Discover the best of Puerto Rican cinema, film, and television

Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Puerto Rico. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

The cinema of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican cinema pulses with a vibrant Caribbean rhythm, a film culture that brilliantly blends raw urban energy with a deep love for its unique island identity. For decades, its filmmakers have been telling their own stories, with beloved local comedies becoming a staple of the island's entertainment scene. But the new millennium brought a powerful wave of creative energy that resonated far beyond its shores. The gritty, stylish drama Bala Loca (Crazy Bullet) announced a new, confident voice in filmmaking, earning acclaim at international festivals. But the real popular cinema explosion happened with comedy. Films like Mi Verano con Amanda (My Summer with Amanda) became massive domestic blockbusters, proving there was a huge appetite for stories that captured the specific humour, language, and spirit of Puerto Rico. This has fuelled a thriving industry, with filmmakers exploring a wider range of genres. This creative energy now also drives a lively local television scene. And, of course, the island's stunning beauty and talented crews have made it a major hub for international productions, with its colourful streets and tropical landscapes starring in films from around the world. What makes Puerto Rican cinema so special is its unmistakable character. It’s a cinema bursting with personality, telling its own tales with a humour and heart that are all its own.

Best Puerto Rican series

  • Poster for Súbete a mi moto

    Súbete a mi moto 2020

    The Story behind the the iconic boy band Menudo according to the creator and manager of the band

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  • Poster for @Gina Yei: #WithAllMyHeartAndMore

    @Gina Yei: #WithAllMyHeartAndMore 2023

    Yei!— Is what Gina says in positive situations or simply whenever she is happy. She has won a scholarship to the prestigious Caribbean Music Institute (CMI) on the island of Puerto Rico, the best place in the world to study Latin music and the birthplace of the successful reggaeton thanks to her lyric-writing abilities. Gina is a cheerful, energetic, and creative girl who loves writing. Her ultimate dream is to write songs.

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  • Poster for Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World

    Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World 2024

    Born in the 'caserios' of Puerto Rico, Reggaeton has battled through aggressive government crackdowns, gun violence, and criminalization, rising from the underground to become a global powerhouse that refused to be silenced.

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  • Poster for Bravas

    Bravas 2020

    BRAVAS is a new eight episode drama series inspired by Latin urban music that follows three friends, Mila, Roja and Ashley, who seek to find their place in the world - at whatever cost.

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  • Poster for Little coral

    Little coral 1983

    Coralito, is a Puerto Rican telenovela produced by Telemundo. The main characters were played by Sully Díaz and Salvador Pineda. Díaz played the character of Coralito. The telenovela played in 1983. Ednita Nazario performed the theme song of the telenovela titled Mi Pequeño Amor, by Argentine composer, Laureano Brizuela.

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  • Yo Sé Que Mentía 1982

    Yo Sé Que Mentía was a 1982 soap opera produced by Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV. It included Argentina's Daniel Guerrero, Puerto Rican dancing legend Iris Chacón, a young Adamari López, Amneris Morales and Miguel Ángel Suárez and Ángela Meyer as a married couple who tried to make Guerrero and Chacon's lives impossible, particularly Meyer's character. Yo Se Que Mentia became one of the most viewed Puerto Rican telenovelas in history, and the show's main song, also named Yo se que mentia became one of Chacon's biggest hits as a singer. The soap opera became an important part of Lopez's career. She was only 9 when she participated in it, and now she is a big international acting super-star.

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Best Puerto Rican movies

  • Poster for Long Gone Heroes

    Long Gone Heroes 2024

    Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home.

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  • Poster for Ana

    Ana 2020

    Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.

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  • Poster for Straight from the Barrio

    Straight from the Barrio 2008

    A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.

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  • Poster for Vico C: La vida del filósofo

    Vico C: La vida del filósofo 2017

    A biographical film based on the story of the singer, songwriter and pioneer of urban music in Spanish. From his humble beginnings until his jump to international fame. The harsh experiences of a warrior of life that changed the perspective of music in the world.

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  • Poster for La promesa

    La promesa 2014

    A journey through customs and traditions such as the promise of the Kings, Virgen del Carmen festival, the rosaries, Christmas' parrandas, and the voices of people retelling their memories of history.

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  • Entre ciclos 2007

    Two men in an emergency room. One waits desperately for his first child to be born. The other for the surgeon's response about his son's condition after enduring a tragic accident.

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