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Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz
Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz is a Puerto Rican filmmaker known for telling stories that capture the unique idiosyncrasies of the Caribbean experience, focusing on Puerto Rico's biggest curr…
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Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz is a Puerto Rican filmmaker known for telling stories that capture the unique idiosyncrasies of the Caribbean experience, focusing on Puerto Rico's biggest currency, its people. His debut feature film Maldeamores (2007), executive produced by Benicio Del Toro and starring actor Luis Guzmán, won several international awards and was Puerto Rico’s submission for Academy Award consideration. His upcoming feature Summer of Three (2026), premiered at the Tribeca Festival and took home the Best Screenplay and Best Performance prizes.
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2026
Summer of Three
Movie Director
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2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Movie Director
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2009
Party Time: The Movie
Movie Thanks
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2008
Che: Part One
Movie Ventriloquist (Albertico)
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2007
Maldeamores
Movie Director
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2005
El tiempo: memoria del silencio
Movie Camera Operator
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1998
Pelota de papel
Movie Director
