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Ronnie Lazaro
Born: 14th Nov 1957 Fabrica, Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Dept: Acting
Ronnie Zabala Lazaro is a Filipino film and television actor, producer, casting director, and art director. He won the Gawad Urian for Best Actor for Yanggaw. He has received many nominations throughout his career as an actor, nine of which were for Best Supporting Actor, and two for Best Actor (Ebolusyon in 2005 and Boatman in 1984). His films received recognition not only in the Philippines but also in international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Hong Kong. Aside from his work as a film, theatre and television actor, Lazaro has had his share of achievements behind the camera. His art direction in Manila by Night won the Best Production Design Award in 1981.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 138
Film: 120 (87%)
Television: 18 (13%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Soap, Music, Animation, Documentary
Filmography
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A fiction inspired by a true story of a group of Overseas Filipino Workers who looked for a good investment in preparation for their eventual return t ... view
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Sep 2026 (first aired)
Years after her mother vanished, Sabina follows a mysterious clue to an uncharted island, where she confronts hidden dark secrets within her own famil ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2025
The Sevilla siblings reunite at their ancestral home a year after the passing of their matriarch. What begins as an obligatory gathering quickly spira ... view
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Ramil
2025
Surrounded by a string of deaths, an older woman relives her romance with a mysterious, ageless lover as an inspector closes in on their dark secret. ... view
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Angua Sr.
Original title: Magalhães
2025
At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward rout ... view
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Rajah Humabon
2025
In exchange for her stories, renowned horror director Joey Perez promised to give folk healer Lola Barbara a break as an actress in one of his films. ... view
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Joey Perez
2025
Hilarion Zabala has a mysterious, recurring olfactory problem. A counselor/psychiatrist suspects a lingering case of phantosmia, a phantom smell, and ... view
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Hilarion Zabala
2024
A soon-to-be released criminal and a corrections officer is still grieving over the death of his sister opposing the prisoner's release. ... view
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Mang Gardo
2024
In dreary Porac Pampanga, a young man, Daniel, abandons his motherland after winning the biggest cash prize in the history of Philippine lottery. Five ... view
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Tour Bus Driver
2024
A famous vlogger commits suicide after her content is based online. When she is about to kill herself, a man is quick enough to save her. ... view
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Original title: Nananahan
2024
In the heart of Metro Manila, there is an ordinary thrift shop with a supernatural story of loneliness. ... view
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2023
A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Za ... view
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Francisco Mercado
Nov 2023 (first aired)
Edgar plans to exact revenge to Leon by charming and seducing all the women in his life. ... view
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Sir Luis (4 ep.)
2023
Synopsis: Dagohoy plays a flute near a river when disrupted by an ethereal voice and the tragic news of his brother's death. Desperate for a proper b ... view
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Tamblot
2023
A teenage boy who, while searching for his father and accidentally killing his best friend, gets his life turned upside down and learns the destructiv ... view
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Berto
Original title: Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon
2023
One of the Philippines' top investigators, Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, faces a deep moral crossroads. As a firsthand witness of the murderous anti-dru ... view
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Primo Macabantay
2023
Rey Valera relives the inspirations - people, situations, communities, and times - that spurred him to compose some of his most popular and deeply mea ... view
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Mar 2023 (first aired)
AraBella is the story of Roselle, the owner of a known chocolate confectionery business, and her search for her long-lost daughter. ... view
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Hadji (78 ep.)
Feb 2023 (first aired)
A young man rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo. Hoping to earn the aff ... view
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Lucio (263 ep.)
2023
Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in ... view
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Antonio
Dec 2022 (first aired)
Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino busine ... view
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Unknown/various (8 ep.)
Nov 2022 (first aired)
An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, he along with his allies faces the gr ... view
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Lito (163 ep.)
