12 Hours
2001 film by Raúl Marchand Sánchez
12 Hours (Spanish: 12 Horas) is a 2001 Puerto Rican movie. It was written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez, and marked both his screenwriting and directorial debut.
The movie follows 12 hours or one night in the life of a taxi driver and other characters in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
It had a six-week run in Puerto Rican cinemas. Its profanity and sexual content were a definite deviation from the norm as far Puerto Rican films up to that time.
Cast
Patricia Alonso as Spanish Fly (drag queen)
Jaime Bello as Gustavo
Marcos Betancourt as Roberto
Joe Blues as Radio voice
Fernanda Bracho as Fernanda (drag queen)
Cielomar Cuevas as Cristina
Michelle Deliz as Virginia
Rosabel del Valle as Kathy
Juan M. García as Policeman
Modesto Lacen as Asaltante
Kidany Lugo as Jorge
Flavia Manes Rossi as Jackeline Bom Bom
Karla Marcano as Reina
Louis Martinez as Cashier at mini-mart
Charlie Massó as Abraham
Yadira Nazario as Liza
Sylvia Vargas Negrón as Roberto's wife
Brenda Plumel as Mari
Jorge Rangel as Charlie
Daritcia Rivera as Paulina
Wanda Rovira as Ada
Anthony Stuart as Sr. beefeater
Teófilo Torres as Antonio
Melisa Vázquez as Letty
Ramon Vázquez as Bouncer
Mahya Veray as Draga #2 - "c.c.
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