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

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

A photo posted by Follow me on ?: UrbanJibaro (@urbanjibaro) on Feb 4, 2017 at 7:44am PST

@jwcortes is becoming “El Maestro” Pedro Albizu Campos for this new project… more details to come. I am on the job mi gente… it is time we told some stories #socialsofrito

A photo posted by Follow me on ?: UrbanJibaro (@urbanjibaro) on Feb 4, 2017 at 8:06am PST

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

A photo posted by Follow me on ?: UrbanJibaro (@urbanjibaro) on Feb 4, 2017 at 10:13am PST

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

A photo posted by Follow me on ?: UrbanJibaro (@urbanjibaro) on Feb 4, 2017 at 1:35pm PST

Here is @lionchaser_films’ Zalo Castillo getting post wrap up reactions from director @dannyhastings about the untold story of Pedro Albizu Campos and the importance of bringing it to life. #ElMaestro #ElMuseo #socialsofrito

A photo posted by Follow me on ?: UrbanJibaro (@urbanjibaro) on Feb 4, 2017 at 4:43pm PST

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.