Movies & TV Shows from Dominican Republic

In Avispatropolis, the fearless Captain Avispa emerges as an exemplary protector of the city, whose courage and convictions always prevail over the forces of evil. His unbreakable power is nourished by absolute sincerity, as he would lose his strength if he dared to weave deceit. Only in pursuit of noble causes does he allow himself to deviate from the truth. As is common in stories of this kind, Captain Wasp is surrounded by a constellation of close friends and arch-enemies, whose stories have their origins in the artist's songs.

Urania Cabral returns to Santo Domingo, after several years, and remembers her and her family's relationship to Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator, as well as the events surrounding his assassination.

A cheating couple ends up stranded on a boat in the open sea.

A humble Merengue performer falls in love with the mayor's niece, facing the opposition of her family and his rival.

Uncle and nephew try to recover their lands from a corrupt casino owner. A farmer is pressured to pay his gambling son's huge debt. Both problems have the same source, and will come together.

Remembers an artist in the form of a somnambulistic fantasy: A filmmaker faces increasing challenges as she tries, decades later, to complete Dominican filmmaker Jean-Louis Jorge’s unfinished work.

A crumbling art dealer sees in a new talent, the salvation of his business and the redefinition of his life, but first he must convince himself and at the same time change his vision of art.

Documentary short film based on the private diary of Nayibe Tavares-Abel's great-grandmother from 1919. Includes stopmotion animation and a silent fiction film in 16mm.

After returning to the Dominican Republic, Vera finds out that her stepbrother, Andres, has dropped out of his MBA and that her stepfather has not been seen around the house for a few days. She also meets Santiago, a charming photographer, who quickly invites her to the south of the country: a region she longs to see. Andres stumbles upon a devastating reality about his father that forces him to flee along with Vera and Santiago to the south to avoid facing the truth.

Helena Ortiz, returns to her village to recover the daughter she abandoned. Doña Lola, her mother, refuses to hand her over. The girl runs away. Despite the pain of the past, women come together to find her and forgiveness along the way.

An undocumented Mexican immigrant agrees to marry a broke, drunk American woman to avoid his deportation and settle her debts, with the help of the most crooked gay drag lawyer in New York.

Danny 45, sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary of La Victoria de Santo Domingo, is the absolute control of the dreaded prison, his abuses and macabre actions against the other inmates, make people of the same environment betray him, and so between all of them try to take his life.

Ben, a frustrated writer, has decided to end his life. But when his suicide attempt is unknowingly interrupted by his neighbor, his life is thrown in disarray following a series of misadventures that will bring his world truly upside-down, giving him the reality check he needed.

A legal case unites two lawyers between rivalry and romance.

Genaro, Carlitos and Chelo win a contest in the Dominican Republic in which they go on a safari in Africa, but what they prefer is money. Upon arrival at the Nairobi airport, each one unintentionally takes a different course, going to the area where safaris are usually carried out, it will be there where the confrontation of three native African tribes will take place.

A not so good-looking man is enchanted with a spell that turns him handsome from 8 PM to midnight.

Set in an upper-class neighbourhood of the Dominican Republic, La Hembrita is an unsettling portrait of a middle-aged woman, Dominique, and her relations with family, servants and entourage.

Against the stunning backdrops of the Dominican Republic, "El Trayecto" unfolds as a poignant coming-of-age comedy, showcasing the trans-formative power of friendship against the picturesque landscapes of Samaná. Yasser, Camila, Karina, and Richarson, each with their unique personalities, set out on what initially seems like a straightforward trek between two beaches. As they navigate the visually captivating yet physically demanding terrain, the expedition evolves into a crucible for personal growth and self-discovery. The dichotomy between Yasser's immaturity and Richarson's uptight demeanor provides not only moments of humor but also valuable insights. Camila, the grounded force, and Karina, the free spirit, contribute to the group dynamic, creating a tapestry of diverse personalities.

After serving a sentence of 10 years, Aquiles has to choose between saving the life of his son or starting a new path of honesty.

Tropico is a telenovela produced and filmed entirely in the Dominican Republic by Venevisión International, Iguana Productions and Antena Latina. It is a remake of the 1997 Peruvian telenovela Escándalo. Most of the cast and crew are Dominicans, except Jose Luis Rodriguez and Scarlet Ortiz who are Venezuelans, Javier Delgiudice and Giovanna Valcárcel who are from Peru and Victor González who is a Mexican actor.

The life of the great Latin American seducer, Porfirio Rubirosa, will be full of women, entanglements, betrayals and heartbreaks that will put him all the time on the edge of death when he infiltrates the ranks of a dictator to help the opposition.

The colorful lives of neighbors in a middle-class apartment building in Santo Domingo.

Hidden Kingdom follows five different dancers in New York to reveal the rich terrain of our shared human desires. Blending elements of the surreal with the intimacy of a diary, Hidden Kingdom immerses the viewer in a visual landscape of movement and raw emotion: a body twists, a window becomes a portal, a curtain is lifted back to show us something new, or something familiar.