EL LAMENTO DE LA HACIENDA
Victoria comes home for Alejandro's wake. The hacienda is full: family arriving, food on the table, prayers in the corners, the careful performance of a family that has always held itself together by what it refuses to say.
By nightfall, the wake refuses to end.
Doors open by themselves. Bruises rise on skin no one has touched. A lullaby plays on a radio nobody turned on. Objects break under the weight of what was never said out loud. What looks at first like a haunting becomes something more exact and more personal. Whatever has come back wants a confession.
Victoria believes her brother's death is tied to a silence the family chose long ago. As the presence in the hacienda turns on them, room by room, she has to decide whether to protect their reputation or finally say the thing they buried with him.
MEET THE TEAM
LAURA ALEMÁN
Co-Director, Producer & Actress
Laura Alemán is a Puerto Rican actor, producer, and filmmaker with extensive experience in film, television, and commercial production. She brings both her performance experience and her directorial voice to a story rooted in atmosphere, emotional truth, and social urgency.
ERIK FRANCISCO MEDINA
Co-Director, Producer & Writer
Erik Francisco Medina is a Puerto Rican filmmaker and writer whose work explores identity, power, community, and the role stories play in shaping public conversation. As writer and co-director, he approaches El Lamento as both a genre film and a deeply human story about silence, family, and consequence.
H.J. LEONARD
Producer
H.J. Leonard is a Puerto Rican filmmaker and producer whose recent work moves between experimental documentary and fiction. His producing work centers collaboration, artistic rigor, and the development of Puerto Rican cinema with international reach.
ORLANDO RAMOS
Producer
Orlando Ramos is a Puerto Rican director, screenwriter, producer, and educator. His recent producing work includes Al son que me toquen bailo, recognized through Cortadito 2024 and presented in international festivals. For El Lamento de la Hacienda, he joins as producer to help guide the project’s creative, logistical, and production strategy.
ELIOMER LAUREANO ORTIZ
Producer
Eliomer Laureano Ortiz is a Puerto Rican film producer whose credits include Los Mecánicos, Barrote Films, Creeré, and Enredo de Reyes. His experience in feature films and large-scale productions brings cinematic discipline, production value, and industry insight to El Lamento de la Hacienda.
JULIE ANN CROMMETT
Executive Producer
Julie Ann Crommett brings experience in media, representation, and audience strategy, supporting the project’s broader cultural reach and impact.
INGRID NIN
Associate Producer
Ingrid Nin is a Puerto Rican and Dominican producer with experience in independent film production, script consulting, and talent representation. She brings creative insight and industry experience to El Lamento de la Hacienda.
CALEB SPILLYARDS
Fight Coordinator
Caleb Spillyards brings technical precision and safety expertise to the film’s physical and special-effects-driven moments, informed by a career spanning some of Hollywood’s largest productions.
ROBERT PEÑA
Director of Photography
Robert Peña is a Puerto Rican cinematographer whose visual sensitivity and narrative rigor will help shape the film’s gothic atmosphere and emotional intimacy.
EDUARDO REYES
Film Score Composer
Eduardo Reyes will compose the film’s original score, helping build the sound of the hacienda as a place of memory, grief, and supernatural pressure. Known for a distinguished career spanning film, television, and music, and recognized with multiple Latin Grammy Awards, Eduardo brings extraordinary depth and atmosphere to the emotional landscape of the story.