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Modesto Lacen

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Born in Puerto Rico, Modesto Lacen is a stage, film and television actor. He holds a BFA from the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.

20-12-1976

Birthday

Sagittarius

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Modesto Lacén, Modesto Lacén Cepeda

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Loíza, Puerto Rico

Place of Birth

Popular works

Creative career

actor

46 Works

producer

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director

2 Works

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Bella

Bella

Amidst the isolation of the COVID crisis, a couple's quest to start a family leads them to an adoption journey that brings unexpected joy and healing into their lives.
0.0

Year:

2024

Baile, Botella & Barajas

Baile, Botella & Barajas

In the world of briscas, three kings and a queen gather to play cards and discuss the important issues of society... if their eccentric personalities allow it.
10.0

Year:

2024

The Fisherman's Daughter

The Fisherman's Daughter

Samuel, the last free-diving fisherman, has lived isolated in the island of La Aguja since he was abandoned by his wife and son 15 years ago. His life is disrupted when his son shows up now as Priscila, a transgender prostitute from the streets of Santa Marta, Colombia.
0.0

Year:

2024

23 Hours

23 Hours

Manolo finds a mysterious object that transports him to an alternate reality of Puerto Rico. There he meets Lorena, the beautiful gatekeeper whose job job is to make sure that all alternate realities of Puerto Rico are in working order and that nothing is "out of place." With the help of Lorena, Manolo embarks on an amazing journey through different realities of Puerto Rico to find the objects to get back home.
0.0

Year:

2024

Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean

Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean

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.
7.5

Year:

2023

Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
6.7

Year:

2023

The Fishbowl

The Fishbowl

As her cancer spreads, Noelia's ultimate decision is to return to her native Vieques, Puerto Rico, and claim her freedom to decide her own fate. She reunites with her friends and family, who are still dealing with the contamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of military practices.
6.3

Year:

2023

Los Reyes de la Salsa

Los Reyes de la Salsa

The story of salsa music partners Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz. Explores their battles on and off the stage, from their musical origins, family conflicts, and their struggle to rise to the top, as they transform Latin music forever.
7.5

Year:

2023

Pies en la arena

Pies en la arena

Toña is a Dominican woman who escapes an abusive relationship and leaves her country. Without documents, she makes a new life in Puerto Rico and is about to put her legal status in order. Gregorio, an exiled Cuban doctor, is stuck in Puerto Rico with no legal options to normalize his immigrant status. An accident pushes them into a relationship upon which their future will depend.
0.0

Year:

2023

Plane

Plane

After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
6.9

Year:

2023

Las Camelias

Las Camelias

A movie based on the famous novel "Las Camelias"
0.0

Year:

2022

Todo por amor

Todo por amor

The story focuses on the relationship of two teenagers, "Emma" and "David", played by young actors Juliana Rivera and José E. Segarra, who come from different worlds and are surrounded by complex social problems such as peer pressure. , drugs, discrimination and lack of affection
8.0

Year:

2022

Perfect Host

Perfect Host

Elisa and her best friends arrive at a stunning home-share rental for their much-needed girls' trip. Their stay takes a dark turn when Elisa starts to suspect the property's charming and gorgeous host may be connected to recent disappearances near the small coastal town.
5.0

Year:

2021

Rémora

Rémora

Natalia Furtiano, an agent for the Society of Intelligence of the United States of America, Division of Puerto Rico, fights to protect the love of her life. Used to the life of covert operations and death all around her, submits her resignation which is denied on the spot. While she tries to get out of the Society of Intelligence in search for a peaceful life, she finds out what is like to have her superiors as enemies. She also realizes that she is a victim of her job and life style.
0.0

Year:

2021

La última gira

La última gira

Legendary singer Daniel Santos lives in Ocala, Florida, and prepares his biography with Secre, a young journalist. The memory of past glories makes him embark on one more adventure: a tour of South American countries where he was known as “El Jefe” (The Chief) and where he expects to be yet again acclaimed and applauded.
0.0

Year:

2021

Prótesis

Prótesis

Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.
0.0

Year:

2019

I Miss You

I Miss You

Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new play in honor of his lost love, in which Gabriel’s inner turmoil is transformed into an eye-popping gay fantasia.
6.9

Year:

2019

Fistful of Dirt

Fistful of Dirt

Yei, an energetic ten-year-old boy, spends his days setting traps for crabs and foraging for gasoline, while trying to keep his desperately ill mother Wanda alive and avoid drunken Alicio who lives with them.
5.5

Year:

2018

¡He matado a mi marido!

¡He matado a mi marido!

A desperate woman accidentally murders her unfaithful husband the morning of a big party honoring his recent Pritzker Prize, now she must survive the pain of heartbreak and a night of celebration, without being found out.
5.4

Year:

2018

El Chata

El Chata

Samuel returns to his neighborhood after eight years in prison, which have obligated him to act in ways he never imagined, but also to think about his life and what he believes he is made for: boxing. Many things have changed since Samuel has been gone. Joe, his former coach, is now training a new prospect called Víctor. If Samuel wants to box, he will have to prove that there is still room for him. But in order to support his family, he agrees to be this new fighter's chata (sparring). This is the story of characters predetermined to failure.
5.0

Year:

2017

The Sound of ILL Days

The Sound of ILL Days

Over seven days, a young couple is confronted by new love interests and creative yearnings. In sync with their chaotic days, Brooklyn is presented as an uncontrollable landscape that disrupts the perceptions of the characters.
0.0

Year:

2017

Dos caminos

Dos caminos

The story of Dani and Mickie, twins marked by misfortune at an early age and how the decisions made by each affected the rest of their lives in a shocking way.
4.0

Year:

