Gina Alajar

Gina Alajar

Born: June 28, 1959
in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Gina Alajar is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director.

Movies for Gina Alajar...

Title: Asawa Ng Asawa Ko
Character: Carmela Salcedo
Released: January 15, 2024
Type: TV
Asawa Ng Asawa Ko tells the story of Cristy (Jasmine Curtis-Smith), Jordan (Rayver Cruz) and their daughter Tori (Kzhoebe Nicole Baker). They’re the epitome of a happy family, but things changed when Cristy was kidnapped by the armed group KALASAG. For four years, Cristy was held captive by KALASAG. Thinking that Cristy has died already, Jordan marries their friend Shaira (Liezel Lopez), and she becomes the mother figure for Tori. To everyone's shock, Cristy resurfaces and tries to reclaim her old life. Will she fight for the love of her life after all that she'd been through? Can she prove that love is worth fighting for now that her daughter has wholeheartedly accepted her stepmom? Can she get Jordan back from the arms of Shaira?
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When I Met You In Tokyo
Title: When I Met You In Tokyo
Released: December 25, 2023
Type: Movie
Azon, a feisty and bubbly woman known for the generosity of her heart, meets Joey, a divorcee who still harbors the scars of his ex-wife's infidelity in this romance-family drama tackling unconditional love, sacrifices and aging from the perspective of two elderly overseas Filipino workers in the winter of their lives.
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Pieta
Title: Pieta
Character: Beth
Released: December 22, 2023
Type: Movie
Pieta follows Isaac who tries to navigate the outside world after spending years in jail for killing his father.
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Title: Replacing Chef Chico
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: TV
When a head chef falls into a coma, it's up to his devoted sous-chef to keep their Filipino fine dining restaurant from closing down.
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Monday First Screening
Title: Monday First Screening
Character: Lydia
Released: August 30, 2023
Type: Movie
Two senior citizens develop romance by watching free movies every Monday, first screening for the day, as practiced in some malls in Metro Manila.
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Title: Start-Up PH
Character: Ligaya Sison / Joy
Released: September 26, 2022
Type: TV
A compelling and heartwarming tale of how people dream and struggle in a cutthroat tech industry. Tristan Hernandez, an intelligent, independent, and self-made investor whose success is made out of trials and a difficult past, who crosses paths with Danica Sison, a quirky dreamer with a dogged determination to prove herself and to pursue her goal of becoming a CEO of her own company.
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Big Night!
Title: Big Night!
Character: Amy
Released: November 25, 2021
Type: Movie
A gay beautician is determined to clear his name after learning he's included in a drug watchlist.
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Title: Smoldering Tears
Character: Calida Montaire
Released: August 2, 2021
Type: TV
The story of two sisters who used to get along and love each other but will quarrel with the same man and test their sisterhood.
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Circa
Title: Circa
Released: September 13, 2019
Type: Movie
Doña Atang, a once celebrated film producer from the earlier years of Filipino cinema, celebrates her one hundredth birthday. For her wish, she wants a reunion with all the actors and staff that she has worked with in the past. She is also looking for an unfinished film from one of her directors. Her grandson Michael decides to take the task of finding them. As he does, we remember the glorious years of cinema from its workers–fragments of a colorful past filled with faded memories.
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Mystery of the Night
Title: Mystery of the Night
Released: July 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Spanish-ruled Philippines, 1800s: A woman, raped and banished to the woods on a full moon’s night, sees her newborn child swallowed by animalistic shadows lurking in the foliage. Raised by the forest’s mysterious ghouls and demons — boars, wild cats and a many-eyed sage — the child grows.
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Last Fool Show
Title: Last Fool Show
Released: April 10, 2019
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy about a woman who turns to her ex for inspiration for a movie she's writing.
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Bato
Title: Bato
Character: Anesia
Released: January 30, 2019
Type: Movie
The dramatization of the life of General Ronald dela Rosa.
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Dark Is the Night
Title: Dark Is the Night
Released: August 15, 2018
Type: Movie
Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.
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Title: Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka
Character: Adel Angeles
Released: February 26, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: Circus
Character: Lola Waya
Released: January 21, 2018
Type: TV
Miko and Mia, ran away with a travelling circus to escape a person who is after them. After their parents disappeared, they rely on the protection of a group of circus performers that include a magician, a fire-breather, an acrobat, a strongman, and a clairvoyant. They will discover that their new circus family is a group of magical folk in disguise.
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Pastor
Title: Pastor
Released: August 12, 2017
Type: Movie
Pastor Luis Aguila and his family are seemingly tested with their faith. Luis is an ex-convinct who is now the head of his church. Mildred, his wife, tries to hide her secret as she grapples between her family and church duties. Their youngest son Carlo wrestles with growing up and tying up his family together. All of them try to overcome these obstacles but things intensify when Pastor Aguila's daughter, Katrina defies her family when she falls in love with the mysterious Jigo.
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The Decaying
Title: The Decaying
Released: August 5, 2017
Type: Movie
A husband takes flight when his wife goes missing.
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Alaala: A Martial Law Special
Title: Alaala: A Martial Law Special
Character: Sara Ilagan
Released: June 25, 2017
Type: Movie
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by former President Ferdinand Marcos, GMA Public Affairs presented “Alaala” with a special performance in which Alden Richards brought to life the experiences of Boni Ilagan, one of the victim of military brutality during the dictatorship.
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Nakaw
Title: Nakaw
Released: January 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Mental hospital patients mysteriously dies one by one.
