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1973
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DRAGNET (co-writer, uncredited)
DRAGNET (co-writer, uncredited)
DRAGNET (co-writer, uncredited)
DRAGNET (co-writer, uncredited)
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DRAGNET (co-writer, uncredited)
An undercover police officer runs up against a powerful drug lord who runs an opium lab. He tries to convince a Chinese martial arts expert to help him.
1976
ITIM (co-writer, uncredited)
ITIM (co-writer, uncredited)
ITIM (co-writer, uncredited)
ITIM (co-writer, uncredited)
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ITIM
(co-writer, uncredited)
During a return to his provincial home, a young man gets involved with a woman who is ultimately possessed by her sister's spirit, paving the way to revealing the painful truth about her unsolved disappearance.
1979
PABONGGAHAN (a full-length documentary on Pinoy Rock)
PABONGGAHAN (a full-length documentary on Pinoy Rock)
PABONGGAHAN (a full-length documentary on Pinoy Rock)
PABONGGAHAN (a full-length documentary on Pinoy Rock)
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PABONGGAHAN
(a full-length documentary on Pinoy Rock)
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Jaguar
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JAGUAR (co-writer)
Kuwento ng isang security guard (Phillip Salvador) na napadikit sa mga mayayaman, at natutunan na ang mayayaman ay iba talaga sa mga mahihirap.
1980
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MISS X
BRUTAL
This true-to-life film exposes the exploitation of a Filipina who is illegally recruited to work in a red light district in Amsterdam.
Imbestigasyon ng isang peministang writer (Charo Santos) sa pagpatay ng isang babae (Amy Austria) sa kanyang asawa at mga kabarkada nito (Jay Ilagan). Di nagtagal ay makikita kung papaanong sangkot din ang best friend ni Amy na si Gina Alajar, at ang isyu ng mababang pagtingin sa kababaihan sa ating lipunan.
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CITY AFTER DARK
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MANILA BY NIGHT (consultant)
Explicitly unravels the hidden nightlife of ordinary people in Manila where lovers’ and families’ conflicts are radically pitted against each other as they live in the streets rampant with drugs and prostitution.
1981
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CarnivalQueen-81 copy
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CARNIVAL QUEEN
Salome-81 copy
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SALOME
Tatlong bersyon ng kuwento tungkol sa isang babae (Gina Alajar) na parang sirenang nagdadala ng tukso, at kamatayan, sa isang fishing village.
Shot on location during the Rio
de Janeiro Festival in Brazil.
PLAYGIRL copy
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PLAYGIRL
A daughter unwittingly follows the path that her mother, a former prostitute, has dreaded, despite the latter's attempts to protect her child from falling into the trap of the flesh trade.
1982
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PX
An unlikely love triangle involving a Filipina hooker, a Filipino gun-for-hire, and an American serviceman adds fire and passion to the equally-volatile tale of crime and corruption inside an American military base in Angeles City in Pampanga.
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ITO BA ANG ATING MGA ANAK copy
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RELASYON copy
RELASYON COLORED copy
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ITO BA ANG ATING MGA ANAK?
RELASYON (co-writer)
The film probes into the causes of teen-age delinquency and parental responsibility in this relatively unknown work by Ishmael Bernal.
Kuwento ng isang kerida (Vilma Santos), at ang kanyang pakikipagtunggali upang makakuha ng respeto at pagmamahal sa isang mundong mababa ang tingin sa mga kagaya niya.
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CAIN AT ABEL
Inspired by the Biblical story of two brothers, Christopher de Leon and Phillip Salvador respectively played the roles of Ellis and Lorenzo, the two brothers and sons of Nyora Pina whose bitter conflict escalates into a violence that engulfs the entire town.
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Himala Restored
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HIMALA
Coinciding with a total eclipse when people believe that the world is ending, Elsa witnesses an apparition of the Virgin Mary on top of the hill where as an infant she was found and adopted by Saling.
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HAPLOS
​A man returns to his hometown where he becomes involved with two women: one he has known since his childhood and the other one, a mysterious woman he met in the town cemetery while visiting the grave of his departed mother.
MORAL
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MORAL
Kuwento ng apat na magkakaibigang babae na nagpapakita ng mga nagbabagong kamalayan sa pagtingin ng lipunan sa babae.
1983
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KARNAL
Isang modernong babae, (Cecille Castillo) ang dinala ng kanyang asawa (Phillip Salvador) sa kanilang baryo noong 1930’s. Habang ipinakikita ng kuwento ang patriyarkal na pagtingin ng mga kalalakihan sa mga kababaihan ay unti-unting nagdadala ng trahedya ang pagdating na ito ni Cecille, at mababago ang buhay nilang lahat.
1984
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GABI KUNG SUMIKAT ANG ARAW
​The members of a cursed mysterious clan look at daytime and regain their youthful looks after sundown.
