Best Puerto Rican comedy movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch comedy films from Puerto Rico, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Bienvenido Don Goyito (2017)
Bienvenido Don Goyito (2017)
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.
Maldeamores (2007)
Chona 2: La puerca asesina (2024)
Chona 2: La puerca asesina (2024)
At the end of the 80's, an experiment revolutionized Puerto Rican television with the creation of Chona, the killer pig. Doctor Hector Tura was the creator of a formula that made a pig grow, to start exporting sausages around the world. the experiment failed when they lost control, and it became a threat... killing everything that was confronting it. 20 years later, his son Facundo Tura, inherited the only thing his father left him; the experiment that made Chona become the terror of the caribbean. Chona II will be a movie for the whole family full of horror, comedy, and, many special performances, and of course... the Puerto Rican version of King Kong.
Irresistible (2016)
Irresistible (2016)
A fairy gives a young man three wishes. He has already used two, but does not remember in what. Only one wish is left. What will he choose?
Fray Dollar (1970)
Fray Dollar (1970)
The branch of a bank in a small town is in bankruptcy. To regain the trust of the people, they offer the town's priest the position of Bank Manager, who in turn, begins to carry out all kinds of loans and social aid to the people.
Casi casi (2006)
Casi casi (2006)
Emilio is a normal teenager who somehow finds himself being sent to the principal's office every other week. He has a crush on Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school, so he decides to run for Student Council President in order to impress her. To his horror, Emilio discovers after announcing his candidacy that Jacklynne will be running for office against him.
Mi verano con Amanda (2008)
Mi verano con Amanda (2008)
Aspiring filmmaker Gaby falls desperately in love with supermodel Amanda. But he is too shy and innocent for his sassy, superficial crush — and she is also completely unaware of his feelings. Gaby and his friends decide to hit his uncle's summer house for the season, and everyone in Gaby's crew gives him the absolute worst romantic advice — but he asks for their help anyway. What could possibly go wrong?
La Cenicienta Boricua (2015)
La Cenicienta Boricua (2015)
The famous fairy tale of Cinderella is adapted to our times, considering as background the present situation of Puerto Rican coffee growers. The story is set in Lares, Puerto Rico, at a time close to Christmas. Miosotis’s father has died and Ava Rice, his widow, wants to sell his family coffee farm to a foreign company, whose monopoly on the island continues to displace the country's coffee growers.
Lo que le pasó a Santiago (1989)
Lo que le pasó a Santiago (1989)
Santiago, a retired accountant, casually meets Angelina during one of his daily walks in Old San Juan. They soon become friends, even though she refuses to give out any personal information.
12 horas (2001)
12 horas (2001)
A night in the life of a cab driver in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Azul (2004)
Azul (2004)
On cultural adaptation.
El anillo (2004)
El anillo (2004)
A diamond ring is lost during a high-society party, creating different situations as it passes from person to person.
Linda Sara (1995)
Linda Sara (1995)
Facing financial ruin, four siblings decide to sell the valuables within their mother's house, without telling her and by embellishing their history.
El otro (2010)
El otro (2010)
Eddie encounters his ex, after she disappeared from his life for months without explanation.
Sacred Family (2018)
Sacred Family (2018)
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.
El cuartito (2021)
El cuartito (2021)
The dreams of five strangers traveling to Puerto Rico are put on hold when immigration authorities confine them in 'El cuartito'.
Puerto Rico en carnaval (1965)
Puerto Rico en carnaval (1965)
Tin Tan sets off for adventure on the isle of Puerto Rico. This musical comedy takes place in the International Airport of Puerto Rico during a day of carnival. Knowing the problems that go hand-in-hand with the carnival, the airport director appoints a team to deal with a threat from an anonymous letter.
El Hijo Perdido (2019)
El Hijo Perdido (2019)
A comedy of enredos
El curandero del pueblo (1968)
El curandero del pueblo (1968)
Machuchal is a rural healer that uses ancient methods and herbs as cures, obtaining the confidence of the community for many years. After an emergency in which a child almost dies, Machuchal is persuaded to attend nursing school.
Vírgenes de la nueva ola (1967)
Vírgenes de la nueva ola (1967)
Brainless John (1959)
Brainless John (1959)
A man believes all the advertising he hears.
Prohibido amar en Nueva York (1984)
Prohibido amar en Nueva York (1984)
Janet is a young girl who arrives to New York attracted by the offers of a pseudo movie producer to make her a movie star. Soon enough, she finds out his true intentions.
A Flight of Hope (1993)
A Flight of Hope (1993)
A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.
Parto (2025)
Parto (2025)
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.
My Lucky Day (1998)
My Lucky Day (1998)
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.