
Jack Delano
Directing
Biography
Jack Delano (born Jacob Ovcharov; August 1, 1914 – August 12, 1997) was a Ukrainian immigrant who became an accomplished photographer for the Works Progress Administration, United Fund, and most notably, the Farm Security Administration (FSA). He was a composer known for his use of Puerto Rican folk material, started a television production company, and was a cartoonist, poet, moviemaker, professor, and architectural designer.
Known For
Biographical production that recreates the work of this artist, adoptive son of Puerto Rico, who stood out as a musician, photographer, filmmaker, producer, illustrator, etc.
Jack Delano: el goce de crear

A drop of water is taken to a laboratory in San Juan, Puerto Rico to determine its purity. The film communicates scientific health information, such as the need to boil drinking water.
Una gota de agua
Field workers in Puerto Rico want to have a night school.
A Voice on the Mountain
Documentary that analyzes the situation of the film industry in Puerto Rico from its beginnings in 1912 to 1979. Filmmakers Jack Delano, Juan Viguié, Oscar Orzábal, Axel Anderson, Paquito Cordero, Efraín López Neris, Roberto Guastella, Roberto Gándara, Geronimo Mitchell and Tito Bonilla participate.
¿Cine en Puerto Rico?
A man believes all the advertising he hears.
Brainless John

A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
Los peloteros

Documentary on Pablo Casals' visit to Puerto Rico in 1956.
Pablo Casals in Puerto Rico
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro visits the places that inspired him to write his book "Terrazzo". His life and work is explored through interviews with friends and colleagues.
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: Homenaje Póstumo

Animated documentary highlighting the importance of protecting the environment and conserving it through the care and cultivation of flora and fauna.
Sabios árboles, mágicos árboles

The first documentary produced by the Division of Community Education (DivEdCo) featuring modern and experimental audio techniques with aerial shots of Puerto Rico showing its topography, educationally inserting the island within a world-wide historical context and highlighting its agricultural and social landscape.
Desde las nubes

Educational documentary which extols the different forms of labor, and its importance to Puerto Rico’s progress.
Las manos del hombre
Documentary exploring the life and work of the noted Puerto Rican bibliophile and historian, Arturo Shomburg, who devoted much of his life to collecting and documenting the African heritage and diaspora.
El legado de Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
This short film celebrates the social legislation of wage reform for cane laborers.
Caña
Documentary that encourages the public to participate in the general elections and the importance of the people's rights to exercise their vote.
La voz del pueblo
Presents the Spanish classical guitarist Regino Sáinz de la Maza, playing classical pieces such as "Preludio ensueño" by Francisco Tárraga.
La guitarra (en cinco siglos de música)

Portrays Puerto Ricans' reaction on the appointment of Jesús T. Piñero as the first Governor in the island.
Jesús T. Piñero
Showcases the government's initial achievements in the Operation Bootstrap project.