José Luis (Chavito) Marrero
Acting
Biography
No biography available for José Luis (Chavito) Marrero.
Born: June 20, 1926
Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Known For
Maldeamores
A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
A Flight of Hope
A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.
Eva, ¿Qué hace ese hombre en tu cama?
After several years of dreaming about the beautiful girl in a calendar photo, a composer, being overwhelmed by his girlfriend's jealousy, discovers that his next-door neighbor is that girl.
Dios los cría...
Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a property to the Catholic church with guilty feelings; "Entre 12 y 1", where a couple and a close friend get trapped in an elevator; "La gran noche", a night in the life of an old prostitute; and "La otra", where a man alternates between two women.
Palmer ha muerto
Palmer is a famous star that accidentally witnesses the murder of the producer of the show he is working in. Soon after, a mutilated body appears on the railroad tracks and everyone believes it is the famous actor. His secretary, however, says she has seen him alive.
Más allá del Capitolio
A small town celebrates the triumph of their revolution. Under the euphoria of the moment, the town's founder is declared a traitor and the destruction of his statue is decided by the people. A journalist buys the statue before it is destroyed. Later, the townspeople discover that the statue isn't from who they thought it was and they decide to retrieve it. The journalist, however, doesn't want to give it back, giving rise to the dilemma.
Filmography
as Cirilo (segment "En Casa de los Viejitos")
as Faustino Román
as Don Marcos (segment "Negocio Redondo")