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Title: Magkaibang Mundo
Character: Noreen Sandoval-Perez
Released: May 23, 2016
Type: TV
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The Last Pinoy Action King
Title: The Last Pinoy Action King
Character: Herself
Released: October 22, 2015
Type: Movie
An intimate and often heartbreaking portrait of one of the Philippines' most beloved screen icons.
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Mater Dolorosa
Title: Mater Dolorosa
Released: November 30, 2012
Type: Movie
A woman runs her criminal syndicate all the while taking care of her family.
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Guni-Guni
Title: Guni-Guni
Character: Mrs. Arevalo
Released: August 21, 2012
Type: Movie
Thirty years ago, an unborn child was buried in the garden of what is now a boardinghouse in Cubao. It lies beneath the ground, unbeknownst to the tenants who live there. One of the tenants is Mylene (Lovi Poe) who appears like the perfect girl, nice, pretty and at the top of her Medicine class. But nobody knows about her past, not even the man who loves her most, Paolo (Benjamin Alvez). Paolo doesn't know anything about Mylene's family, her long, lost sibling or her estranged, nervous wreck of a mother. Nor does he know about the very long scar that runs across Mylene's body, nor of how incomplete she always feels. And he finds that the more he tries to win back her love, the more she retreats to her secret world that nobody could enter.
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Boy Pick Up: The Movie
Title: Boy Pick Up: The Movie
Character: Nun
Released: June 6, 2012
Type: Movie
There is an underground battle going on in the name of love. The soldiers are all Pikapistas! With pick-up lines as their weapons to woo the gorgeous Neneng B. (Sam Pinto), the war sizzles in the dark corners of the Metro. And there is one undefeated champion among them - BOY PICKUP (Ogie Alcasid)! Legendary, enigmatic, hypnotic, that’s his appeal to most who don’t get what his works penetrate their heart just the same. Despite his underground fame and legend, Boy Pickup lives a normal and solitary life, He works as a pastry chef in Heaven’s Bakeshop, a bakery owned by ANGEL (Solenn Heussaff) and soon Angel feels indebted to Boy while Boy starts to fall for her.
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Title: Luna Blanca
Character: Linda De Jesus
Released: May 21, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Hiram na Puso
Character: Zeny Banaag
Released: March 5, 2012
Type: TV
Hiram na Puso or A Change of Heart is a Filipino drama series created and written by Suzette Doctolero, under the directions of Andoy Ranay and Roderick Lindayag, and produced by GMA Network. The series features Kris Bernal and Gina Alajar as the main protagonists, with Mark Herras, Bela Padilla, Polo Ravales, Gardo Versoza and Ayen Munyi-Laurel. The series premiered March 5, 2012 replacing Kokak on GMA Afternoon Prime and March 7, 2012 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. The story centers on the lives of Zeny and her daughter Lira. In the story, Zeny is a loving and protective mother who takes all risks to save her daughter from death only to be abandoned by the same daughter after she literally had a change of heart. Soon, Zeny realizes that this is the dire consequence of one irreversible mistake she committed in the past. This series catches positive feedback, both from the audience and critics, because of its no protagonist-no antagonist concept and edgy and intriguing storyline. Viewers also praises the casts' good acting, particularly Gina Alajar, Kris Bernal and Ayen Laurel. The series concluded on July 6, 2012. It ran 18 weeks with 88 episodes overall. It replaced by Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa in the same timeslot.
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Title: Valiente
Character: Iluminada "Luming" Soledad-Valiente
Released: February 13, 2012
Type: TV
Valiente is a Philippine drama television series, aired and broadcast on TV5. It is the remake of the 5-year original epic drama of the same name that tells the story of love, hatred, vengeance and friendship. It returns with a cast led by JC de Vera, Oyo Boy Sotto, Niña Jose, Nadine Samonte, Jaclyn Jose and Michael de Mesa. It is written by Phil M. Noble from the original story of highly acclaimed writer Gina Marissa Tagasa and is directed by multi-awarded film and television director Joel Lamangan. It is produced by Archangel Productions and TAPE Inc. and aired on February 13, 2012, after Wiltime Bigtime. It recounts the epic tale of two families whose lives are intertwined by their desire to claim what they believe is rightfully theirs. Gardo and Theo from the two conflicting families of Valiente and Braganza; are two men who used to be best of friends but came to be mortal enemies brought by the ambitious Donya Trining and how will she use her wealth and power in manipulating the life of Gardo Valiente, the real Braganza.
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Nang Tumambad ang Hubad na Katotohanan
Title: Nang Tumambad ang Hubad na Katotohanan
Released: May 31, 2011
Type: Movie
An aspiring young actress who fights for her right to strip.
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Title: Amaya
Character: Dian Lamitan
Released: May 30, 2011
Type: TV
Amaya, born in the reign of Rajah Mangubat and as the daughter Datu Bugna. A "binukot" - a hidden princess and forbidden to step on ground. Born with a twin snake, a secret hidden by his father to keep her away from danger. Due to having a twin snake, her destiny is to become the savior of her land against Rajah Mangubat.
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Title: Machete
Character: Elena
Released: January 24, 2011
Type: TV
Machete is a fantasy Philippine drama produced by GMA Network adapted from a character of the same name created by Pablo S. Gomez. Directed by Don Michael Perez, the show premiered on January 24, 2011 replacing Jillian: Namamasko Po on the GMA Telebabad block. The show is broadcast internationally through GMA Pinoy TV on January 26, 2011, two days after its original release. The series is a remake for the movie with the same title which starred Cesar Montano and Rita Avila and was remade again in 1993 which starred Gardo Versoza and Rosanna Roces. The show had its finale on March 18, 2011.
