Santiago 'Chago' Benet

Camera operator

April 13, 1981 (45 years)

Santurce, Puerto Rico

Biography

No biography available.

Filmography

6.0

Fantasy Island

This contemporary version of the classic drama series delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.

7.3

Blue Miracle

To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.

5.3

The Vessel

Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.

5.8

Before the Rooster Crows

Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound sadness. The relationship with him, however, brings its own ambiguousness and complexities and as Carmín moves into womanhood this causes great confusion, mostly for her.

10.0

Baile, Botella & Barajas

In the world of briscas, three kings and a queen gather to play cards and discuss the important issues of society... if their eccentric personalities allow it.

N/A

El accidente feliz

Embarks on a journey that traces the life and work of Antonio Martorell, a prolific plastic and multi-disciplinary artist in Puerto Rico. This film is a dance between the director (Paloma Suau) and the portraitist while portraying each other. More than a documentary, this film is an experiment of a director trying to reconnect with her creative voice.

4.8

El cuartito

The dreams of five strangers traveling to Puerto Rico are put on hold when immigration authorities confine them in 'El cuartito'.

3.0

Riding 79

A coming of age story about a 16-year-old boy who finds himself searching for escape in the island of Puerto Rico after his mother leaves him and his sister with his grandparents in a surf town. His fascination with a hula hoop model leads him to steal his grandfather’s car to meet the object of his affection in person.

6.0

San Juan, más allá de las murallas

Explore the 500-year history of the city of San Juan, from the move from Caparra to the different invasions during these centuries. It also looks at how different situations and people were key to what is now the capital of Puerto Rico. This documentary presents, through the recreation of key situations, archival material, and accounts of historians and researchers, decisive moments that influenced what is now the capital.

7.0

Sol de medianoche

Manolo is a private detective who specializes in adultery cases. Commissioned by one of the victims, he takes photos and videos of adulterous couples in fraganti. He often attempts double-schemes, however, by sending the evidence to the other victim, in an attempt to exploit and benefit from both parts.

8.5

My plans are to love you

An archeologist becomes obsessed with an inexplicable finding that shakes the world. He discovers the shape of a contemporary astronaut in an ancient archaeological site.

N/A

Eco

Andrés is a nine year old boy musician who plays the treble. On the way to a recital with his parents and in the midst of endless traffic, he tries to practice the melody he’ll be playing. Frustrated by the traffic, the heat, and that he can’t play the piece correctly, Andrés bursts in anger, throwing his instrument, which stops time as it touches the floor.

N/A

Mas De Un Siglo

125 years of music in Puerto Rico from 1893 to 2018.

10.0

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)

Follows the nostalgic life of and old man and his loyal friend, focusing on reflections of the past and changes in Puerto Rican culture.

N/A

Camino a Europa

An interracial couple, Seba and Cecilia, have lived a fully creative life as sculptor and photographer and have enjoyed traveling the world. But now that Cecilia has cancer, she fears she won't be able to enjoy the life she's had and wishes she could travel again. Seba uses his creative skills as artist to magically transport Cecilia on a journey through memories they've shared.

N/A

Yahaira

Yahaira is an unwed mom that has to take care of her child during work hours, something that has happened before.

N/A

¿Quién eres tú?

The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, Dr. Eduardo Suáre does not agree with the new health reform that the Governor imposes on the country. At the same time, his wife with whom he has been married for more than 30 years and with whom he has six children, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Eduardo faces two crises, one of country and one in his home. Over time the disease completely takes his wife and Eduardo, who left his post in government to dedicate himself to his family, is in need to continue with his life. Submerged in the pain that causes the disease, not only the patient but the relatives and those closest to him, Eduardo begins a new love relationship that gives him back the desire to live.

N/A

La Capa Azul

Two months after Hurricane Maria landed on the shores of Puerto Rico, the power remains out and the infrastructure continues to collapse. Junior, a ten-year-old boy, is summoned by his mother to search for the medicine his grandfather so desperately needs. He puts on a blue cape, made of the tarp that covers his roof, to overcome the obstacles in his journey and save his grandfather’s life.

6.0

Nuyorican Básquet

The story of the basketball players that represented Puerto Rico at the San Juan's 1979 Pan Am Games.

N/A

Hasta la victoria de la idea: 60 años de Claridad

Documentary on the most important pro-independence organization in the occupied territory known as Puerto Rico.