Movies: Luis Raúl

In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez and Dorita Evita Perez are married. United by their last name and a mutual re...

Diego is a gay but closeted Hispanic chef living in East Los Angeles who works in the restaurant operated by his grandmother. Frustrated by the secretive lifestyle he shares with his similarly closeted lover, Pablo, Diego finds himself attracted to W...

A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract business to their restaurant, causing a wildly comic sequence of events ending in near disaster....

A film that shows how "hard" it is to be son of celebrities....

Jason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in Inside Out, starring Alexis Arquette and papa Elliot Gould. Lane Janger's Just One Time was a festival favorite recently expanded into a feature film that turns the tables on a groom-to-be and his fant...

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Raul, a Puerto Rican born in New York, meets Maria, a young Puerto Rican woman visiting NY, one night. Struck by love at first sight, he travels to Puerto Rico in search of this beautiful girl....

Rafael, Elmo, and Pablo run away from the strict Catholic retirement home where they live with Carlos, Rafael's grandson, to embark on an adventure and prove life does not stop because of age....

The tender story of two children, Lubrielito and Lucía, who undertake the task of convincing people that Santa Claus exists....

Raised in New York, Marilyn Morales returns to Puerto Rico to claim an inheritance. Her obsession with Marilyn Monroe, dressing and acting like her, creates a clash of acceptance with the residents of the neighborhood. The new surroundings and clash ...

In 2008, Luis Raúl kicked off a farewell tour called "Chiquito pero juguetón" ("Little But Playful") with the intention of retiring afterward. The tour was highly successful in Puerto Rico and one of the venues where the show was taped was released a...

Luis Raúl takes over the arena stage for his final stand-up show, recorded live at Puerto Rico's renowned José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan on September 14, 2013. Many jokes include being the first stand-up comedian to perform at the venue and...

Comedians Luis Raúl and Raymond Arrieta discuss current affairs in the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas....

After a brief hiatus, Luis Raúl returned in 2009 with another stand-up comedy tour titled "La cosa está peúla 3D" ("Times are Hairy 3D")....

In 2010, Luis Raúl started a new stand-up comedy tour called "Con los huevos a peseta" ("Eggs at a Quarter Each"). Topics include Puerto Rican economy and politics....

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Luis Raúl celebrates 20 years of his stand-up career at Centro de Bellas Arte Luis A. Ferré (Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center) in San Juan, Puerto Rico....