Best Puerto Rican action movies
A curated collection of popular action movies from Puerto Rico.
Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean (2023)
Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean (2023)
Juan Encarnación is a reserved jibaro with a violent past. When Pura, the woman he loves, disappears, Encarnación sets out on a path of revenge armed with his machete and his daughter, Patria, in his arms.
Long Gone Heroes (2024)
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.
Por amor en el caserío (2013)
Por amor en el caserío (2013)
A story inspired by the legacy of William Shakespare and the classic Romeo and Juliet. Cristal and Ángelo fall in love amid a life full of violence, drugs, and social deterioration. Their families lead opposing drug gangs within the community where they live. Can Cristal's and Ángelo's love overcome the negative environment around them?
Locos de amor (2001)
Locos de amor (2001)
Two young people fall in love amid a gang war in a public housing project in Puerto Rico.
El 7mo ángel (2000)
El 7mo ángel (2000)
After the fall of Lucifer, seven of the most powerful Angels joined their forces against God and tried to take over the Heavens. Their attempt failed... As punishment, they were vanished from the Reign and scattered across the Universe. All except one, who was to live on Earth among the humans without any notion of his true past. Now, at the end of the Millennium, the Angels have reunited, and descended to Earth in search of the missing one... Revenge is about to begin, mankind is in inevitable danger, and our only hope resides on the Seventh Angel.
Straight from the Barrio (2008)
Impacto mortal (1998)
Impacto mortal (1998)
A young, single mother hires a private detective to follow her daughter with the suspicion that she's dating a drug dealer. During the course of the investigation, the detective falls in love with the young girl, as the plot thickens and the investigation turns into an action-packed persecution, and the search for the missing girl.
La fiebre (2002)
La fiebre (2002)
A group of young people, lovers of speed and in need of fun, are engaged in clandestine races, where passion boils and are mixed with blood, jealousy, revenge, and challenging authority.
Los traidores de San Ángel (1967)
Los traidores de San Ángel (1967)
Henchmen of the dictator from a South American country blackmail Nick Thomas into being a government spy. The former smuggler is to pose as a priest and enter a monastery thought to be sympathetic with rebel guerrillas. The release of the film coincided with real-life events, as Catholic priests continued to be the victims of government persecution throughout Latin America.
Subriel Matias vs. Liam Paro (2024)
Subriel Matias vs. Liam Paro (2024)
Subriel Matías makes a homecoming return to Puerto Rico when he defends his IBF world junior welterweight title against Liam Paro at the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manatí
The Witness (2011)
The Witness (2011)
On what seemed to be a normal day, Chelo, unexpectedly witnesses a murder. In the midst of the chase by the perpetrators, the cops mistake him as the killer. He will be forced to fight for his life.
El poder del Shakti (1996)
El poder del Shakti (1996)
Joseph Lando, the Hercolobus man himself, fights all sorts of mystical mayhem in this over-the-top yet delightful Puerto Rican classic.
Complot (1999)
Complot (1999)
At the dawn of the new milennium, allied nations computer systems could collapse because of the year 2000 (Y2K) bug and be reprogrammed by corrupt Federal Agents via the internet. After the murder of an agent of the "Special Espionage Corruption Task Operational Resource" (S.E.C.T.O.R. 4), an intense investigation begins to identify the killer, but unexpectedly the spies of S.E.C.T.O.R. 4 discover that the murderers are part of a conspiracy against national information systems, putting in danger national security near the imminent arrival of the year 2000.
Sangre en Nueva York (1972)
Sangre en Nueva York (1972)
Police agent Camelia is assigned the investigation of a drug smuggling ring. Pro wrestlers-crimefighters El Soberano and the "Hermanos Rojo" (El Valentino and Félix Ramírez) will be working with her. Meanwhile, the sinister Dr. Gandía assembles his gang of evil wrestlers -- including El Asesino, El Araña, El Yancy, and La Bruja Maldita -- to warn them about the imminent arrival of Soberano and the Hermanos Rojo. The heroic grapplers must not be allowed to meddle in Gandía's business.