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Tarima
Title: Tarima
Released: November 3, 2010
Type: Movie
An unconventional love story between a man who lost his passion and a weather-beaten homosexual torn between his forbidden love and his devotion to his God set off inside a makeshift lovenest called "Tarima"
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Sigwa
Title: Sigwa
Character: Azon
Released: July 10, 2010
Type: Movie
A former student activist returns to the Philippines to find the daughter she was forced to leave behind.
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Title: Trudis Liit
Character: Lolita "Lolly" Toledo-Ferrer
Released: June 21, 2010
Type: TV
Trudis Liit is a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network, and part of that station's Sine Novela series. Trudis Liit marks the 21st and final installment of the Sine Novela series based on the works by Mars Ravelo. Like all Sine Novela installments, Trudis Liit is based on a movie; this one made in 1963, starring Lolita Rodriguez, Luis Gonzales, Bella Flores and Vilma Santos. It was also remade in 1996 starring Marijoy Adorable, Agatha Tapan, Julio Diaz, Amy Austria, Jean Garcia and Jackie Aquino. The series premiered June 21, 2010 and ended October 22, 2010. Free Replay premiered September 21, 2011 apetitzer aired in December 7, 2011 and re-ended December 14 & 15, 2011. It began airing internationally via GMA Pinoy TV on July 2, 2010. On September 21, 2010, GMA Network ordered additional 45 episodes of the show. On December 8, 2010 Basahang Ginto Ended Finale.
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Title: Habang May Buhay
Character: Rose Caparas-Alcantara
Released: February 1, 2010
Type: TV
Habang May Buhay is a medical drama series that aired on ABS-CBN. This is the story of a strong-willed nurse who undergoes family, career, and love challenges in the Philippines and the United States.
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Shake, Rattle & Roll 11
Title: Shake, Rattle & Roll 11
Character: Tita Beth (segment "Diablo")
Released: December 25, 2009
Type: Movie
Claire is a young interim doctor in a provincial hospital. Once, she encountered a female patient who is suspected of carrying a deadly flu virus. Afterward, she began to experience demonic visions, eventually, one demon entered her and began to take control on her. Claire's aunt brings her to Father Ronnie, who evidently was Claire's ex-boyfriend. Their relationship rekindles as they battle the demons out of Claire's body.
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Demon
Title: Demon
Character: Tita Beth
Released: December 25, 2009
Type: Movie
A young interim doctor in a rural hospital, Claire, has encountered a female patient suspected of carrying a deadly flu virus. It turns out that the girl is not sick but rather possessed by a demon.
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Title: Sana Ngayong Pasko
Character: Felicidad "Fely" Dionisio
Released: December 7, 2009
Type: TV
Sana Ngayong Pasko is a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network. It stars Susan Roces as a grandmother suffering with dementia, under the direction of Mike Tuviera. Since the show is a Christmas special, it only lasted until January 8, 2010. It premiered on December 7, 2009.
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Dukot
Title: Dukot
Released: December 2, 2009
Type: Movie
Junix Etrata and his girlfriend Maricel Salvacruz being abducted by military intelligence agents. Junix is a student activist who decided to dedicate all of his time to the movement. He takes refuge in the mountains to live with the indigenous people. Maricel, on the other hand, left the movement to lead a normal life. Their captors identified them as leaders of the New People's Army (NPA). In order to extract information from them, they were subjected to inhumane torture and despicable harassment.
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Ded na si Lolo
Title: Ded na si Lolo
Character: Mameng
Released: May 6, 2009
Type: Movie
A large family with lots of issues gather together to mourn the death of the family patriarch. But getting in the way of their genuine grief are a bunch of superstitions about the dead, and the family's inability to deal with their issues in a civilized way.
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Fuschia
Title: Fuschia
Character: Nena
Released: April 29, 2009
Type: Movie
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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Title: Kambal sa Uma
Character: Celeste Miranda-Ledesma
Released: April 20, 2009
Type: TV
Jim Fernandez's Kambal sa Uma is an ABS-CBN top rated drama afternoon show adapted from the movie of the same title in 1979. It was replaced by Nagsimula sa Puso.
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Title: Una Kang Naging Akin
Character: Luisa Yumul
Released: September 1, 2008
Type: TV
Una Kang Naging Akin or When You Were Mine is a Philippine drama on GMA Network. This is the tenth instalment of Sine Novela. The original movie was released in 1991. The series stars Angelika dela Cruz, Wendell Ramos, and Maxene Magalona. From September 22, 2011 until January 5, 2012 it was re-aired on GMA Life TV dubbed in English and renamed as When You Were Mine.
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Title: E.S.P.
Released: February 7, 2008
Type: TV
E.S.P. is a horror Philippine drama by GMA Network starring Iza Calzado. The series premiered on February 7, 2008 and ended on May 8 of the same year. The show has a similarity of 2 American hit suspense series Ghost Whisperer and Medium.
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Christmas Tree
Title: Christmas Tree
Character: Myrna
Released: December 25, 2007
Type: Movie
A family spends their Christmas vacation at their grandmother's house after a painful tragedy, all the while a strange monster is waiting for the right time to eat all the family members for its Christmas feast.
