Marcos Zurinaga

Marcos Zurinaga

Marcos Zurinaga is a Puerto Rican film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He studied at the UPR Elementary School, University High School (UHS) and obtained his B.A. at UPR in 1972. He joined Puerto Rican filmmaker Roberto Gándara upon graduation, setting aside plans to study a master's degree, founding the film company Zaga Films. Among the several movies that he has directed is La Gran Fiesta, a movie about the last grand party at the old "Casino de Puerto Rico" building in Old San Juan, before it was turned over to military use as the United States was drawn into World War Two, and A Step Away, a 1980 critically acclaimed movie narrated by Orson Welles. In 1997 came an unusual movie in Zurinaga's filmography, the thriller-mystery film The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca.

  • Title: Marcos Zurinaga
  • Popularity: 1.372
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1952-09-06
  • Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Marcos Zurinaga Movies

  • 2014
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    Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

    Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

    1 2014 HD

    A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today....

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  • 2019
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    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    1 2019 HD

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from...

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  • 1996
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    Death in Granada

    Death in Granada

    5.7 1996 HD

    A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of...

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  • 1997
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    The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

    The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

    1 1997 HD

    A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared after his arrest by...

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  • 1979
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    We, the People of Puerto Rico - No to the Coal Plant in Aguada

    We, the People of Puerto Rico - No to the Coal Plant in Aguada

    1 1979 HD

    Documentary about the way in which the citizens of the town of Aguada, Puerto Rico asserted their civil rights before the construction of a coal...

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  • 1979
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    We, the People of Puerto Rico - No to the Coal Plant in Aguada

    We, the People of Puerto Rico - No to the Coal Plant in Aguada

    1 1979 HD

    Documentary about the way in which the citizens of the town of Aguada, Puerto Rico asserted their civil rights before the construction of a coal...

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  • 1986
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    La gran fiesta

    La gran fiesta

    5.8 1986 HD

    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....

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  • 1986
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    La gran fiesta

    La gran fiesta

    5.8 1986 HD

    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....

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  • 1986
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    La gran fiesta

    La gran fiesta

    5.8 1986 HD

    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....

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  • 1987
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    Tango Bar

    Tango Bar

    5.5 1987 HD

    A fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.

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  • 1983
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    One-Way Ticket

    One-Way Ticket

    4.7 1983 HD

    Documentary about how the arrival of the railway industry impacted Puerto Rican culture economically, socially, and humanistically during the first...

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  • 2008
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    The Bad Girl

    The Bad Girl

    10 2008 HD

    Determined not to simply get married, start a family, and grow old like the rest of the girls in her town, an aspiring Cuban diva sets out to launch...

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  • 1994
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    El espíritu de un pueblo

    El espíritu de un pueblo

    1 1994 HD

    Presentation of popular and folk music by Puerto Rican composers which aims to exemplify the national characteristics, values, and identify of its...

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  • 1997
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    Siempre piel canela: la música de Bobby Capó

    Siempre piel canela: la música de Bobby Capó

    1 1997 HD

    Homage to famed 1950’s Puerto Rican singer, composer, and television personality Bobby Capó.

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  • 1998
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    Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández

    Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández

    1 1998 HD

    Homage to the Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández.

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  • 1996
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    Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

    Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

    1 1996 HD

    The music of the Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores which was televised on Dec. 8, 1996.

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  • 1993
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    Un pueblo que canta

    Un pueblo que canta

    1 1993 HD

    Homage to Puerto Rican composers, musicians, and singers.

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  • 1999
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    Con la música por dentro: cien años de historia

    Con la música por dentro: cien años de historia

    1 1999 HD

    Through music, the world has learn about our sensibility, our happiness... in one word, our soul. This video presents the history of Puerto Rican...

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  • 1995
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    Somos un solo pueblo

    Somos un solo pueblo

    1 1995 HD

    Presents a bit of the history of the migration of our people, people who came out opening new horizons and looking for new destinations. During that...

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  • 1980
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    A Step Away

    A Step Away

    1 1980 HD

    Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the...

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  • 1980
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    A Step Away

    A Step Away

    1 1980 HD

    Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the...

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  • 1990
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    A flor de piel

    A flor de piel

    1 1990 HD

    A public relations rep is hired by a women's commission to produce a documentary commemorating the commission's 10th anniversary.

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  • 1990
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    A flor de piel

    A flor de piel

    1 1990 HD

    A public relations rep is hired by a women's commission to produce a documentary commemorating the commission's 10th anniversary.

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  • 1981
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    Juan Ramón Jiménez: diario de un poeta

    Juan Ramón Jiménez: diario de un poeta

    1 1981 HD

    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.

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  • 1986
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    La gran fiesta

    La gran fiesta

    5.8 1986 HD

    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....

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  • 1986
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    La gran fiesta

    La gran fiesta

    5.8 1986 HD

    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....

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  • 2010
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    Meant To Be

    Meant To Be

    5.3 2010 HD

    A delightful romantic comedy about about a guardian angel who falls for the young woman he is protecting.

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  • 1987
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    Tango Bar

    Tango Bar

    5.5 1987 HD

    A fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.

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  • 1987
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    Tango Bar

    Tango Bar

    5.5 1987 HD

    A fled Tango show owner returns to Buenos Aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of Argentina has dissolved.

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  • 1977
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    Siempre estuvimos aquí

    Siempre estuvimos aquí

    1 1977 HD

    This documentary traces the role women have played in Puerto Rican society.

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  • 1977
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    Siempre estuvimos aquí

    Siempre estuvimos aquí

    1 1977 HD

    This documentary traces the role women have played in Puerto Rican society.

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  • 2008
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    Lucía, Ignacio y otras historias

    Lucía, Ignacio y otras historias

    1 2008 HD

    Three stories of teenagers who are exposed to drugs and violence.

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  • 2008
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    Lucía, Ignacio y otras historias

    Lucía, Ignacio y otras historias

    1 2008 HD

    Three stories of teenagers who are exposed to drugs and violence.

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  • 1979
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    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    1 1979 HD

    Documentary on Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and her company the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

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  • 1979
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    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    1 1979 HD

    Documentary on Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and her company the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

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  • 1979
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    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    1 1979 HD

    Documentary on Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and her company the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

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  • 1978
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    Ednita: es para ti

    Ednita: es para ti

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba

    1 1979 HD

    Documentary on Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and her company the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

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  • 1981
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    Puerto Rico: A Colony the American Way

    Puerto Rico: A Colony the American Way

    1 1981 HD

    A report on the political, social, and economic problems of Puerto Rico in the early 1980s and on the impact of the island's eighty-four-year-old...

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  • 1996
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    Death in Granada

    Death in Granada

    5.7 1996 HD

    A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of...

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  • 1996
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    Death in Granada

    Death in Granada

    5.7 1996 HD

    A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of...

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