Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Raul Carbonell (better known as Raul Carbonell, Jr, born in 1950) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, salsa singer, published author and lawyer. He has played several famous characters on Puerto Rican television, most notably "Israel", "El Veterano" and "Papo Swing", and released one salsa album in 1995.

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Nueba Yol 3 (1997)

In director Angel Muniz's incisive follow-up to the 1995 original, genial Dominican immigrant Balbuena (Luisito Marti) remains determined to make the Big Apple his own even as the challenges stack up. This time, he decides that a marriage of convenience to an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ángel Muñiz
CAST:  Luisito Marti  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Graciela Mas  •  Jorge Pupo

In director Angel Muniz's incisive follow-up to the 1995 original, genial Dominican immigrant Balbuena (Luisito Marti) remains determined to make the Big Apple his own even as the challenges stack up. This time, he decides that a marriage of convenience to an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ángel Muñiz
CAST:  Luisito Marti  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Graciela Mas  •  Jorge Pupo

Lavoe (2011)

Based on the life of Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Felton
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Jaime Sánchez  •  Joana Vargas  •  Patricia Manterola

Based on the life of Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Felton
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Jaime Sánchez  •  Joana Vargas  •  Patricia Manterola

Nueba Yol (1995)

Balbuena is a genial illegal immigrant who makes his way to New York City to take a bite out of the Big Apple. But his hopes of finding a better life soon begin to fade as Balbuena encounters one obstacle after another in the hardscrabble, uncaring metropolis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ángel Muñiz
CAST:  Luisito Marti  •  Alfonso Zayas  •  Caridad Ravelo  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Balbuena is a genial illegal immigrant who makes his way to New York City to take a bite out of the Big Apple. But his hopes of finding a better life soon begin to fade as Balbuena encounters one obstacle after another in the hardscrabble, uncaring metropolis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ángel Muñiz
CAST:  Luisito Marti  •  Alfonso Zayas  •  Caridad Ravelo  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Cows Wearing Glasses (2014)

Marcelino is an eccentric, introverted painter and art professor who, approaching his sunset years, learns he has a disease that could render him blind at any moment. As he begins to put his emotional affairs in order, including his strained relationship with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Santiago Pérez
CAST:  Daniel Lugo  •  Cristina Soler  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Gladys Rodríguez

Marcelino is an eccentric, introverted painter and art professor who, approaching his sunset years, learns he has a disease that could render him blind at any moment. As he begins to put his emotional affairs in order, including his strained relationship with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Santiago Pérez
CAST:  Daniel Lugo  •  Cristina Soler  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Gladys Rodríguez

La gran fiesta (1986)

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcos Zurinaga
CAST:  Daniel Lugo  •  Cordelia González  •  Miguel Ángel Suárez  •  Luis Prendes

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcos Zurinaga
CAST:  Daniel Lugo  •  Cordelia González  •  Miguel Ángel Suárez  •  Luis Prendes

La llamarada (2016)

Adaptation from Enrique A. Laguerre's novel "La llamarada". It depicts the struggles of Puerto Rican peons in the sugar cane fields during the 1930's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmundo H. Rodríguez
CAST:  Ernesto Concepción Moreau  •  Braulio Castillo Jr.  •  Cristina Sesto  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Adaptation from Enrique A. Laguerre's novel "La llamarada". It depicts the struggles of Puerto Rican peons in the sugar cane fields during the 1930's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmundo H. Rodríguez
CAST:  Ernesto Concepción Moreau  •  Braulio Castillo Jr.  •  Cristina Sesto  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Dos policías en apuros (2016)

Two crazy Dominican cops and a disciplined FBI agent join forces to investigate an international criminal network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Disla
CAST:  Fausto Mata  •  Manolo Ozuna  •  Adrián Uribe  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Two crazy Dominican cops and a disciplined FBI agent join forces to investigate an international criminal network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Disla
CAST:  Fausto Mata  •  Manolo Ozuna  •  Adrián Uribe  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Vasos de papel (2016)

An anonymous love letter left in Carli's locker wreaks havoc on his life, and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Ortiz
CAST:  Natalia Lugo  •  Luis Sebastián Borges  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Luisa de los Ríos

An anonymous love letter left in Carli's locker wreaks havoc on his life, and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Ortiz
CAST:  Natalia Lugo  •  Luis Sebastián Borges  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Luisa de los Ríos

Mal día (2015)

Obsession leads a man to do the unimaginable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Castrillo
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Braulio Castillo Jr.  •  Chente Ydrach  •  Natalia Lugo

Obsession leads a man to do the unimaginable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Castrillo
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Braulio Castillo Jr.  •  Chente Ydrach  •  Natalia Lugo

Un lío en dólares (2014)

A Dominican goes to New York under false pretenses, carrying some stolen diamonds, and is chased by mobsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Disla
CAST:  Fausto Mata  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Miguel Alcantara  •  Phillip Rodríguez

A Dominican goes to New York under false pretenses, carrying some stolen diamonds, and is chased by mobsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Disla
CAST:  Fausto Mata  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Miguel Alcantara  •  Phillip Rodríguez

Desamores (2004)

