchange scene filmed in Vega Baja) Guitarra Mia (documentary and tribute to José Feliciano)
H Heartbreak Ridge (filmed in Vieques) representing Grenada. Helen Can Wait Héroes de Otra Patria Una Historia Comun The Hoax (filmed in San Juan, Fajardo, and Rio Grande) Hola Gente, Hola Mundo, musical and ecological documentary filmed between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico
I I Witness Illegal Tender Imprisoned In The Shadow Into the Air: A Kiteboarding Experience Islands in the Stream
J Jacob's Ladder La Jaula El Jibarito Rafael Juicio contra un Angel Julia, Todo en Mi Juntos, In Any Way
K "King of Sorrow" (music video) by Sade Kings of South Beach
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Ladrones y Mentirosos (also known as Thieves and Liars for the U.S. festival circuit) Latin Comedy: Una Comedia de Derecha para un Publico de Izquierda by Janet Alvarez Gonzalez, starring Pucho Fernández Last Flight Out Last Woman on Earth (a Roger Corman movie) Libertad Para la Juventud, starring Chucho Avellanet Life During Wartime Linda Sara by Jacobo Morales Lo que le pasó a Santiago by Jacobo Morales, nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Loco por ellas Lord of the Flies (filmed in Vieques) The Losers Luisa Capetillo: Pasion de Justicia Luna de Miel en Condominio Luna de Miel en Puerto Rico
M Ma Femme Me Quitte Macbeth (The Caribbean Macbeth) Machuchal Agente 'O' en New York The Maiden Hesit (beach scenes) Maldeamores La Maldicion de Mi Raza The Man from O.R.G.Y. Man With My Face Manhattan Merengue! Manuela y Manuel Maruja, starring Marta Romero and Axel Anderson Mas Alla del Limite Maten el Leon Meant to Be The Men Who Stare At Goats Mi Aventura en Puerto Rico Mi Dia de Suerte Mi Verano con Amanda Milagro en Yauco Millonario a Go Go Misterio en la isla de los monstruos Monster Island La Mujer del Gato Una Mujer sin Precio
N Never Say Die The New Swiss Family Robinson Nicolas y los Demas by Jacobo Morales The Noah Noches Prohibidas
O Ocho Puertas One Hot Summer One Tree Hill – Season 8, Ep. 21 Operacion Tiburon El Otro Camino Outside the Law
P Paging Emma The Painting (combat jungle scenes) Los Peloteros The Perez Family The Perfect Getaway La Piel Desnuda Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (castle scene filmed in El Morro, Old San Juan; tiny island scene filmed in Palominito Island, off the coast of Fajardo) Preciosa Princess Protection Program The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (the original, 1968) Prohibido Amar en Nueva York, starring Charytín and Julio Alemán Puerto Rico Puerto Rico en Carnaval The Punisher
Q Q&A (1990, Sidney Lumet)
R Replicas The Reaping El Reporte Romance en Puerto Rico Ruby The Rum Diary Ruptura Runner Runner
S Saint of Devil's Island Santa Cristal Seeds of Evil Sex and the College Girl A Show of Force Sian Ka'an The Singer Slayer Species Stiletto Stop Stranded El Sueño del Regreso Sunstorm The Survivor
T Taínos Talento de Barrio Tango Bar, starring Raúl Juliá and Valeria Lynch Tanya's Island Teen Beach Movie Thunder Island Trapped Los Tres Pecados*Toxic Shark*
U Una Aventura Llamada Menudo Under Suspicion Undercurrent, with Lorenzo Lamas
V Vanished (Lifetime original movie, set on fictional island of San Carlos) Via Cruces Playero La Virgen de la Calle
W When the Girls Take Over Weekend Warriors (filmed in Loiza) Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Wuthering Heights (filmed in Cabo Rojo)
Y Yellow Yo Creo en Santa Claus (I believe in Santa Claus), a television movie broadcast by Televicentro, December 25, 2004, and January 1, 2005, produced by Leo Fernandez III, starring Lorel Crespo and Lou Briel Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! El Yugo
See also
List of films based on location List of Puerto Rican films
References