2022
During the annual Division Math Olympiad, a 4th-year high school achiever, Andrew, faces his estranged relationship with his father as he tries to fin ... view
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as
Original title: Kargo
2022
A woman relieves the heavy burden from her past when she finally exacts revenge on the man who murdered her entire family. ... view
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2022
Nao Tsuyama, a disabled athlete, refuses to let his articifical leg hinder his dream to become a professional boxer. His remarkable journey takes him ... view
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Coach “Rudy”
2022
Lira, a prize-winning author, spends a week to finish her final novel. But when she meets Andrei, a young documentarist, her plans start to change. ... view
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Erik Salamanca
2022
When Euka arrives on the island, Jenny, a young barrio lass aspires to be like her. When Euka teaches her everything, Jenny realizes she has taken a d ... view
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Abel
2022
Alluding to the lore of Ibong Adarna. Seeking justice, Adriana vows to take revenge on the family that killed her father her target: the patriarch, an ... view
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Fernando
Jan 2022 (first aired)
A seemingly perfect home gets shattered by broken trust and infidelity, bringing forth catastrophic effects into the lives of the couple, their son, a ... view
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Dr. Jose Alindayo (58 ep.)
Sep 2020 (first aired)
Estranged couple, Emman and Celine, is brought together by the disappearance of their son, Robbie, only to find the love that they have lost in the pa ... view
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Nick (143 ep.)
2019
A musical film protraying Padre Damaso, Jose Rizal's famous villain in his book 'Noli Me Tangere. ... view
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2019
An ex-military sniper who was honorably discharged accepts a mission that will indefinitely change her life in the attempts to make ends meet. It is a ... view
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Priest
2019
Leo and Agnes two middle-aged people cross paths in a resort where they hope to clear their minds from their respective relationship woes. ... view
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2019
When a former BlackRose cartel assassin deliberately betrays them by refusing to complete her mission, the cartel orders her execution. Unbeknownst to ... view
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Greg
Oct 2018 (first aired)
The story of Romina, a secretary turned wife of business tycoon, Robert, who married her despite the fact that she was raped and is carrying the child ... view
Character:
Nicolas Bartolome (386 ep.)
Original title: Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral
2018
With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after ... view
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Lt. Garcia
2017
An all-too-real film on the country's current war on drugs, the film tackles the angle of the family members and community of addicts and pushers. ... view
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2017
A story of a barker who falls in love with a beautiful lady. ... view
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Don Mauricio
2017
A story about love, hope, giving, sharing, forgiving and three ducks. ... view
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Original title: Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis
2016
Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, un ... view
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Sebastian Caneo
2015
An intimate and often heartbreaking portrait of one of the Philippines' most beloved screen icons. ... view
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Himself
2015
A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat ... view
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Lt. Garcia
May 2015 (first aired)
Driven by the heartbreak from her ill-fated romance with Eduardo and the tragic loss of her loved ones, Amor seeks revenge against his family. Unbekno ... view
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Francisco Macaspac (125 ep.)
2014
Porferia, who is 9 months pregnant, and her husband Felix, are abducted by the military and wrongfully accused of insurgency. Porferia's wild imaginat ... view
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2014
Its been 16 years since Mang Celio's son has gone missing. When a forensic team arrives to investigat the disappearances, Mang Celio goes through a ra ... view
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2014
A suspense film based on true cases of human trafficking, tells the story of Carlo, a 14-year old boy's daring attempt to escape slavery in a sardines ... view
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2014
A young man sets out on a dangerous quest for a magical bird with the power to heal any ailment. ... view
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Dulangkaw
2014
The movie Edna is a unique take about real and imagined fears of overseas Filipino workers. Staged in three parts- the film attempts to walk the audie ... view
Character:
Bobby dela Costa
Original title: Dagitab
2014
While the marriage of two professors is on the verge of falling apart, the woman is dragged into a scandal involving a young student. On the other han ... view
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Komander
2014
An Indian raised in the Philippines falls in love with a Filipina on business in Mumbai. She leaves unexpectedly, and he travels back to the Philippin ... view