There has been a grave massacre within a highly successful insurance company in Puerto Rico. The owners, a married couple, have been slaughtered along with their employees. While the police are investigating, a private investigator, Isabelo, is hired. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmundo H. Rodríguez
CAST:  Teófilo Torres  •  Yezmín Luzzed  •  Efraín López Neris  •  Jacqueline Duprey

There has been a grave massacre within a highly successful insurance company in Puerto Rico. The owners, a married couple, have been slaughtered along with their employees. While the police are investigating, a private investigator, Isabelo, is hired. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmundo H. Rodríguez
CAST:  Teófilo Torres  •  Yezmín Luzzed  •  Efraín López Neris  •  Jacqueline Duprey

Revolución en el infierno (2004)

Illustrates the events of the Ponce Massacre through the life of one of the victims, Ulpiano Perea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilo Rivera
CAST:  Ernesto Concepción Moreau  •  Cordelia González  •  Braulio Castillo Jr.  •  Miguel Ángel Suárez

Illustrates the events of the Ponce Massacre through the life of one of the victims, Ulpiano Perea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilo Rivera
CAST:  Ernesto Concepción Moreau  •  Cordelia González  •  Braulio Castillo Jr.  •  Miguel Ángel Suárez

La caja de problemas (2004)

Frank Anderson is a successful consulter, wealthy, with no problems. He gets bored of his perfect life and decides that he need problems in his life. Then he gets his hands on a box and in less that 24 hours his life turns upside down. All hell breaks loose for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Aponte
CAST:  Jerry Segarra  •  Axel Anderson  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Carlos Fontané

Frank Anderson is a successful consulter, wealthy, with no problems. He gets bored of his perfect life and decides that he need problems in his life. Then he gets his hands on a box and in less that 24 hours his life turns upside down. All hell breaks loose for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Aponte
CAST:  Jerry Segarra  •  Axel Anderson  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Carlos Fontané

Barrios (2004)

Presents three barrio stories: "La familia del Camello" about a public residential basketball coach and his dilemmas, "El baila'o de Julia y Berto" about two neighbors trying to rediscover love in their maturity, and "El rumbón de Fepe" about a man who has to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arí Maniel Cruz  •  Julio César Torres
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Kisha Tikina Burgos  •  Teófilo Torres  •  Aris Mejias

Presents three barrio stories: "La familia del Camello" about a public residential basketball coach and his dilemmas, "El baila'o de Julia y Berto" about two neighbors trying to rediscover love in their maturity, and "El rumbón de Fepe" about a man who has to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arí Maniel Cruz  •  Julio César Torres
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Kisha Tikina Burgos  •  Teófilo Torres  •  Aris Mejias

Kamaleón (2003)

The underground world of the early-2000s rave clubbing scene in Puerto Rico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kravitz
CAST:  Luis Freddie Vázquez  •  Ricardo Álvarez  •  Ramon Saldaña  •  José Brocco

The underground world of the early-2000s rave clubbing scene in Puerto Rico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kravitz
CAST:  Luis Freddie Vázquez  •  Ricardo Álvarez  •  Ramon Saldaña  •  José Brocco

El cuento inolvidable de la abuela (2002)

The story develops with the character of the grandmother, who visits one of her daughters to celebrate Christmas Eve. It is precisely in that place where she sits on the couch and starts recounting stories to her granddaughters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Ángel Suárez
CAST:  Luz María Rondón  •  Amneris Morales  •  Miguel Ángel Suárez  •  Santos Nazario

The story develops with the character of the grandmother, who visits one of her daughters to celebrate Christmas Eve. It is precisely in that place where she sits on the couch and starts recounting stories to her granddaughters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Ángel Suárez
CAST:  Luz María Rondón  •  Amneris Morales  •  Miguel Ángel Suárez  •  Santos Nazario

Amores que matan (2001)

A fictional story inspired by the Utuado Massacre, in which the father of a family, in a cold-blooded manner, murdered his wife and his four children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Castro
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Sully Díaz  •  Jorge Luis Ramos  •  Luz Odilia Font

A fictional story inspired by the Utuado Massacre, in which the father of a family, in a cold-blooded manner, murdered his wife and his four children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Castro
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Sully Díaz  •  Jorge Luis Ramos  •  Luz Odilia Font

Los Domirriqueños (2015)

In a neighborhood where Dominicans and Puerto Ricans live in community, they must learn to put their differences aside and work together to prevent the demolition of their basketball court.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Ortiz
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Fausto Mata  •  Jorge Pabón  •  Stephany Liriano

In a neighborhood where Dominicans and Puerto Ricans live in community, they must learn to put their differences aside and work together to prevent the demolition of their basketball court.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Ortiz
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.  •  Fausto Mata  •  Jorge Pabón  •  Stephany Liriano

Huellas (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Rolando Barrera
CAST:  Tony Rigus  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

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DIRECTION:  Rolando Barrera
CAST:  Tony Rigus  •  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Juan Ramón Jiménez: diario de un poeta (1981)

Through photos of the time and recording of the writer, this documentary tells the story of Juan Ramón Jiménez in the light of his work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Molina Casanova
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Through photos of the time and recording of the writer, this documentary tells the story of Juan Ramón Jiménez in the light of his work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Molina Casanova
CAST:  Raúl Carbonell Jr.
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