DE TAL PALO IVÁN DARIEL ORTIZ

  • PUERTO RICO

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  • SPANISH

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  • 2025

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  • 118 mins

De Tal Palo follows Don Manuel, a retired grandfather whose quiet life is upended when he gains legal custody of his nine-year-old granddaughter, Irene, after her mother is violently assaulted by her husband. Thrown into an unexpected role, Manuel struggles to adapt, yet gradually forms a tender and resilient bond with Irene. As they learn to become a family, he also begins to show the early signs of a troubling health condition, adding urgency and emotional depth to their journey.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Maricarmen Fullana, Lauri E. Vega

Screenplay :

Iván Dariel Ortiz

Director of Photography :

Jaime Costas

Editor :

Wilfredo Maldonado, Iván Dariel Ortiz

Music :

Jose Ojeda

Sound :

Denes Pagán, Carlos J. Dávila Reverón

Cast :

José Félix Gómez , Milena E. Soltero

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

IFFI (Official Selection)

Iván Dariel Ortiz (b. San Juan, Puerto Rico) studied communications at the University of Sagrado Corazón and trained in cinematography at the Maine Media Workshops (formerly the International Film & Television Workshops). With over 30 years of experience, he began as an editor and camera assistant before directing his feature debut, the Vietnam War drama HÉROES DE OTRA PATRIA (1998), which represented Puerto Rico at the 1999 Academy Awards. His filmography also includes the historical feature EL CIMARRÓN (2007). Recognized by the Lincoln Center Film Society and festivals like Viña del Mar, his latest work is DE TAL PALO.

  1. 1. DJ AHMET
  2. 2. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  3. 3. SOUND OF FALLING
  4. 4. MY FATHER'S SHADOW
  5. 5. NO OTHER CHOICE
  6. 6. WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
  7. 7. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  8. 8. RESURRECTION
  9. 9. A POET
  10. 10. MAGELLAN
  11. 11. SIRĀT
  12. 12. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
  13. 13. THE MASTERMIND
  14. 14. LATE SHIFT
  15. 15. AMRUM
  16. 16. CASE 137
  17. 17. SKIN OF YOUTH
  18. 18. WE BELIEVE YOU
  19. 19. BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
  20. 20. FATHER
  21. 21. MORTICIAN
  22. 22. TO THE VICTORY!
  23. 23. DREAMS
  24. 24. THE BLUE TRAIL
  25. 25. MOTHERTONGUE
  26. 26. A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
  27. 27. FIUME O MORTE!
  28. 28. THE THINGS YOU KILL
  29. 29. YOUNG MOTHERS
  30. 30. THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO
  31. 31. CATANE
  32. 32. PROMISED SKY
  33. 33. CHRISTY
  34. 34. I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
  35. 35. THE PUPIL
  36. 36. COMANDANTE FRITZ
  37. 37. IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART
  38. 38. STRAIGHT CIRCLE
  39. 39. DRY LEAF
  40. 40. A USEFUL GHOST
  41. 41. SLEEPLESS CITY
  42. 42. OUTCRY
  43. 43. MY UNCLE JENS
  44. 44. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
  45. 45. KONTINENTAL '25
  46. 46. JANINE MOVES TO THE COUNTRY
  47. 47. DIVINE COMEDY
  48. 48. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
  49. 49. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE
  50. 50. GOD WILL NOT HELP
  51. 51. TÊTES BRÛLÉES
  52. 52. REEDLAND
  53. 53. DEAD DOG
  54. 54. NINO
  55. 55. BEFORE THE BODY
  56. 56. LOVE ME TENDER
  57. 57. THE LAST AMBASSADOR
  58. 58. CARAVAN
  59. 59. WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU
  60. 60. AS WE BREATHE
  61. 61. TALES OF THE WOUNDED LAND
  62. 62. HALF MOON
  63. 63. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
  64. 64. FOLLIES
  65. 65. THE DEVIL SMOKES
  66. 66. VANILLA
  67. 67. BLUE HERON
  68. 68. KOKORAS
  69. 69. DRAGONFLY
  70. 70. KIKA
  71. 71. MAYSOON
  72. 72. BEACHCOMBER
  73. 73. WIND, TALK TO ME
  74. 74. BROKEN VOICES
  75. 75. RENOVATION
  76. 76. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  77. 77. HUMAN RESOURCE
  78. 78. NOMAD SHADOW
  79. 79. THE DREAMED ONES
  80. 80. TWO PROSECUTORS
  81. 81. CLOISTERED SISTER
  82. 82. ORENDA
  83. 83. DE TAL PALO
  84. 84. MILITANTROPOS
  85. 85. RIVERSTONE
  86. 86. OSLO: A TAIL OF PROMISE
  87. 87. MAHIMA
  88. 88. BELÉN