2017

Sol de medianoche

Sol de medianoche

Manolo is a private detective who specializes in adultery cases. Commissioned by one of the victims, he takes photos and videos of adulterous couples in fraganti. He often attempts double-schemes, however, by sending the evidence to the other victim, in an attempt to exploit and benefit from both parts.
7.0

Year:

2017

Angélica

Angélica

Angélica has spent her whole life escaping from her mixed racial identity, but a family crisis forces her to return to Puerto Rico and rethink her life.
4.7

Year:

2016

3000

3000

Puerto Rican major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, who is shy one hit of 3000, stands before New York Mets player Jon Matlack. During his turn to bat, Clemente recalls his early years in Puerto Rico, when he was first discovered by baseball club owner Pedrín Zorilla.
0.0

Year:

2015

Millie and the Lords

Millie and the Lords

Milagros Baez is a young, working class under-confident Puerto Rican woman whose life is changed for the better when she begins to learn about the Young Lords Party and her rich Puerto Rican history.
0.0

Year:

2015

Aventura verde

Aventura verde

Five children enter a forest full of giant trees, strange animals, and magical characters.
0.0

Year:

2010

Las dos caras de Jano

Las dos caras de Jano

It's December, but the people of San Juan aren’t feeling the Christmas spirit. A serial killer has snuffed the life out of some of the most renowned bachelors. A doctor, a dentist, a social columnist and a university professor are the most recent victims of the "The Angel of the Bachelors", a handsome young man who captivates closet homosexuals and stabs them to death following a sexual encounter with them.
0.0

Year:

2008

A Place Within

A Place Within

Noah, an investigative reporter, finds himself in love with Yin, a friend for many years. Noah arranges a dinner where he will finally declare this secret love to her, but Yin is called away on business. The following day Noah wakes up determined to speak with her. As he tries to connect with Yin, he discovers that she is nowhere to be found. As Noah attempts to unfold the mystery of her disappearance, the history of even her existence is questioned.
0.0

Year:

2006

El cimarrón

El cimarrón

El cimarrón is a love story about a young African couple, Marcos and Carolina, that takes place in the slavery era at the turn of the nineteen-century in a Caribbean island. After several futile escape plans, Marcos finally escaped. Now free, he returns to liberate his beloved Carolina.
4.7

Year:

2006

El cuerpo del delito

El cuerpo del delito

The shocking and compelling true story of two women; one savagely raped, tortured and burned; the other, a detective that makes this case her mission. United by destiny and tragedy, they find strength in each other to find the criminals who committed such a brutal and violent crime.
0.0

Year:

2005

Animal

Animal

His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
5.6

Year:

2005

Desamores

Desamores

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 investigation takes place in an underworld of frayed relationships and foul connections. It is a detective story that revolves around unforeseen secrets dealing in the occult and certain passions that only appear to spawn loathing.
0.0

Year:

2004

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.
6.4

Year:

2004

Barrios

Barrios

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 choose between his barrio and the woman he loves.
10.0

Year:

2004

Bala perdida

Bala perdida

A festive, tropical Christmas in Puerto Rico is what Jennifer and Papotico are most looking forward to. Both young people are filled with musical talent, with dreams and hopes for the future. But their innocence, zeal for life, and special friendship are overshadowed by the social and economic issues of Puerto Rico. Full of powerful performances and based on a true story, “Bala Perdida” will leave a chilling feeling in your bones.
7.0

Year:

2003

The Other Mafia

The Other Mafia

Five prominent politicians are celebrating the bachelor party of one of them, but an accident occurs and a person dies. Now everyone is involved.
0.0

Year:

2003

Kamaleón

Kamaleón

The underground world of the early-2000s rave clubbing scene in Puerto Rico.
0.0

Year:

2003

Santa Cristal

Santa Cristal

A renowned telenovela actor announces the end of the world in a television special, to which every citizen of the Santa Cristal island reacts in a peculiar way.
0.0

Year:

2003

Sudor amargo

Sudor amargo

An inspiring, realistic portrayal of a group of female workers struggling to keep their jobs at a doomed Puerto Rican cannery. The volatile atmosphere worsens when their boss is found murdered one morning. As the investigation goes on and each of the women is questioned, the strain puts their friendship to the ultimate test.
3.7

Year:

2002

Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

A couple, secretly on the verge of announcing plans to divorce, reluctantly depart for a second honeymoon after their family surprises them with a tropical trip as a gift for their 20th wedding anniversary.
5.3

Year:

2001

12 horas

12 horas

A night in the life of a cab driver in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
5.8

Year:

2001

My Lucky Day

My Lucky Day

An urban comedy about a day in the life of Falopio Piomonte, a humble filing clerk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After going to the local bank to deposit his paycheck, Falopio gets accidentally involved in a major bank robbery. A series of terrible mishaps follow, which threaten to drive him completely mad.
8.0

Year:

1998

Heroes from Another Land

Heroes from Another Land

This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
5.7

Year:

1998

JEKKA

JEKKA

In the horror thriller "JEKKA," the Monroe coffee plantation is haunted by a curse after the grandmother of an indigenous girl injects her blood into the thorns of a devil tree, cursing the family's bloodline and land. Dr. Bruce Monroe, accused of heinous crimes, meets his demise, and 20 years later, his daughter Gabriela inherits the plantation. Upon her return, she unwittingly activates the curse, unleashing violent nightmares that come to life. As Gabriela confronts the haunting legacy of her family's past, she must find a way to break the curse's hold before it consumes her. "JEKKA" is a harrowing blend of supernatural horror and psychological thriller as Gabriela fights to survive the malevolent forces unleashed upon her family's lands.
0.0

Year:

-

Satos

Satos

Some time after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, three families intersect at a special dog sanctuary and form a bond that will change their lives, their priorities, and their dreams forever.
0.0

Year:

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