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Tapia: el primer puertorriqueño

2009 · 105 min

A scholarly, affectionate portrait that moves at a stately pace, rewarding viewers curious about a literary life and the history around it.

Overview
Documentary on the life and works of Alejandro Tapia y Rivera.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • politics
  • memory
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Roberto Ramos Perea
Written by
Roberto Ramos Perea
Starring
Gerardo Ortiz, Francisco Moscoso, Luis González Valdes, Roberto Fernández Valledor, Marta Aponte Alsina, Eduardo Forastieri Braschi, Ramón Luis Acevedo
Runtime
105 min
Country
Puerto Rico
Languages
Spanish

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