ALYAS BABY TSINA
Baby Tsina copy
ALYAS BABY TSINA
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ALYAS BABY TSINA
SINNER OR SAINT
Baby Tsina, infamous in the underworld, is sent to prison for murder. Seven years later, she receives justice and freedom after the Supreme Court declares she is innocent.
A restless young woman fails as a wife and mother, leaves her family for the city, and gets involved with a number of men. Frustrated in finding a satisfactory relationship, she heads back home but death overtakes her.
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BUKAS MAY PANGARAP
​A peasant couple sell all their worldly possessions so that the husband can take advantage of an overseas job offer. Victimized by illegal recruitment, he is deported back to the country for trumped-up robbery charges and returns home. The tragedy is bound to bring his marriage and family life to vast ruin.
1985
WHITE SLAVERY copy
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WHITE SLAVERY
Three poor girls from the provinces of the Philippines are lured to the big city. In Manila they are tricked to work in the sex trade.
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BOMBA ARIENDA
True-to-life story of popular, controversial radio commentator Roger Arienda, jailed for his anti-government harangues and activities.
1986
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PRIVATE SHOW
A young woman falls into the lower depths when she is trapped in the shameless life of a torera, a performer in a live sex show.
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NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA?
A wife becomes bitter after her husband leaves her to raise their two daughters by herself.
FLESH AVENUE copy
FLESH AVENUE copy
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FLESH AVENUE
A warped woman, herself a victim of oppression and dehumanization, throws her own daughter into the flesh which she personally operates.
SILIP copy
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SILIP
Isang babae (Gina Alajar) ang parang sirenang nagdadala ng tukso, at kamatayan, sa isang fishing village.
Alma Moreno as Virginia P
Alma Moreno as Virginia P
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THE RAPE OF VIRGINIA P. (co-writer)
Kuwento ng apat na magkakaibigang babae na nagpapakita ng mga nagbabagong kamalayan sa pagtingin ng lipunan sa babae.
1987
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PAANO KUNG WALA KANA copy
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PAANO KUNG WALA KA NA?
Olongapo... The-great-american-dream copy
Olongapo... The-great-american-dream copy
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OLONGAPO, THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM
The musty smell of a dingy hostess bar in Olongapo is an unlikely and dangerous place for dreams to come true.
A wife finally realises that there is life after her separation from her husband, and instead devotes her time and attention to their daughter, who gives birth out of wedlock.
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Remember me Mama-87- JanicedeBelen-sf
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REMEMBER ME, MAMA
When her marriage turns sour, a wife leaves her children in the custody of her husband, who then sues her for desertion with help from a female lawyer who subsequently becomes his lover.
1988
SANDAKOT NA BALA copy
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SANDAKOT NA BALA
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KUMANDER DANTE
BIRDS OF PREY (co-writer)
This action-drama depicts the political development of one of the most celebrated leaders of the new people's army. "ka dante" or bernabe buscayno, who availed of the Aquino government’s political amnesty program.
A photojournalist accompanies an
actress to the Philippines to find her
daughter when her husband is killed
by military police. Starring Gina Alajar,
Susan Africa. Directed by Gil Portes.
BABAENG HAMPASLUPA copy
BABAENG HAMPASLUPA copy
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BABAING HAMPASLUPA
​An epic melodrama--Born and raised in poverty, an ambitious young woman vows to rise above her origins.
1989
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ANG BUKAS AY AKIN, LANGIT ANG UUSIG copy
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ANG BUKAS AY AKIN
An ambitious young man steps beyond the bounds of propriety and fair play as he pursues his personal goal and material prosperity.
MACHO DANCER copy
MACHO DANCER copy
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MACHO DANCER (co-writer)
A provocative film that explores the lives of teenage male prostitutes fighting to survive in Manila’s seamy red-light district.
SA KUKO NG AGILA copy
SA KUKO NG AGILA copy
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SA KUKO NG AGILA
Depicts the struggle of a mini-bus driver in Olongapo between principle and practicality, a battle of healthy past and promising future and the quest for freedom and nationalism in the midst of the US colonisation.
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Bihagin ang Dalagang ito-89- GabbyC-SherylC-sf
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BIHAGIN ANG DALAGANG ITO (co-writer)
Kakai, an impoverished cross eyed young woman, finds herself taken in by a rich matriarch and foretold to be married to the matriarch's snobbish son by a mysterious hermit.
dino dineroo
dino dineroo
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DINO DINERO (co-writer)
​Dino dreams of becoming rich and works hard to earn money by making and selling the best ice cream in town. His rich neighbour does everything he can to steal his recipe.
1990
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MUNDO MAN AY MAGUNAW copy
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MUNDO MAN AY MAGUNAW
A devoted mother goes to jail for the sake of her children.
