About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1951-08-27
Place of birth:
Puerto Rico
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Luis Molina Casanova

Overview

Luis Molina Casanova (Ciales, Puerto Rico, August 27, 1951) is a Puerto Rican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the most prestigious and award-winning filmmakers on the Caribbean island of recent times, highlighting in his filmography documentaries and films that have investigated the idiosyncrasies, history or literature of Puerto Rico such as La guagua aérea or the Tales of Abelardo. In addition, his academic work, carried out for more than 40 years at the University of the Sacred Heart1, has led him to teach at other universities such as the University of Guadalajara or Harvard University.

Luis Molina Casanova was born on August 27, 1965 in the municipality of Ciales, into a family of descent from the Canary Islands. He studied Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico before entering to work on the television network WIPR-TV (Channel 6) where he began working as a cameraman in different cultural programs of the station. He later travels to the United States and works as a photojournalist for major American networks such as CBS or NBC. He moves to Madrid, where he holds a master's degree in Film Production and Direction. After this training experience, he returns to Puerto Rico and records several documentary projects related to culture. Molina is considered one of the great documentary filmmakers of the country for his work of disseminating countless fragments of the cultural life of the country: the development of the train, the arrival of the telephone or the life of historical characters such as Pedro Albizu Campos, Juan Ramón Jiménez or Luis Muñoz Marín. Subsequently, he becomes part of the staff of the faculty of the University of the Sacred Heart as a resident filmmaker in the Department of Communications, since he has worked to this day. Among other distinctions, he is Citizen of the Year 1999 (Club of Lions of San Juan), Special Recognition for his cinematographic work (Club of the Library of the Higher School of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1995) or Medal of the Virgin of Candelaria, patron saint of the Canary Islands, for representing the Islands worldwide (Cabildo de Gran Canaria). He is also President of the Corporation of Cultural Productions from 1978 to the present day.

Known for

Acting
1999 Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo Actor Self (footage) N/A
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Directing
2016 Vivimos para esa noche Directing Director N/A
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2009 Estampas de Teyo Gracia Directing Director N/A
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2005 El sueño del regreso Directing Director 59
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2001 La cajita vacía Directing Director N/A
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2000 Zafra: la historia de la industria azucarera en Puerto Rico Directing Director N/A
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1999 Leyendas de Puerto Rico Directing Director N/A
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1998 Cuentos para despertar Directing Director N/A
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1993 A Flight of Hope Directing Director 58
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1991 Albizu Vive Directing Director N/A
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1990 Chona, la puerca asesina Directing Director 58
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1990 Cuentos de Abelardo Directing Director N/A
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1988 Allá viene el temporal Directing Director N/A
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1988 Cuevas, cavernas y un parque Directing Director N/A
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1985 Luis Muñoz Marín: un hombre, un pueblo, un propósito Directing Director N/A
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1983 One-Way Ticket Directing Director 59
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1981 Juan Ramón Jiménez: diario de un poeta Directing Director N/A
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1979 El deporte como expresión cultural de un pueblo Directing Director N/A
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Production
2005 El sueño del regreso Production Associate Producer 59
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2001 La cajita vacía Production Producer N/A
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1999 Leyendas de Puerto Rico Production Producer N/A
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1998 Cuentos para despertar Production Executive Producer N/A
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1993 A Flight of Hope Production Producer 58
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1991 Albizu Vive Production Producer N/A
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1985 Luis Muñoz Marín: un hombre, un pueblo, un propósito Production Producer N/A
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1983 One-Way Ticket Production Producer 59
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1981 Juan Ramón Jiménez: diario de un poeta Production Producer N/A
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