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Mang Mando
2013
Taking place in a convent, we follow the story of Sister Sofia whose life takes a grave turn upon the arrival of, the troubled and haunted, Fatima. ( ... view
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2013
A 12-year-old girl named Onang (Yssa Ramos) found herself at the doorstep of reaching her dreams – to becom a performer. Onang, who lived all her li ... view
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2013
A story of greedy businessman on how they make their own money. ... view
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2013
A young woman from a far off province is sent to study in a prestigious Manila university. But she gets caught up in the wrong crowd and ends up becom ... view
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2012
When the government sends soldiers to Mindanao, the soldiers never came back, so another group of soldiers have been sent there to retrieve the lost g ... view
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Linda's father
2012
The film begins with his capture by Philippine and US forces under Frederick Funston's command in 1901, then flashes back to 1886, when an old woman g ... view
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Gen. Candido Tirona
2012
The first part follows four cousins who gathered together to receive their own 5 million peso inheritance from their dead uncle, and the responsibilit ... view
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Linda's Father (segment "Lost Command")
2012
A guilt-ridden and disheveled taxi driver named Limuel Alcantara picks up a mild-mannered businessman named Emmanuel Lazaro as his last passenger for ... view
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Limuel Alcantara
2012
Two aging couple who work in the Filipino film industry, a linear editor and an ex-dubber, who, at the twilight of their lives, decide to part ways to ... view
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Mang Victor
2012
Years ago, Tina (Andi Eigenmann) was sent away to the United States to live with her aunt because of an incident involving her parents that has never ... view
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Detective Albay
2012
A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines. ... view
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Abu Azali
2012
Four young men who were friends in high school reunite several years later to discover that they all have failed professionally and their love lives h ... view
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Mang Ben (Shirley's Dad)
2012
Ruben loses his job as a carpenter in a small town in Zambales where he lives with his wife Eden and their 10-year old son, Budoy. Desperate to make e ... view
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Gimo
Original title: Ang Mga Kidnaper ni Ronnie Lazaro
2012
A group of down and out-of-luck men decide to make a film starring Ronnie Lazaro, the most sought-after indie actor in the Philippines. Things get com ... view
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Ronnie Lazaro
Apr 2012 (first aired)
Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo was a Philippine daytime television drama airing on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold, in association with The Filipino Channel.
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Cito (152 ep.)
2011
An old man Lando (Ronnie Lazaro) has buried something under his house. When he is finished, he encounters a group of white people. The chieftain (Manu ... view
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Lando (segment "Tamawo")
2011
A family transfers into an isolated town where the family man tends to his blind wife and illegitimate son. Soon they find out that extraordinary crea ... view
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Lando
2011
Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pr ... view
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Simon
2011
Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is ... view
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Zapanta
2010
An ex-convict who is ostracized by his neighborhood. Little does he know that this neighborhood he once knew is set to awaken his past. Ishmael decide ... view
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Ishmael
Feb 2010 (first aired)
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak or Secret Affairs is a Sine Novela offering produced by GMA Network starring Dennis Trillo and Jennylyn Mercado. From October 15, ... view
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Falcon (92 ep.)
Original title: Himpapawid
2009
Inspired by a true news account, this is the astounding story of a lone deranged hijacker who has struggled to survive in the chaos of modern Philippi ... view
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Oct 2009 (first aired)
Nagsimula sa Puso is a top rated afternoon drama that aired on ABS-CBN's afternoon block, replacing Kambal Sa Uma. It is a remake of the 1990 film the ... view
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Mario Bernardo (75 ep.)
2009
How come people who go there are never seen again? Does the villa "eat" people alive? The movie tells the story of Ana who has always been having nigh ... view
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Gusting
Feb 2009 (first aired)
Totoy Bato is a boxing-themed Philippine drama from GMA Network, based on the graphic novel created by Carlo J. Caparas, that depicts the remarkable s ... view
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Podong Magtanggol (93 ep.)