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Dyesebel copy
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NAGSIMULA SA PUSO copy
NAGSIMULA SA PUSO copy
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DYESEBEL
NAGSIMULA SA PUSO
Remake ng kuwento ng sirena (Alice Dixson) na nakatagpo ng kaligayahan sa mundo ng mga mortal.
Celina rejects Jim's marriage proposal and meets Carlo Pagdanganan, but what happens when they get to know each other?
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GUMAPANG KA SA LUSAK
Isang babae (Dina Bonnevie) na naging kabit ng pulitiko (Eddie Garcia) at inapi ng isang mala-Imeldang karakter (Charo Santos) ang utni-unting matututong bumalikwas at lumaban.
Hindi Laruan Ang Puso copy
Hindi Laruan Ang Puso copy
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HAHAMAKIN ANG LAHAT copy
HAHAMAKIN ANG LAHAT copy
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hot summer
hot summer
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lumaban ka sagot kita sa diyos
lumaban ka sagot kita sa diyos
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HINDI LARUAN ANG PUSO
Two woman vie for the love of one man.
HAHAMAKIN LAHAT
HOT SUMMER
A Mayor (Gerald) and his wife (Lucinda), play dirty power games with other people's lives and each other.
A plot of love, lust, lies and revenge intertwine in one hot summer where multiple fates collide.
LUMABAN KA, SAGOT KITA SA DIYOS.
Linette (Cherry Pie) is an active student leader. She's frustrated that her boyfriend Dado (Julio) is apathetic towards the situation. But, this will soon change.
beautiful girl
beautiful girl
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ANDREA copy
ANDREA copy
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BEAUTIFUL GIRL (co-writer)
ANDREA, PAANO BA ANG MAGING ISANG INA?
Rebelde si Nora Aunor na nagbilin ng anak kay Gina Alajar. Ang kanilang pag-aagawan sa bata ay malalagay sa konteksto ng sosyo-politikal na kondisyon ng bansa, at matututunan nila na sa isang lipunang kagaya ng ginagalawan nila ay imposible ang maging ina hanggat ang katarungan ay di nakakamtan ng mga mamamayan.
A young man falls in love with a woman, but he doesn't realize that she is really his older brother's girlfriend.
1991
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OCA: MURU-AMI
A short film on young muru-amis directed by Lino Brocka for a six-film anthology for UNICEF depicting childhood horrors around the world. Together with Jean-Luc Godard and others.
KAPAG NAGHALO ANG LANGIT AT LUPA.
KAPAG NAGHALO ANG LANGIT AT LUPA.
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isabel aquino
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KAPAG NAGHALO ANG LANGIT AT LUPA
ISABEL AQUINO:
I WANT TO LIVE
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Isang Gabi, Tatlong Babae (1974) (1)
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ISANG GABI, TATLONG BABAE (Episode 2)
Based on the life story of Isabel Aquino.
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pakasalan mo ako
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HINUKAY KO NA ANG LIBINGAN MO copy
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PAKASALAN MO AKO
A woman asks his man to marry her for she is with child but the man is noncommittal. To save her reputation, she agrees to marry another man, who turns out to be a psychopath.
UBOS NA ANG LUHA KO
HINUKAY KO NA ANG LIBINGAN MO
A poor girl named Mona was forced to work as a dancer in a night club and the life she led as a consequence of her work.
Twins Anton and Elmo form an uneasy truce to take down big time smuggler Laroza and his henchmen.
MONGOLIAN BARBECUE THE MOVIE (co-writer)
A Mongolian man telling a story about one of his adventures to a group of children in a land named Lawang-Lawa 1,500 years ago before the presidency of Corazon Aquino.
Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M copy
Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M copy
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anak ng dagat
anak ng dagat
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class of 91
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Disgrasyada (1991)-sf
Disgrasyada (1991)-sf
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the secrets of pura
the secrets of pura
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ANG TOTOONG BUHAY NI PACITA M.
ANAK NG DAGAT
CLASS OF '91
DISGRASYADA
THE SECRETS OF PURA
A mother attempts to pull the plug of her comatose daughter and as a result, she is being sued by her aristocratic mother-in-law.
Their 20th high school reunion is coming up and they can't wait to impress their classmates with their worldly success. Roger loses his management job and Wagner's empire comes tumbling down. When he's offered a job as a community center director, Roger and Diane must come to terms with their new life. Do they embrace or reject it?
Alma plays a girl from Polangui, Albay who goes to Manila in search of her dream. She falls into the wrong hands and ends up a prostitute, until she meets a rich man who becomes instrumental in the realisation of all her dreams.
1992
LUCIA
LUCIA
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APOY SA PUSO copy
APOY SA PUSO copy
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stella magtanggol
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LUCIA
(a full-length film for the British Broadcasting Corporation)
A compelling dramatic feature from the Philippines which starts off at dawn in a fishing village in Bataan after a tanker has spilled oil in the night. The film chronicles the efforts of Lucia and her family to stay in the village. But the social forces at play are too strong and Lucia is powerless.