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Shake, Rattle and Roll 9
Title: Shake, Rattle and Roll 9
Character: Myrna (segment "Christmas Tree")
Released: December 25, 2007
Type: Movie
This ninth installment in the classic horror series offers up a trio of spine-chillers from the Philippines. In Christmas Tree, a rampaging Christmas tree is out for blood as it terrorizes a family during the holidays; next, in Bangungot, three people in a love triangle find themselves ensnared in a supernatural nightmare. Finally, a teenage Goth band is cursed by a temptress's lethal spell in Engkanto.
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Desperadas
Title: Desperadas
Character: Patrick's Mother
Released: December 25, 2007
Type: Movie
The story is about four beautiful half-sisters - Isabella, Courtney, Stephanie and Patricia - who have problems in their personal life. Isabella has issues with commitment, Stephanie is having problems with her husband Richard, Courtney's boyfriend Patrick becomes a Born again Christian and Patricia publishes her new sex book much to the dismay of her husband who's having trouble with their relationship as a couple.
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Title: Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig
Character: Metring Velez
Released: September 10, 2007
Type: TV
Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig is a Philippine drama that airs on GMA Network. This is the fourth instalment of Sine Novela. The original movie was released back in 1987. For the TV remake of the movie GMA negotiated with Viva films that they would keep the elements of the old movie but use the comic elements of Pablo Gomez to make the story more fitting for its TV remake.
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Title: Sinasamba Kita
Character: Corazon
Released: April 30, 2007
Type: TV
Sinasamba Kita or All for You is a Philippine drama that aired on GMA Network. The series is the first instalment of Sine Novela, a series of remake of films. The original movie was released back in 1982. The series was aired internationally, with a two-week delay, from May 14, 2007 until August 10, 2007 on GMA Pinoy TV.
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Title: Asian Treasures
Character: Elvira
Released: January 15, 2007
Type: TV
Asian Treasures is an action-adventure Philippine drama aired and produced by GMA Network starred by Angel Locsin and Robin Padilla, and was directed by Eric Quizon. This show is all about Asian History. It was the first Philippine drama shot in multiple countries such as Mongolia, Thailand and China. Its pilot episode, which garnered a 41.8% rating, aired on January 15, 2007. It was the most expensive TV series ever produced in the Philippine television costing more than 140 million pesos, roughly 3.1 million dollars, but is now outbeated by Amaya as the most expensive series ever.
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Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di
Title: Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di
Released: December 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A culinary romance set in Binondo, where Chinese traditions are still very much observed, Mano Po 5: Gua Ay Di is a touching story of how a young Chinese woman fights for the man she loves. She is doomed by strict family traditions to only wed someone of pure Chinese descent. But Charity finds love where she was not supposed to find it... at least according to her cold-hearted mother. Despite being met with resistance by her traditional Chinese family, most especially her mother, Charity continues her relationship with Nathan. Nathan, on the other hand, proves himself and his love to her by making an effort to learn about her background, culture and language resulting into various mishaps, sometimes comical and other times just plain disastrous. Charity finds solace in the kitchen, her cooking interwoven with the story of her ill-fated romance. Will true love prevail in the end? And will she be able to come up with the perfect recipe for love?
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Batad
Title: Batad
Released: July 18, 2006
Type: Movie
While selling produce in the Banawe market to supplement his family's income, a 14-year-old village boy starts dreaming of a life in the big city -- and becomes obsessed with a pair of hiking boots that could take him there.
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All About Love
Title: All About Love
Character: Anna's Mom
Released: May 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Kikay and Kiko grew up together in the province and built a strong friendship. But Kikay has to leave her best friend to live and study in Manila. She tries to fit in her new environment in the city but she ends up being abused by the people she thought as her new friends. Kikay returns to the province with a wounded self-esteem. There, she realizes how much Kiko loves her. Feeling unworthy of his love, Kikay drives Kiko away. But will she ever find the courage to come face to face with her own problems and admit her love for him?
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Title: Noel
Released: April 24, 2006
Type: TV
Noel is an Philippine drama aired on QTV Channel 11 in 2006. It starred Renz Valerio in his title role.
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Title: Majika
Character: Adana
Released: March 20, 2006
Type: TV
Majika is a Filipino fantasy-themed television series about wizards, known as Salamangka, that inhabit the world of Saladin, where magic is the way of life. The series was produced by GMA Network. It first aired on March 20, 2006 and officially ended on September 29, 2006. The cast was led by Dennis Trillo as Argo & Angel Locsin as Sabina. The series was successfully aired worldwide, with a three-week delay on GMA Pinoy TV.
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Title: Vietnam Rose
Character: Amanda Hernandez
Released: September 19, 2005
Type: TV
Vietnam Rose is a television series that was aired on the Philippine station, ABS-CBN.
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Lovestruck
Title: Lovestruck
Released: September 14, 2005
Type: Movie
With detailed assistance from a self-help book -- written by a self-described love guru (Jolina Magdangal) -- Denise (Jennylyn Mercado), a hopeless romantic, finally manages to catch the attention of the man she's had her eye on forever (Mike Tan). But once she has what she thinks she wants, Denise begins to wonder whether she actually had Mr. Right all along -- her best friend, Caloy (Mark Herras), who's secretly in love with her.
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Title: Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako
Released: August 15, 2005
Type: TV
Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako is an afternoon soap opera aired on GMA Network produced by TAPE Inc. and co-produced by GMA.
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The Son of Brocka
Title: The Son of Brocka
Character: Cecilia Manalastas
Released: July 30, 2005
Type: Movie
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 for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker.
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Pinoy/Blonde
Title: Pinoy/Blonde
Released: July 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Two cousins accomplish the final wish of their dying uncle to deliver a brown paper bag to a seedy, run-down hotel crawling with shady characters and retrieve in exchange a mysterious package.
