Alejandro D. Orengo Colón
Directing
Biography
Alejandro D. Orengo Colón is a Puerto Rican director and editor, born in Rhode Island and raised in Mayagüez. He holds a Master’s in Film Directing from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as an editor on short films, music videos, commercials, and documentaries, while also developing personal projects. His films, such as Alex y Fabio Ya No Están (2013), Anacrusa (2022), and Asterión: ó Si Te Metes Con El Toro (2024), have been screened at international festivals. He has also participated in Cortaditos, an initiative by the Alliance Française of Puerto Rico, with Asterión: ó Si Te Metes Con El Toro (2024) and Caen Hojas Blancas (2025). As an editor, he has worked on El Jacho: Una Leyenda Puertorriqueña (2024), which won multiple awards at the LUSCA Film Festival, as well as En Duda, Siempre a la Izquierda (2024) and Trapo Sucio* (2024). He is currently developing his first feature film in collaboration with director Edwards Andrés Martínez.
Known For
Bebo, a teenager from a coastal Puerto Rican town, lives with his brother in a public housing complex. They fish for a living, but growing desperation drives them to illegal dealings that promise easy money. When a job goes wrong and blood is spilled, Bebo flees with Lola, a wealthy girl seeking to escape her troubled reality. As they navigate the labyrinthine mountains, they encounter remnants of a fading way of life, contrasting with the violence that follows them. As hitmen close in, Bebo must confront his choices and decide if redemption is possible, or if the sea will be their final escape. A portrait of the Puerto Rican experience that dives into the complexities of identity, resilience, and colonial legacy, the film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it was honored with Best Cinematography, Best New Director, and the Jury Award. It was also nominated for the prestigious Spirit Awards, solidifying its place as one of the most celebrated Puerto Rican films.
This Island
Ricky, a 30-year-old police officer, rents a hotel suite beyond his means because he is celebrating a role he will play in a big Hollywood movie. He decides to spend money on alcohol and food while spending the entire night recording Instagram Live videos for his "fans," showing them the room and talking about what he will be doing in the movie. The night slowly unravels as various people call him, some to congratulate him, others to reprimand him for his negligent behavior.
Asterion: or, (if you mess with the bull...)
A nostalgic 2014 spring break road trip through the southern U.S., highways, hotels, and fleeting youth, captured in sunlit moments and late-night drives that feel endless.
Cologne: artificial (Labajura Remix)
A fragmented story of unrequited love in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the last colony on Earth, Puerto Rico.
Terrarium of the Sleepless
The end of a friendship between two fellow musicians torn by the harsh realities of adulthood in the Puerto Rican art scene.
Anacrusis
A lonely doctor takes a wounded vagrant to his house only for the man to experience the manifestations of the doctor's dark past.
The Obsidian Tears
Explores the voyage of a Puerto Rican photographer to New York for the first time, as he embarks on journey to forget.
NuevaYorkino
A character study of Puerto Rican struggling rapper Negro Gonzalez, a portrait of his island, a beautiful land tarnished by US colonization and an ode to the unbreakable spirit of Puerto Rican artists.
Shapeless, Like Water
A couple's relationship is explored from beginning to end, showing how love can be tested and how far one is willing to go for love.
Alex and Fabio Are No Longer Here
A man must come to terms with his violent background in the eve of his child's birth.
Enganche
Isolated in an old rustic house, a father must confront apparitions of his recently deceased daughter a day away from her funeral.
La bruma y el descanso
A group of friends, hoping to enjoy a peaceful getaway in a cabin, unknowingly become entangled in a chilling local legend: El Jacho, a vengeful supernatural killer who hunts to atone for his past sins through the lives of his victims.
El Jacho: A Puerto Rican Legend
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Díptico
Ofelia receives a call from her ex-wife, Maité, announcing she's in labor. On their way to the hospital, they resume the unfinished issues of their past and deal with the uncertainties of motherhood.
January
After his first sexual encounter with his best friend, Maco finds his dead grandmother on the couch in his home. Moral guilt and masculine complexity erupt when, accompanied by his friends on the way to the funeral, one of the car's tires bursts in the middle of nowhere.
When in doubt, go left
The Hurricane Maria represented a historic event for the island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican spirit at the helm of this natural disaster was shattered beyond repair. And from the rumble the Puerto Rican spirit will be reborn again. Omar Iloy makes a desperate call to the wounded spirit of the island, a call for hope and help.
The Mother of All Hurricanes
A Puerto Rican woman defends her family home from an American conglomerate that seeks to tear it down and build a hotel where it stands.
Trapo Sucio: A Mofongo Western
The story of two young adults who go on with their daily lives with very different goals. Their lives interconnect with flashbacks of themselves as children playing in the park. One particular event and item will bring them together and will act as the support of their lives that they desperately need.
Fulcro
Melanie spends a summer day at her grandma’s house. As the day goes on, she becomes altered by her surroundings.
Engreída
Everyone ends their life story with their death, others are just beginning.