NARITO ANG PUSO KO
APOY SA PUSO
A woman who regained her veterinarian lover after their son was accidentally shot by the son of a prominent politician must do her best to regain the life of their comatose son to bring back the old happy life they once had.
This is a love story as torrid and as passionate as a smouldering volcano.
STELLA MAGTANGGOL
​Femme fatale causing death to anyone she ever crossed paths with.
KAMAY NI CAIN copy
KAMAY NI CAIN copy
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KAMAY NI CAIN (co-writer)
An ambitious young man steps beyond the bounds of propriety and fair play as he pursues his personal goal and material prosperity.
Takbo Talon Tili!
TAKBO... TALON... TILI!!! (1992, Episode 2 writer)
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TAKBO TALON TILI!
(episode 2)
​Debora longingly believes that at midnight she will see the face of her future husband in a 100 year old mirror. Curious, she chants to a mirror and sees Fidel. Fidel was cursed and trapped in the mirror by the witch whose daughter committed suicide because of Fidel's infidelity (or so it seems...).
SA AKING PUSO copy
SA AKING PUSO copy
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SA AKING PUSO
Depicts the struggle of a mini-bus driver in Olongapo between principle and practicality, a battle of healthy past and promising future and the quest for freedom and nationalism in the midst of the US colonisation.
1993
THE DOLZURA CORTEZ STORY copy
THE DOLZURA CORTEZ STORY copy
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DAHIL MAHAL KITA (The Dolzura Cortez Story)
Dolzura Cortez has had several men in her life. One returns as an AIDS researcher and Dolzura is to be his unwitting subject. He encourages her to come out into the public so that she can dispel the social stigma that comes with the disease.
AKO ANG KATARUNGAN copy
AKO ANG KATARUNGAN copy
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hanggang saan hanggang kailan
hanggang saan hanggang kailan
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AKO ANG KATARUNGAN
HANGGANG SAAN, HANGGANG KAILAN?
​After their father's death, heiress Blanca ejects her illegitimate sisters Esther and Jocelyn from her vast hacienda and even deprives them of what is rightfully theirs. A few years later, hardworking, determined Esther returns, ready to turn the tables on her wicked sister.
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THE MELANIE MARQUEZ STORY
​This melodrama is a true-confession story of one of the country's top models and international - beauty - title holders, who struggles to rise above her deprived childhood and unfortunate relationships.
INAY copy
INAY copy
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INAY
​A happy marriage goes wrong when the husband is accused of raping his stepdaughter who eventually died. The wife, feeling hopeless from the courts, takes justice into her own hands.
KUNG KAILANGAN MO AKO copy
KUNG KAILANGAN MO AKO copy
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KUNG KAILANGAN MO AKO (co-writer)
Two people whose paths are unlikely to cross. She's (Sharon Cuneta) a rich balikbayan who has returned home to do business; he's (Rudy Fernandez) a just released ex-convict who's trying to build a new life. But fate does work in strange ways.
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memories of the old manila
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MEMORIES OF OLD MANILA (short)
​A short, syncretic vision of a city that was once the envy of the Orient but has now sunk into despair - Manila.
1994
BAWAL NA GAMOT copy
BAWAL NA GAMOT copy
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MinsanLangKitangIibigin
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BAWAL NA GAMOT (co-writer)
MINSAN LANG KITANG IIBIGIN
The film is named after the hit song of Willy Garte and promotes the anti-drug campaign.
LORETTA copy
LORETTA copy
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LORETTA
A movie about Loretta and her struggles as a woman.
Star Cinema's 1994 classic tells of how the close friendship between Terry (Maricel Soriano) and Melissa (Zsa Zsa Padilla) is tested when Melissa falls in love with Terry's husband Dave (Gabby Concepcion).
FOREVER
FOREVER
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PANGAKO NG KAHAPON
PANGAKO NG KAHAPON
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FOREVER
PANGAKO NG KAHAPON
Isabel (Mikee) runs away from her family upon knowing she will be forced to marry Albert (Tonton), the family's business associate whom she does not love. She moves to Manila and works as a waitress under her new identity. There, she meets and falls in love with Chito (Aga), a happy-go-lucky person.
Three sisters who are the daughters of a powerful landlord fight for ambition, power, love, success, and money.
SEPARADA MARICEL
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SEPARADA
Buhay ng isang separada (Maricel Soriano) at kung papanong binago niya ang pagtingin ng lipunan sa kanya.
1995
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Flor_contemplacion_story_movie_poster
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MANGARAP KA copy
MANGARAP KA copy
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IPAGLABAN MO: THE MOVIE
The melding together of two separate stories that share a similar premise - each detail the account of a young Filipino woman who becomes a victim of sexual violence and takes her attacker to court.
