▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁American ▁Compos ers ▁Alliance ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁male ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁compos ers ▁Category : C orn ell ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : J u illi ard ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : J u illi ard ▁School ▁fac ulty ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Jacob o ▁Mor ales ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁actor , ▁poet , ▁writer , ▁play w right , ▁film maker , ▁and ▁aute ur . ▁Many ▁consider ▁him ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁film ▁director ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁La jas , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁to ▁parents ▁of ▁Se ph ard ic ▁roots . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁started ▁acting ▁in ▁radio ▁and ▁the ater ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁television ▁at ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁actor , ▁writer ▁and ▁director . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁include ▁Des af i ando ▁a ▁los ▁Gen ios , ▁Est o ▁no ▁tiene ▁Nom bre , ▁La ▁Ti end ita ▁de ▁la ▁Es qu ina , ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁started ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁political ▁sat ire