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Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean

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Juan Encarnación was once the most feared man; a man of few words and great actions, most of them with machetes. Everything changed when he met the love of his life, Pura. She converted him into a quiet family man. His idyllic life is destroyed when, bewitched by her beauty, capricious Walker Jr. kidnaps Pura. Carrying his baby daughter on his back and with machete in hand, Encarnación will do whatever it takes to rescue her.

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Juanma Fernández París El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico) 10/20/2023
With such an ambitious and daring premise, this movie will surely expand upon the conversations about our national cinema. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez Loud and Clear Reviews 10/16/2023
2.5/5
Ray Figueroa can’t outweigh the conventional story and baggy structure of his fresh and genre-crossing Erase Una Vez en El Caribe. Go to Full Review Fico Cangiano CineXpress 10/14/2023
4/5
An epic achievement for Puerto Rican cinema. The wonderful mix inspired by the samurai and western genres, and Puerto Rican culture, is pure delight for fans of genre cinema. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Mario Alegre Próxima Tanda (Substack) 10/13/2023
Writer-director Ray Figueroa's genre mix of samurai/western tropes with Caribbean history provides a unique and refreshing blend in a setting we've never seen it done before. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jasmine C 11/14/2024 A fusion of samurai warriors, westerns and folklore in conjunction with beautiful cinematography, this film transported me to a time period I've longed to witness. As a proud Nuyorican connected to La Isla, it brought a nostalgia of stories shared by my Tio's and Abuelos about life in the campo during simple, yet not so simple times. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ray Figueroa

Director

Héctor Aníbal

Juan Encarnación

Essined Aponte

Pura

Fele Martínez

Don Segundo Urrutia

Yussef Soto

Lázaro

Néstor Rodulfo

Correa
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Synopsis Juan Encarnación was once the most feared man; a man of few words and great actions, most of them with machetes. Everything changed when he met the love of his life, Pura. She converted him into a quiet family man. His idyllic life is destroyed when, bewitched by her beauty, capricious Walker Jr. kidnaps Pura. Carrying his baby daughter on his back and with machete in hand, Encarnación will do whatever it takes to rescue her.
Director
Ray Figueroa
Producer
Annabelle Mullen
Screenwriter
Ray Figueroa
Production Co
Belle Films, Ocean Park Entertainment, Re:skrituras
Genre
Action, Western, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Runtime
1h 30m
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