MINSAN MAY PANGARAP (The Guce Family Story)
THE FLOR CONTEMPLACION STORY (co-writer)
A migrant couple in New York is wrongfully accused of molesting their children. Their fight for justice exposes the prejudices and discrimination suffered by Filipinos overseas and the shattering of the myth of the American dream harbored by Filipino expatriates in search of greener pastures.
A Filipino domestic helper is accused of murdering her fellow domestic helper, and her employer's son in singapore.
MANGARAP KA (co-writer)
Nonoy and Jenny are childhood friends who move to the city to pursue a college education. Personalities change, but will their young love be able to stand the test of time?
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Midnight_Dancers copy
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SIBAK: MIDNIGHT DANCERS
Three young and good-looking brothers live with and support their parents in Manila; they dance at the male Club Exotica and work as "call boys." Joel has a wife and child; he and Dennis are saving money to buy back lost family land. Sonny has dropped out of university and sees dancing as a way to make money for now. When their nanay takes in a homeless youth who is not what he appears to be, a chain of events is set in motion that brings tragedy. Is there any salvation in this late-night world of "macho dancing" and prostitution?
TAGOS SA LAMAN
TAGOS SA LAMAN
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OKEY SI MA'AM copy
OKEY SI MA'AM copy
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Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara
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Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara
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TAGOS SA LAMAN
OKEY SI MA'AM
Three high school students each has their own personal dilemmas that affected their lives and education. Ms. Sonia Marasigan (Alice Dixson), with her unorthodox way of teaching became the student's model, mentor, counselor and friend.
PATAYIN SA SINDAK SI BARBARA
Muling Umawit ang Puso copy
Muling Umawit ang Puso copy
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MULING UMAWIT ANG PUSO
This is the story of a popular singer-actress who went into seclusion after the traumatic experience of watching her pregnant sister die in the wake of a stampede of her fans.
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saan-ako-nagkamali copy
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SAAN AKO NAGKAMALI
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ASERO copy
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ASERO
Two young friends grow up to lead separate and opposite lives: one becomes a hardened criminal, the other a priest.
1996
MAY NAGMAMAHAL SAYO
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MAY NAGMAMAHAL SA IYO (co-writer)
Isang inang (Lorna Tolentino) naghahanap sa kanyang anak ang makakatagpo at magmamahal ng ibang bata. At matututo na ang pagmamahal ay hindi sa dugo lamang.
HABANG MAY BUHAY
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HANGGA'T MAY HININGA copy
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HABANG MAY BUHAY
HANGGA'T MAY HININGA
Pia (Donna Cruz), the only daughter of Zeny, found herself in the same predicament as her mother did years ago. During that time, Zeny gave up her true love to marry a man who compromised her and whom her parents preferred.
Sa Aking Mga Kamay copy
Sa Aking Mga Kamay copy
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SA AKING MGA KAMAY
(co-writer)
A handsome serial killer is on the loose, preying on unfaithful wives... and his next victim might just be the wife of the investigator of his case.
UTOL copy
UTOL copy
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LAHAR copy
LAHAR copy
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UTOL (co-writer)
MADRASTA (co-writer)
LAHAR
Kuwento sa punto-de-bista ng isang madrasta (Sharon Cuneta), at kung paano sa wakas ay naunawaan niya ang kanyang katayuan sa buhay.
A story of survival and hope amidst devastation, told with both humour and honesty. Based on true events. Set in tropical Pampanga, near Manila, Lahar chronicles the destruction of Mount Pinatubo's volcanic eruption as lava buried entire towns.
THE SARAH BALABAGAN STORY
Sarah Balabagan, an OFW who was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for killing her employer who was attempting to rape her.
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ITATAYA KO ANG BUHAY KO (co-writer)
NIGHTS OF SERAFINA
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Anton, a wealthy logger marries Serafina, a woman from the slums of Manila. They move to Anton's house on a tropical island where they live with Anton's domineering and disapproving mother.
1997
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A story about love, jealousy and obsession. Guzman is the boyfriend who believes that the best way to keep his woman's love is to make her jealous.
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HANGGANG KAILAN KITA MAMAHALIN (co-writer)
MALIKOT NA MUNDO
Two stories where a mother investigates the death of her daughter and seeks justice but finds out that her daughter’s killers might be of someone close to them, and a wife who is troubled by the presence of a former suitor.
Mike and Lisa Reyes lived a happy life with a great family until one day the promotions at the company they both worked for chose Lisa instead of Mike to be promoted. Because of this incident, their lives changed when Mike's pride overcame him, which caused both problems at work as well as in the family.