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Title: Daisy Siete
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
Daisy Siete was a long-running daily afternoon drama series top billed by the SexBomb Girls, an all-girl singing dance group in the Philippines. It premiered September 1, 2003 and unofficially ended on July 2, 2010. The program is produced by FOCUS Entertainment Inc. and aired over GMA Network in the Philippines. It is currently produced by Joy Cancio, Head of Focus Entertainment and former Vicor dancer.
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Ang Huling Birhen sa Lupa
Title: Ang Huling Birhen sa Lupa
Released: June 11, 2003
Type: Movie
A priest visits a small seaside town. Miling a former nun who now teaches catechism on the island thinks that father Emman is the priest she sent for. She believes that a priest would help revive the townspeople's faith in God by putting up bars and girly joints.
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Sanib
Title: Sanib
Character: Dolores
Released: June 11, 2003
Type: Movie
Melissa is a young woman blessed with great fortune she has a blossoming career in fashion design, a slew of adoring friends, and a fiancé who is no less than the man of her dreams. Everything seems favorable until the night of her engagement party, for she is suddenly beset by visions of her dead sister, Magda. Soon, Melissa realizes that Magda's soul wishes to claim her life, believing that it was the life meant for Magda, had she not died. As Magda takes control of her body, Melissa sees her perfect life crumble.
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Agimat, Anting-anting Ni Lolo
Title: Agimat, Anting-anting Ni Lolo
Character: Clarita
Released: December 25, 2002
Type: Movie
Pao is a young schoolboy who inherits an amulet from his grandfather. butt before he can use its power, he must first past three formidable test to prove his strength and determination. After passing the two test , Pao comes face to face with Paolo his grown-up alter-ego and battles him in a difficult duel. Although bruised and weak Pao still manages to pass the last test. With the power of the amulet no on his side Pao must fight the evil creatures led by Queen Manananggal, Evil Queen and Ancient Evil. Together Pao and Paolo must ruin these evil beings' plan of destroying mankind.
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Mano Po
Title: Mano Po
Character: Gina Go
Released: December 25, 2002
Type: Movie
During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, young Chinese copra trader named Fong-Huan marries Elisa, a young and pretty Filipina. The couples children, Daniel and Linda, were raised in a mixture of Chinese and Filipino-Hispanic tradition. These richly cultured people are the ancestors of a dysfunctional third-generation family whose daughters tell their own stories of joy, struggle, and the complex realities in the life of Filipino Chinese families.
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Small Voices
Title: Small Voices
Character: Chayong
Released: November 8, 2002
Type: Movie
Melinda is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties. The children are indifferent to their studies, having been affected by the hopelessness around them. Melinda tries to motivate them by capitalizing on their interest and talent in singing. She takes advantage of a funding opportunity to enter them in a choral contest. She encounters some resistance, however, from the school administration and from the parents of her students. Furthermore, the death of one of the choral group’s members at the hands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines casts a pall on their once joyful preparations. Melinda, however, constantly tries to rise above these challenges.
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Singsing Ni Lola
Title: Singsing Ni Lola
Character: Esper
Released: October 30, 2002
Type: Movie
The curse was cast by Dona Guada on the family of GLORIA ROMERO -- any female born to the family will die on the day they turned 18. Gloria Romero as lola possessed a magical ring that is being guarded by a mysterious and furious cat. However, the ring was misplaced and Gina Alajar, as the sacrificing mother, will do everything to save her daughter, Maxene Magalona, from a mysterious and thrilling ailment. The quest for the ring and the feline that guards it creates a mysterious and thrilling theme throughout the movie. The cast is also joined by Allan K as the naive security guard who is later on possessed by thje feline and Aiza Seguerra as the media person who unravels the mystery behind lola's ring, and the cat that oversees the jewel.
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Bahay ni Lola
Title: Bahay ni Lola
Character: Dolores
Released: December 25, 2001
Type: Movie
A vacationing family heads to their remote ancestral home to celebrate Christmas, but when they begin to quarrel among themselves, opportunistic demons seize the chance to infiltrate the clan. It's up to the guardian spirit of the family's brave grandmother to save her grandkids from the terrorizing sinister forces.
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Title: Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin
Character: Lilian delos Santos
Released: March 26, 2001
Type: TV
Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin is a now-defunct Philippine drama/teledrama which was shown on GMA Network in 2001 starring drama actress Angelika dela Cruz. The story revolves around the saga of Katherine who suffers from amnesia after an incident that separates her from her family and must take a journey towards finding her true identity, fighting for the man she loves and claiming for what is rightfully hers. It was recently re-aired internationally on GMA Life TV.
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Yakapin Mo ang Umaga
Title: Yakapin Mo ang Umaga
Released: September 27, 2000
Type: Movie
A young teenager from a dysfunctional family, gets led into forbidden activities of juvenile delinquents.
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The Debut
Title: The Debut
Character: Gina Mercado
Released: May 18, 2000
Type: Movie
Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.
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José Rizal
Title: José Rizal
Character: Saturnina
Released: December 25, 1998
Type: Movie
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 case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure's life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal's life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused not just is innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution waits in the wings.
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Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran
Title: Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran
Released: October 20, 1998
Type: Movie
This is the life story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a Chinese-Filipina nun who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
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Tatlo... Magkasalo
Title: Tatlo... Magkasalo
Character: Barok
Released: September 30, 1998
Type: Movie
Elsie has a mistress named Alice. Tito has a mistress named Susan. Tito and Elsie are married to each other and expecting a baby!
