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    Jul 1, 2006, 08:52 AM
    Caribbean Pirate Movie without Cofresi?
    I was recently seeing a preview of the movie Pirates of the Caribean and couldn't help but notice the glaring omission of the famous Puerto Rican Pirate Cofresi who was wreaking havoc wth shipping in that area. In fact, other nations protested to Spain asking the government to stop him. He was said to steal from the rich and give to the poor and his death was lamented by the common people. Anyone know te reason why this pirate was purposefully left out of the film?

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    Roberto Cofresí -
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirata_Cofresi


    Roberto Cofresí
    Pirate of the Caribbean

    Excerpt:

    History and legends tell us about the many heroes and villains of the time. One of the great pirates of those times, who defended the poor, was a man named Roberto Cofresí Ramirez de Arellano. Born in the coastal town of Cabo Rojo, as an adolescent he set out to change Spain's political policies towards his island of "BORINQUEN". Him and his crew of 15 Puerto Rican men, aboard the Schooner Ana, were soon to write a page in the history of the Caribbean.


    http://www.solboricua.com/pirata/Cofresi.htm
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    Jul 1, 2006, 09:44 AM
    I think this Link should cover your question.
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    Jul 1, 2006, 10:00 AM
    Fictional movies based for action and high sales have little to do with truth in history, many at best merely rub the truth, others ignore and some evern change it to fit their movie plot.

    Examples of this would be the 'gun fight at the OK corral", "the davinci code" and the such
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    Jul 1, 2006, 10:41 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Starman
    Which adds nothing of value via not answering the question.
    I suggest you become familiar with the purpose of this site before posting.
    Can one not handle a little humor in your life?
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    Jul 1, 2006, 10:58 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck
    Fictional movies based for action and high sales have little to do with truth in history, many at best merely rub the truth, others ignore and some evern change it to fit thier movie plot.

    Examples of this would be the 'gun fight at the OK corral", "the davinci code" and the such

    The problem is that the advertisement as seen on Comcast Cable shows the people involved in its production saying everything in the film has been historically researched to assure accuracy. In fact, a short historical biography was given of each pirate they chose. One being a woman pirate who dressed as a man.

    Quote Originally Posted by Curlyben
    I think this Link should cover your question.
    My question isn't caused by lack of knowledge in relation to what constitutes a good screen-play-short story, or novel. In fact, I have two novels about to be published myself and numerous short stories. My question is based on an observation of omission. Since this pirate was considered the Robin Hood that area, fought ships of many countries, why the choice to exclude him while using his home island as a base to make the film?

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    Jul 2, 2006, 04:56 PM
    MAybe they felt they couldn't do him justice in a two hour movie
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    Jul 3, 2006, 05:15 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Demonspeeding_2005
    MAybe they felt they couldn't do him justice in a two hour movie
    Yep!! Short, Sweet & to the point!

    That'll do for me ;)
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