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Emma works in a club as a prostitute. She falls in love with Ben (Emilio Garcia) who is one of her clients expecting she will be out of her prostitute life. However, Emma is living with Ben who loves her so much but is too possessive. One day, Ben's shoe was found on the lakeside. He was murdered and the Police are trying to solve the case. Who murdered him? But is he really dead or not?
KADRE
IPAGLABAN MO II
Starring Cesar Montano, Charlene
Gonzales, Anjanette Abayari, Bembol
Roco. Directed by Joel Lamangan.
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 in her care, and the second is about how a rich family tries to cover up the murder of a poor man.
GOODBYE AMERICA
(co-writer)
In 1992 the US Navy closed its base at Subic Bay. A trio of Navy SEALS are involved with island women. Hawk, an idealist, the amiable Bladon who is deeply in love with a prostitute, and the increasingly mentally unbalanced Stryzack.
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Wala Ka Nang Puwang sa Mundo (co-writer)
Mariano Mison, an agent known for his dedication and integrity, leads him to earning the NBI's director post. When the Vizconde family is shockingly massacred, he struggles against all odds to investigate the murders and find the culprit.
After many years of imprisonment, Miguel (Ronnie Ricketts) is finally freed. On the day of his liberation, Miguel promises himself a clean and honest life to win back the family he has lost during his incarceration. However, nobody wants to take in an ex-convict, his steadfast resolution finally breaks, and to find urgent money Miguel joins his former partner Roy (Chuck Perez) in his latest venture.
1998
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CURACHA
Kuwento ng isang torera (Rosanna Roces) noong panahon ng coup noong 1990’s.
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MIGUEL/MICHELLE
Miguel, a young trans woman from Quezon province, leaves the Philippines for the U.S. After seven years, she returns home, and her family discovers she had a gender affirmation operation and is now Michelle. She declares she will stay until her family accepts her.
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MAGANDANG HATINGGABI
Teenagers experience a series of chilling events when they take a break from their road trip. Soon, they meet a heavily deformed man who tells them three hair-raising horror stories.
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PUSONG MAMON (co-writer)
Annie tries her hardest to seduce uninterested co-worker Ron and after one late, drunken office party she manages to get him in bed. After learning she's pregnant, Annie forces her way into Ron's life further, despite her discovery that Ron lives with his boyfriend Nick.
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JOSE RIZAL (co-writer)
Pagsasadula ng buhay ni Jose Rizal (Cesar Montano). mula pagkabata hanggang sa pagkamatay niya.
1999
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SIDHI
Ana (Nora Aunor) is a mute woman living in a remote mountain area with her father Badong (Ray Ventura), who is sick and searching for a man to marry his daughter. He finds Michael (Albert Martinez), a man who expresses interest to wed Ana because of the land he could inherit from her father. In the absence of her traveling husband, Ana meets Mayang (Glydel Mercado) with whom she forms a great friendship. Then she discovers that Mayang is also married to Michael.
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BURLESK KING
The son of an abusive American father and a Filipina mother, Harry escapes to Manila with vengeance on his mind. After finding work as a Macho Dancer in the city's gay clubs, Harry creates a nurturing circle of friends and finds the strength to confront the family he left behind.
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MURU-AMI (co-writer)
Buhay ng isang makasariling pinuno ng mga barkong nagpapatrabaho sa mga muru-ami, at unti-unting pagkamulat niya hanggang sa makatagpo siya ng tinatawag na redemption.
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BULAKLAK NG MAYNILA
Maestro Fredo, a tyrant captain, fixates to claim the treasures of the sea--no matter what, in whatever diabolical technique, for as long as he profits. He employs dozens of men, mostly children, in his dangerous expeditions. Conditions aboard the ships are oppressive. He blames the sea for claiming the lives of his family and he exacts revenge by plundering its depths.
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Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede
(co-writer)
Carding is tricked by Kristine into driving a get-away car in a hold-up, but is mistaken by the police and arrested.
2000
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LABS KITA…OKEY KA LANG?
Ned and Bujoy's longtime friendship blossoms into love when they start to date other people.
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MINSAN, MINAHAL KITA
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Pag-iibigang nabuhay uli ng mga may asawa nang sina Richard Gomez at Sharon Cuneta.
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ANAK (co-writer)
Kuwento ng isang domestic helper sa Hongkong (Vilma Santos) at ang kanyang mga pagpupunyagi upang makakonekta uli sa mga anak, lalo na kay Claudine Barreto), na tuluyan nang napalayo ang damdamin sa kanya.
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LAGARISTA
Gregory (Piolo Pascual) bikes his way through the streets of Manila and transports film reels from one theater to another giving "extra service" to its patrons. He lives with his grandfather (Koko Trinidad) whose dementia worries Gregory, but whose stories on local movies-being friends with famous Philippine actors Rogelio dela Rosa, Carmen Rosales, Leopoldo Salcedo, and other film stars-fill him with inspiration.