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Lino: His Art and Life
Title: Lino: His Art and Life
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A documentary TV special on the life of Lino Brocka, released in 1998 for Pinoy Blockbuster Original.
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Mulanay: Sa Pusod Ng Paraiso
Title: Mulanay: Sa Pusod Ng Paraiso
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A doctor dedicated her life post-graduate to help the rural community of Mulanay, Quezon. Based on a true story.
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Sa Piling Ng Aswang
Title: Sa Piling Ng Aswang
Character: Lola Gunding
Released: December 24, 1995
Type: Movie
A Manila professional determined to unearth the mysterious disappearance of her younger brother. Plagued by guilt over neglecting and ignoring the needs of her brother, she takes a bitter and scary journey to the island of Panay where her brother was last seen. On her way to the dreaded town of Panitan, Maricel runs into a group of students who are on a research project to disprove the existence of witches in that town.
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Victim No. 1: Delia Maga
Title: Victim No. 1: Delia Maga
Character: Delia Maga
Released: May 16, 1995
Type: Movie
Victim No. 1: Delia Maga (Jesus, Pray for Us!): Directed by Carlo J. Caparas. With Gina Alajar, Joel Torre, Val Victa, Elizabeth Oropesa.
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Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie
Title: Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie
Character: Atty. Lilian Manalang
Released: March 29, 1995
Type: 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.
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The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part
Title: The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part
Released: February 8, 1995
Type: Movie
Sharon Cuneta plays the biographical account of the murder case of Filipina movie actress Lilian Velez during the 1950's.
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Campus Girls
Title: Campus Girls
Character: Mrs. Rosales
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Four girls began college together. Along with this new phase in their lives also came major change which almost ruined their friendship.
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Sige... Hataw Mo!
Title: Sige... Hataw Mo!
Released: April 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Universal Motion, "the hottest song-and-dance group to ever hit the Philippine scene," plays a group of young boys who are discovered, brought to Manila, have adventures and romance and get to strut their stuff and win fame and fortune.
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The Myrna Diones Story (Lord, Have Mercy!)
Title: The Myrna Diones Story (Lord, Have Mercy!)
Released: September 29, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on the real life story of Myrna Diones, a 14 year-old survivor of a brutal massacre of her, her sister and their two cousins in the Cordillera mountain range in northern Luzon by the very people who should've protect them, policemen .
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Shake, Rattle & Roll IV
Title: Shake, Rattle & Roll IV
Character: Puri (segment "Ang Madre")
Released: December 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Three unrelated stories of horror include: a substitute teacher who preys on a small school; neighborhood children being abducted by a tree-dwelling monster; and a group of Manila residents plagued by attacks from a Manananggal.
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The Nun
Title: The Nun
Character: Puri
Released: December 25, 1992
Type: Movie
A homeless family and their neighbors in the city of Manila are plagued by attacks from a Manananggal. A little boy named Teks suspects a nun working at a free clinic, to be that flying creature but no one believes him. Will he be able to prove his suspicions before he becomes the creature’s next victim?
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Lucia
Title: Lucia
Character: Chedeng
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A strong-willed matriarch and her family leave their fishing village for Manila after an oil spill.
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Sister
Title: Sister
Character: Rowena
Released: December 25, 1991
Type: Movie
After hearing of her sister's death, a student decides to leave her studies to return home to be with her family during the situation only to learn that she is still alive in a zombie-like state.
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Shake, Rattle & Roll III
Title: Shake, Rattle & Roll III
Character: Rowena (segment "Ate")
Released: December 25, 1991
Type: Movie
In three tales of extreme horror, a young couple hires a mysterious nanny for their baby; a a young woman discovers that her sister has been dead and been made alive again; and a student unwittingly brings home from a beach field trip the egg of a horrible alien monster.
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Emma Salazar Case
Title: Emma Salazar Case
Released: July 17, 1991
Type: Movie
A 1991 Filipino drama film starring Alice Dixson.
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Kailan Ka Magiging Akin
Title: Kailan Ka Magiging Akin
Character: Shirley
Released: June 5, 1991
Type: Movie
Nothing can be greater than a mother's love for her child. And no one but a mother is willing to risk her own to save her child. After marrying Shirley who got pregnant by another man, Ben demanded to have the baby adopted. Left with no choice, she gave her baby to Adul.
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Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?
Title: Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?
Character: Joyce
Released: December 25, 1990
Type: Movie
When it is time for her to give birth, Andrea, a communist insurgent seeks refuge in the city to her best friend Joyce. When Andrea's husband is reportedly killed, she temporarily leaves her son to their care. But before Andrea could return to her baby, she is arrested by the military. With no news of Andrea's whereabouts and presuming her to have been dead, the childless couple decided to keep the child and bring him to the United States. Upon returning to the country after seven years for a visit, Andrea confronts them and tries to claim his son back.
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Biktima
Title: Biktima
Character: Laura Malicsi
Released: November 20, 1990
Type: Movie
The story of an unsuccessful attempt to convict a congressman's son of rape takes an unexpected twist, as the accused pursues a friendship with the victim. A mysterious and deadly rapist and murderer spreads terror and chaos among women in the city. But in the midst of intrigues, tensions and dangers a lawyer is attracted to him the mysterious man realized that he's not a murderer or a rapist. Yet she falls and be friendly with him, which in turn fearing that she'll be his next target and it is he that is going after her.