2009
Arah dreams of a better life different from the life she knows in Bukidnon. Ranches everywhere are closing one by one. The glory her hometown once kne ... view
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Mang Dodong
Original title: Yanggaw
2008
A young girl develops an unknown infection that causes her to evolve into a horrifying monster. ... view
Character:
Junior Villacin
Original title: Brutus: Ang Paglalakbay
2008
Shot in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, Brutus follows two kids smuggling logs from the mountains. It is about the journey that opens their eyes to a ' ... view
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2008
Follows the flirtation between Manuel and Lourdes, two Negrosanon whose lives revolve around food. Along the way, we are treated to the full panorama ... view
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Farmer
2008
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for somethin ... view
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Old Veling
2007
Ataul for Rent is a narrative social satire movie depicting the lives of the slum dwellers of "Kalyehong Walang Lagusan", a very narrow, congested, mi ... view
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Batul
Original title: Tukso
2007
The mysterious death of a young village lass leads to the investigation of those who knew her and what they may have to gain from her death. Told from ... view
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Jul 2007 (first aired)
Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos? was the fourth installment of Sineserye Presents, an ABS-CBN production. It is based on the 1988 film, Natutulog Pa Ang Diyos ... view
Character:
Bernardo Ramirez (65 ep.)
2007
A 2007 Filipino satire written and directed by Jun Urbano ... view
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Original title: Juan Baybayin
2007
Juan Baybayin searches for the early alphabet of the Filipino and the journey takes him to different kind of adventures. A personal insights of the fi ... view
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Original title: Heremias: Unang Aklat - Ang Alamat ng Prinsesang Bayawak
2006
A wandering peddler suddenly decides to separates from his group of travellers, his reasons are unknown and the dangers will be many. ... view
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Heremias
2005
The second installment of episodes from this classic horror series scares up even more screams than the first. In "Poso," a wealthy client tempts a ha ... view
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Bulag (segment "Lihim ng San Joaquin")
Original title: Lihim ng San Joaquin
2005
A pregnant woman fears for the life of her unborn child. ... view
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Blind Man
2005
The film explores the tension between human freedom, what people decide to do with their lives, and divine wisdom, what God asks for each person. Also ... view
Character:
Nonoy Cruz
2005
A story of three sisters in a family home by the beach in the province. ... view
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Mang Anong
Original title: Ang Anak ni Brocka
2005
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around fo ... view
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Original title: Lasponggols
2005
A black comedy film, which focuses on two film workers, Raffy, the clapper, and Dido, a utility boy. Both share the same dream: to direct their own fi ... view
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2005
Sexually frustrated Perla wants out of her marriage; servant Lea yearns for power; streetwalker Joan has a secret; and Diana is lost in grief. They fi ... view
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2005
Jake (Jeffrey Quizon) is a caretaker at a boarding residence that houses a whole array of characters. But one day his life changes when he hovers over ... view
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2005
Set in Philippine post-American colonialist era, where the American influence was still apparent, Ilusyon tells the story of Miguel, a young man from ... view
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Pablo
Original title: Sigaw
2004
After moving into his new digs a ratty apartment in a decrepit building Marvin senses that something is amiss. Every night, domestic violence occurs a ... view
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Caretaker
2004
The film tells the story of a (somehow) love-triangle set in Bohol during World War II; though the main underlying themes deals with Filipino national ... view
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Kuwanggol
Original title: Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino
2004
Spanning from 1971 to 1987, in rural areas under the Marcos regime, a poor farming family struggle to overcome challenges brought on by corruption and ... view
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Fernando
2004
Astigmatism an experimental digital film written and directed by independent filmmaker Jon Red. Shot on mini-digital video it stars Robin Padilla and ... view
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Manong Gerry
2002
An aging captain who has spent his life sailing the China Sea agrees to do one last race for a crooked shipowner. ... view
Character:
Phan
Jul 2002 (first aired)
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay is a Filipino soap opera, produced by ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. It started in the year 2002 and ended in the year 2003. The cri ... view
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Mirdo Orbida (353 ep.)