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DEATHROW
Sonny is an unloved orphan raised in the Manila slums. Pressured by his friends, he resorts to thievery. During one heist, his friend accidentally kills an old woman. A minor unable to prove his innocence, he is convicted for murder and sent to prison. Inside Deathrow, he is welcomed to the cruel, horrifying world of his inmates.
2001
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OOPS, DISKARTE KO 'TO!
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LUVTXT. (co-writer)
Dario is an ex-cop who got discharged from his job two years ago. Marian is taking a month-long break from the convent. She finds out that her older sister Mabel has been taken by powerful leaders of a syndicate.
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TATARIN (co-writer)
BAGONG BUWAN (co-writer)
Dario is an ex-cop who got discharged from his job two years ago. Marian is taking a month-long break from the convent. She finds out that her older sister Mabel has been taken by powerful leaders of a syndicate.
Dario is an ex-cop who got discharged from his job two years ago. Marian is taking a month-long break from the convent. She finds out that her older sister Mabel has been taken by powerful leaders of a syndicate.
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Hostage (co-writer)
Rodel dela Cruz (Ricky Davao) is a principled man but a troubled husband. He has his share of problems with his wife, Stella ( Glydel Mercado). He believes that working abroad is the answer to their sinking relationship.
Jimmy Pizaro's goal is to kill drug lord Johnny Morales to avenge the death of his daughter and cousin. Jimmy devises several plans to execute his goal, but when the last one fails, he takes his enemy's daughter hostage.
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MILA
The film was based on the life story of Anita Pamintuan who died during her fight for proper wages and compensation for public school-teachers in the Philippines.
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ANGELS (digital film)
Bind parents Rudy and Angie work as masseurs and their ten-year old son helps them and his mentally incapacitated sister whole-heartedly. As child services insist their incapacity to raise a family, They prove that their genuine love as parents is more than enough despite the absence of their sense of sight.
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HUWAG KANG KIKIBO
2002
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KUNG IKAW AY ISANG PANAGINIP
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A young woman becomes infatuated with the picture of a man on a billboard. Her dull life takes an interesting turn when the picture suddenly springs to life.
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MAY PAG-IBIG PA KAYA?
(co-writer)
A young woman becomes infatuated with the picture of a man on a billboard. Her dull life takes an interesting turn when the picture suddenly springs to life.
2003
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NOON AT NGAYON
Four friends are reunited when Joey comes back from the states.
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LIBERATED
A sexually liberated young woman falls in love with the beau of her morally-inclined best friend.
2004
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I WILL SURVIVE!
Four disparate friends, one a homosexual, strive to be wonderful spouses and parents, yet despite good intentions, they all struggle with personal dramas. Cynthia and her husband are no longer intimate, Mylene has learned that her spouse is sleeping around, Louise fears that her daughter isn't pretty enough, and gay foster father Mandy must come out of the closet.
SABEL
Isang babae, si Sabel (Judy Ann Santos), ang lumaking wasak ang pagkatao at di malaman kung sino siya, o ano siya. Sa mga mata ng iba’t ibang taong iniinterbyu ay makikilala kung ano talaga si Sabel.
AISHITE IMASU 1941
Kuwento ng pag-ibig at pakikipaglaban ng tatlong magkakaibigan (Judy Ann Santos, Raymart Santiago at Dennis Trillo) noong panahon ng Hapon. Matututunan nila na ang pag-ibig sa minamahal ay hindi mangyayari nang hiwalay sa pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa.
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SO HAPPY TOGETHER
Kuwento ng dalawang magkaibigan, isang bakla( Eric Quizon) at isang madaldal at madiskarteng babae (Kris Aquino). Magkasama at magkadamay sila sa lahat ng panahon.
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LIBERATED 2
Liberated 2 essays the journey of four modern characters from excelling in sex to knowing how to love. Through games and wild adventures, our protagonists come to realize that liberation is not just for the body but also for the heart.
2005
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NASAAN KA MAN (co-writer)
Tatlong ampon (Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales at Claudine Barreto) na naapektuhan ng isang trahedya at kung papaanong nakatagpo ng kalutasan ang isang sekreto ng nakalipas.
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DUBAI (co-writer)
Kuwento ng magkapatid (Aga Muhlach at John Lloyd Cruz) na nangarap ng magandang buhay bilang OFWs, at ang babae (Claudine Barreto) na kapwa nila minahal.
2006
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TWILIGHT DANCERS
Dwight, a fresh newcomer to the dance bars, has a part-time lover, Alfred, who at 28 is already is on his way down, as the two negotiate the perilous world of dancing for money.
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HUWAG KANG LILINGON
Dalawang horror stories na pinagkabit ng isang nakalipas. Si Kristine Hermosa ang kapatid ng batang babaing sa ikalawang kuwento ay magiging killer (Anne Curtis) sa isang ospital.