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Fight for Us
Title: Fight for Us
Character: Esper
Released: May 24, 1989
Type: Movie
Set during the post-Marcos regime in a remote village of Dolores, chronicles the life of Jimmy Cordero, a political prisoner who have just been freed from prison after the decline of the Marcos dictatorship. From his revolutionary past, he got himself into human rights activism following his prison release. He and his wife’s brother once conducted a fact-finding mission to Dolores only to find out the terror brought about to its residents by the Orapronobis, a government backed anti-communist paramilitary troop deployed in the town of Dolores.
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Birds of Prey
Title: Birds of Prey
Released: September 10, 1988
Type: Movie
A Filipino dancer performing for the US Filipino community
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Hiwaga Sa Balete Drive
Title: Hiwaga Sa Balete Drive
Character: Gilda
Released: June 2, 1988
Type: Movie
A two-part movie: the first tells the story of a couple who encounters a lady ghost that haunts a house in Balete Drive; the second involves a young boy who witnesses a crime through his "third eye."
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Babaing Hampaslupa
Title: Babaing Hampaslupa
Character: Desiree
Released: May 11, 1988
Type: Movie
A story of redemption and love starring the Philippines' very own Diamond Star, Maricel Soriano.
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Magic of the Universe
Title: Magic of the Universe
Character: Siddha
Released: December 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Good-hearted circus magician Jamir accidentally causes his daughter to disappear. Jamir has to venture into a dangerous alternate dimension in order to rescue his wife, daughter and oafish chubby kid assistant from the vile clutches of evil, ugly, powerful witch Mikula and her grotesque army of freakish animal people minions.
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Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak
Title: Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak
Released: May 20, 1987
Type: Movie
Three mothers fight over one child
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The Graduates
Title: The Graduates
Released: April 3, 1986
Type: Movie
Follows a group of young adults as they navigate life after college.
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Paano hahatiin ang puso?
Title: Paano hahatiin ang puso?
Released: March 12, 1986
Type: Movie
A WARM-BLOODED LOTHARIO SUFFERS A DILEMMA WHEN HE IS MADE TO CHOOSE ONE FROM AMONG THREE WOMEN HE LOVES.
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Mabuhay Ka Sa Baril
Title: Mabuhay Ka Sa Baril
Released: February 20, 1986
Type: Movie
It’s just a matter of survival. He didn’t like it at first, then he gets used to it until he woke up one morning in a maze. There is no way out and he does not have any choice but to use the gun on his hand. Dario/David (Rudy Fernandez), is just a victim, trapped under the name of survival and was hired to kill to lengthen his and his loved one’s life.
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Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos?
Title: Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos?
Character: Lani
Released: December 25, 1985
Type: Movie
A street hustler falls in love with a bar girl. They get married, but separate when the guy gets meted a death sentence after gunning down a rich customer of the bar in a fit of jealousy. The bar girl bears the hustler's child who becomes eventually blind.
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Bulaklak sa City Jail
Title: Bulaklak sa City Jail
Character: Juliet
Released: December 25, 1984
Type: Movie
A pregnant woman arrested for frustrated murder is sent to the Manila City Jail where she meets several women with shocking pasts.
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Bukas... May Pangarap
Title: Bukas... May Pangarap
Released: December 25, 1984
Type: Movie
Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1984 directed by Gil Portes and starred Gina Alajar, Tommy Abuel, Dante Balaois, Michael Baluyot, Richard Baluyot, Thea Cleofe Salvador, Bes Flores, Ruben Rustia, Bebong Osorio, and Josie Galvez.
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This Is My Country
Title: This Is My Country
Character: Luz
Released: December 19, 1984
Type: Movie
A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.
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Condemned
Title: Condemned
Character: Mayette
Released: October 19, 1984
Type: Movie
Yolly, a flower vendor and her brother Efren, who works as a driver and hired hit man for ruthless money laundering lady Connie, live a hardscrabble and bleak existence in the underbelly of the tourist/fashion district of Manila. Escaping from a violent past from the provinces, the siblings world collide with Connie's gang when Yolly witnesses a rape and murder perpetrated by Connie's son and Efren decides to double cross Connie for her money.
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Pieta: Book 2
Title: Pieta: Book 2
Released: September 15, 1984
Type: Movie
Rigor dies but in Marta's fear that Noel might turn out like his amoral father, she raises her son with an iron hand.
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Sister Stella L.
Title: Sister Stella L.
Character: Gigi
Released: July 11, 1984
Type: Movie
A nun who acts as a counselor in a home for unwed mother undergoes political awakening when her friend and namesake belonging to the same congregation as hers inspires her to get involved in the struggle for justice and freedom of striking workers in a cooking oil company.
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Selfish Desires
Title: Selfish Desires
Character: Nancy Rosales
Released: June 28, 1984
Type: Movie
A story of an young girl who tries to escape from memories of the past and while doing so she alienates herself from her family. Since she was a little girl, Clarissa has always wanted to get out of the slums that she lives in. She has always been close to her rich god-mother Monina Gardamonte and to Monina's daughter, Therese. Too close in fact that she confides to her god-mother more than to her own mother, Naty and her elder sister, Nancy. Because of her closeness to her god-mother, Clarissa tasted the high life and has always wanted to be a part of it. When she grew up, she became more determined to be a part of high society, and Clarissa takes every opportunity at all cost to achieve her desires.
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You Cannot Trample Me
Title: You Cannot Trample Me
Character: Josephine
Released: June 27, 1984
Type: Movie
During World War II, the "dark years" in the Philippine history, Tacing is a woman involved in different love affairs which resulted in endless trials and tribulations.
