Actor JW Cortes Transforms Himself Into Pedro Albizu Campos: Is a Film on the Way?

Feb 5, 2017
10:20 AM

On Saturday, our dear friend George “Urban Jíbaro” Torres posted some very unique and amazing photos to his Instagram, and as you might imagine, they quickly caught our attention. The sequenced photos are below, and they reveal actor J.W. Cortes transforming into Pedro Albizu Campos, the great Puerto Rican nationalist leader.

On set at @elmuseo for a shoot… this project led by @jwcortes is pretty exciting. #StayTuned #BoricuasOnline

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Who was Don Pedro Albizu Campos and what does he mean to Puerto Ricans?

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Los Tres Reyes Magos… trying to be the best in what we each do. #letsclaimourcrowns

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When we reached out to Torres on Sunday morning via a Twitter direct message, he shared one more photo:

He also told us this:

[Saturday] we had a photo shoot to start the process which JW Cortes hopes will end in a full length movie about Don Pedro. The photo shoot was meant to recreate some of the most famous photos of Don Pedro. The first phase will be a working towards a pre-production fundraiser.

We cannot wait to hear more details.