2009
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KAMOTENG KAHOY
(digital film)
FUCHSIA
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FUCHSIA (digital film)
Based on a true story about an old woman food-poisoning children in Bohol, killing 21 and hospitalising a hundred.
A story about an old woman, a cool hip Lola who likes the color Fuchsia, must deal with her old siblings in matters of life.
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BENTE (digital film)
A back to back treatment of a malaise which has shocked Philippine society for the past so many years: the mysterious killings and disappearances of Filipino journalists and activists.
2010
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MAMARAZZI (co-writer)
Violy, a single mother constantly pries into the lives of her three children. Fifteen years prior, she learns she must have a hysterectomy. Having no man in her life, but wanting children, she seeks the help of her gay best friend, Mandy. Mandy offers his boyfriend Carlo to serve as the sperm donor, resulting in triplets. Carlo then disappears from their lives.
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SA 'YO LAMANG (co-writer)
As the eldest sibling, Dianne Alvero (Bea Alonzo) acts as a mother to her family. After 10 years of absence, her father Franco (Christopher De Leon) returns to live with his family. All accept him without hesitation--except for Dianne. The family secrets are yet to be revealed.
2012
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THE INVASION (Pamana episode)
Pamana concerns four cousins who receive news of an inheritance, in Lost Command a group of soldiers fight a zombie plague, while Unwanted is the story of a couple trapped in a mall after it collapses.
2013
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LAURIANA
“Burgos” illustrates how Mrs. Burgos, from being a simple mother and a devout Catholic, has become a human rights defender, how her personal battle led her to take on the battle of others like her — mothers, fathers, sons and daughters — of the disappeared. The film is personal as it is political.
Set in the 70's during the darkest hours of Philippine History, we follow the story of two young NPA warriors who find themselves entangled in a web of frustration, despair and victory as they fight not only for democracy but also their love for each other.
Orphan Carding (Adrian Cabido) befriends Army Captain Samuel Corazon (Allen Dizon), who’s stationed in his town to root out the remaining Huk guerrillas. At the dance hall, Corazon woos dancer Lauriana (Bangs Garcia), and they soon move in together. The two become sort of surrogate parents for the orphan Carding, with Corazon teaching him the ways of men. But the soldier has a dark side, and Carding becomes witness to the violence occurring in their home, and a heinous act committed by the soldier on his common-law wife.
2014
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HUSTISYA
A woman who works for a human trafficking agency is framed for a murder that was committed by her boss.
2016
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A story about an ordinary and simple man who tries to live with his family in a less complicated manner but within the bounds of what is right and correct despite the temptation of doing otherwise.
Father Greg, a diocesan priest, is reassigned to a parish up in the mountains. He embarks on a mission to help solve the crime, a mission which leads him to the discovery of his own personal salvation.
Ringgo who makes a living out of dog shooting, the act in which a trained professional assists domestic dogs to mate. Eventually Ringgo meets a lesbian couple who hire him to take care of their dogs, and they all become very good friends who care enough to look out for each other.
2017
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BES AND THE BESHIES (co-writer)
It tells the story of four friends: a single mom hoping to complete her family, a martyr wife who will do anything to keep her family from falling apart, a mistress who is desperate to have her own family, and a young woman who fully supports them.
2019
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CULION
Three women seeking a cure of leprosy. The name derives from the eponymous island in Palawan once known as a major leper colony.
2020
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Gabby finds love in a man who is also named Gabby and shares a long and deep friendship with Dennis.
The film follows the story of long-time best friends Robert (Alfred Vargas), an independent actor, and Kiki (Cherie Gil), a director. As they struggle to finish the script left behind by Robert’s son, Conrad (Ronwaldo Martin), who was kidnapped five years ago, the two grapple with their issues in life and reflect on the worlds they are living in–full of injustices and inequality.
In a world where people wander all over the globe for survival and no home can any longer be called home, three rootless lonely souls try to connect.
2020
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2021
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Misfortune starts to happen on an island when a beautiful maiden is washed ashore. She falls in love with a local fisherman, who eventually disappears after a sea accident. She commits to everything, even her body, in order to find him.
A hoodlum and his gay brother rob a construction firm to fund their guardian's medication.
Ex-couple Noel and Alice learn to rekindle the flame of their love while both committed to their new lovers: Dennis and Loida.
2022
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Take a peek at the life of an unhappy housewife who finds passionate love from her neighbor and how their affair brings them closer to fire.
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Claire and Migoy's relationship is tested when Claire falls in love with Migoy, her son's best friend. This further complicates when it is revealed that Migoy is also secretly in a relationship with the boy who has been calling her Migoy.
2023
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BELA LUNA
When Luna, a battered wife, and Bela, an empowered artist, meet for the first time, their hearts will be freed by the people and society that chain them.
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