Original title: Hesus, rebolusyunaryo
2002
A man named Jesus takes on the ruling military junta. ... view
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Miguel Reynante
Original title: Bagong Buwan
2001
Ahmad belongs to the Bangsamoro people. While many of his kind are bent on fighting, thinking that Mindanao is only for the Muslims, Ahmad prefers to ... view
Character:
Datu Ali
Character:
Peter
Original title: Anino
2000
In Manila, a solitary man from a far-away province lives in poverty. The only thing he has is a camera, and he stays at churches hoping people will hi ... view
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Photographer
Original title: Hubad sa Ilalim ng Buwan
1999
A young woman recalls how her father (a fallen priest), her mother (a woman with a secret past) and her teenage sister returned with her to live in th ... view
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Fr. Mariano
1999
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls hi ... view
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Security
1999
It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks are thi ... view
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Nonong
1998
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the ... view
Character:
Andres Bonifacio
Original title: Sa Pusod ng Dagat
1998
In a remote fishing island in the '50s, Pepito grows up learning the trade of his mother, Rosa, the only midwife capable of delivering the newborn bab ... view
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Berto
Original title: Curacha: Ang Babaeng Walang Pahinga
1998
A story about a torera (a live sex performer) who finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its polit ... view
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Scavenger
Original title: Damong Ligaw
1997
A confused and angry farm boy brought up under the strict and seemingly unforgiving guidance of an exacting and domineering father gains initiation to ... view
Character:
Andres Bonifacio
1997
This second feature film based on the popular television series features two true legal cases. The first is of a nanny accused of kidnapping the child ... view
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Albert (episode 1)
1997
An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general. ... view
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Airport Policeman
Original title: Separada
1994
Melissa, a successful advertising executive believed she has a perfect life with her husband Dodie and two children Vincent and Jenny. What she did no ... view
Character:
Hector
1994
After her husband goes to work abroad, Helen Arandia and her daughter must handle her jealous neighbour, who plans to do something to her. Based on a ... view
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Kikoy
Original title: Bayani
1992
Independent filmmaker Raymond Red's first crossover to full-length feature is a highly visual chronicle of the rise and fall of revolutionary hero And ... view
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1990
Probably an international version of the Rudy Fernandez movie Bilang na ang oras mo ... view
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1990
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film. ... view
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Jos - Quiquina's Husband
Original title: ハリマオ
1989
A movie about Yutaka Tani, also known as " Malay Tiger Harimao, " who was active on the Malay Peninsula during the Pacific War ... view
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Rashid
1989
A group of war prisoners has spilt blood, sweat and tears to construct a bridge over the river Kwai in Thailand. Just when the bridge is ready, an Ame ... view
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Boonrod
1987
Nancy Allen plays an investigative news reporter Jillian Gray, who, along with her daughter is kidnapped by white slave king Cicero, after getting too ... view
Character:
Jimmy Lee
1986
After the death of her father, Nelia (Jaclyn Jose) goes to find her mother and discovers that she owns a whorehouse. ... view
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Elmer
1985
A mysterious vigilante singlehandedly and summarily eliminates criminals. ... view
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1985
An erstwhile boatman wants to do a little more than paddle his own canoe in the town famed for its waterfalls. He leaves the village of his roots for ... view
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Original title: Misteryo sa Tuwa
1984
August 1950. The fortunes of three impoverished friends and their families abruptly change after an airplane crashes in a nearby mountain. They rush t ... view
Character:
Jamin
1984
Leonardo de los Reyes gets framed by some hoodlums for murder, he escapes from prison and gets revenge to the people who harmed him. ... view
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Tosan
Original title: Bad Bananas sa Puting Tabing
1983
Zany foursome Errol, Herman, Tacio, and Peewee merely geared up for a short underwater dive towards Hundred Islands when a series of miscalculations c ... view
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Bar Goon
Original title: Hubad na Gubat
1982
Greed gradually destroys an indigenous community's traditions and their resources. ... view
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Original title: Oro, Plata, Mata
1982
The story follows the Lorenzos and the Ojedas, the two land-owning clans in the island province of Negros, who were trying to cope and survive the war ... view
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Hermes Mercurio
1981
A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city. ... view
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Original title: Bihagin: Bilibid Boys
1981
=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living their ... view
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Bisaya
Original title: Gumising ka... Maruja
1978
A bride commits suicide on her wedding night. Years later, she is reincarnated as an actress-producer and tries to reveal her true story to the world. ... view
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Vergel
Original title: Mga Bilanggong Birhen
1977
A tale of two unwed sisters whose lives have been imprisoned by their father. ... view
Character:
Hermes