Ricardo Alegría
Writing
Biography
Puerto Rican scholar, cultural anthropologist and archeologist known as the "father of modern Puerto Rican archaeology".
Known For
Meant to inform rural communities about the legacy of the Taínos, the indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico, or Borikén, as they called the island.
La buena herencia
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
Based on a Puerto Rican folk tale, the story begins when Mañito, an owl, is invited to a festival. Not feeling happy with the way he looks, Mañito borrows some bright colored feathers in order to attend.
The Owl's Feathers
"This film features the people of Puerto Rico and the revival of the ancient culture of that island. The story is told through the eyes and work of Dr. Ricardo Alegria — head of Puerto Rico's Office of Cultural Affairs and the first executive director of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The film was produced by Paul R. Gurian, executive produced by David Boyer, and directed by Jack Sholder" (US National Archives).
Profile: Dr. Ricardo Alegria
Zoilo Cajigas y Sotomayor is a carver of wooden models of saints. Don Zoilo is one of Puerto Rico's best-known artisans and was 96 years old at the time of the filming. The film shows the elaborate process behind his craftsmanship.
El santero
One of the DivEdCo's films that best depicts the history and evolution of another genre of popular music from the coasts and of African origin: the plena. It presents sequences of interpreters of those rhythms in Ponce, in the dances of the coastal areas, and the fusion of popular and refined genres in presentations by Ballets de San Juan of the ballet-plena by Amaury Veray, "Cuando las mujeres" ("When the Women").
La plena
Focuses on the history of the Archivo General de Puerto Rico (General Archive of Puerto Rico) which started in 1955.
El pasado, una puerta hacia el futuro
This anthropological documentary examines the Festival of St. James and its roots in the town of Loíza, Puerto Rico.
Las Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol en Loíza Aldea
A visual study of the colonial, military and religious architecture of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
La arquitectura colonial en Puerto Rico: San Juan Antiguo
Second phase of the excavation of the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Park in Utuado, activity led by Dr. Ricardo Alegría.