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Bad Bananas on the Silver Screen
Title: Bad Bananas on the Silver Screen
Character: Bar Girl
Released: December 25, 1983
Type: Movie
Zany foursome Errol, Herman, Tacio, and Peewee merely geared up for a short underwater dive towards Hundred Islands when a series of miscalculations cause them to resurface on the shores of Mexico.
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Caged Fury
Title: Caged Fury
Character: Nguyet
Released: October 28, 1983
Type: Movie
At a hidden prison camp deep in the jungles of South East Asia, some devious Vietnamese commies are kidnapping beautiful women and brainwashing them into becoming subliminally-activated suicide bombers to further their evil aims abroad. Help isn't going to be coming anytime soon, so the all-female inmates must engineer their own escape any which way they can...
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Gabi Kung Sumikat Ang Araw
Title: Gabi Kung Sumikat Ang Araw
Released: July 26, 1983
Type: Movie
A cursed woman who is beautiful woman at night but transforms into a hukluban, an aging old woman, by sunrise. Immortal, the woman can only hope for true love to break the curse.
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Dalmacio Armas
Title: Dalmacio Armas
Character: Delia
Released: March 3, 1983
Type: Movie
A story about a farmer who goes on a journey of revenge to kill the seven jailbreakers who killed his father and his cow, using his seven weapons.
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Moral
Title: Moral
Character: Kathy
Released: December 25, 1982
Type: Movie
The episodically connected lives of four college friends unfold throughout the incipient martial law years, as they struggle to define their sexual and professional desires and how best to attain them.
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No Other Love
Title: No Other Love
Released: December 3, 1982
Type: Movie
A lover's vow of eternal love is vigorously tested by time.
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Pusong Uhaw
Title: Pusong Uhaw
Released: March 5, 1982
Type: Movie
Two women in a story of love, desire, passion, and jealousy. Two hearts thirsty for possession.
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Caught in the Act
Title: Caught in the Act
Character: Rowena
Released: November 27, 1981
Type: Movie
In Lino Brocka's 1981 melodrama, a man's juggling of three women—his wife, his girlfriend, and the wealthy married woman with whom he begins a torrid affair—leads to violent consequences.
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Salome
Title: Salome
Character: Salome
Released: August 7, 1981
Type: Movie
The story starts as a seemingly simple crime of passion, Jimmy, the persistent suitor, is stabbed to death by Salome, the young and pretty wife of Kario, an ordinary farmer. But as the story unfolds, conflicting versions of the crime are given.
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Pabling
Title: Pabling
Released: July 17, 1981
Type: Movie
A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city.
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I Confess
Title: I Confess
Character: Angie
Released: June 19, 1981
Type: Movie
An unfaithful wife makes a true confession of her transgressions.
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Ako ang Hari
Title: Ako ang Hari
Released: May 8, 1981
Type: Movie
He's the king.
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Kontrobersyal
Title: Kontrobersyal
Character: Teresa / Karina Daluz
Released: March 20, 1981
Type: Movie
Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.
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High School Scandal
Title: High School Scandal
Released: February 20, 1981
Type: Movie
When they were about to graduate from high school... just after their junior-senior prom, trouble exploded!
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Playgirl
Title: Playgirl
Character: Cindy
Released: January 29, 1981
Type: Movie
Mel Chionglo's directorial debut revolves around a mother and daughter who play the rules of the game in the world by selling their bodies for the desires of flesh.
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Bilibid Boys
Title: Bilibid Boys
Character: Noel's Wife
Released: January 16, 1981
Type: Movie
=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 regular free, luxurious lives outside the cold bars of the prison, in open air, able to go where they want when they want. Four of the men - Nandong, Noel, Butch, and Caloy - are gay men who feel attracted to Steve Guanzon and eventually sodomize and rape him.
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Brutal
Title: Brutal
Character: Cynthia
Released: December 25, 1980
Type: Movie
A woman after killing her husband and his friends goes into post-traumatic shock and withdraws from any form of communication. A feminist journalist becomes interested in the case and resolves to unravel the truth behind the murders.
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Manila by Night
Title: Manila by Night
Character: Vanessa
Released: November 28, 1980
Type: Movie
The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.
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Wanted: Wives
Title: Wanted: Wives
Character: Rona
Released: October 10, 1980
Type: Movie
A film based on the files of the Lonely Hearts Club where lonely men and women hope to find company and eventually, life-time partners.
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Diborsyada
Title: Diborsyada
Released: July 19, 1980
Type: Movie
A separated wife finds herself vulnerable to the wiles of men around her, as well as to temptations she could hardly resist.
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Boy Pana
Title: Boy Pana
Released: April 7, 1978
Type: Movie
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The Fantastic Sword
Title: The Fantastic Sword
Released: November 19, 1975
Type: Movie
Shot in the Philippines with a largely Filipino cast, the film is set in a mythical kingdom called Barangbang, which appears to be just a normal rural Filipino village but for the fact that it is ruled over by a sultan and has a princess.
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Araw-araw Gabi-gabi
Title: Araw-araw Gabi-gabi
Released: September 21, 1975
Type: Movie
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Dugo at Pag-ibig Sa Kapirasong Lupa
Title: Dugo at Pag-ibig Sa Kapirasong Lupa
Character: Lydia (segment 3)
Released: June 12, 1975
Type: Movie
The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five directors with a running time of 3 hours and 20 minutes.
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The Witch
Title: The Witch
Released: March 22, 1975
Type: Movie
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Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
Title: Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
Character: The Possessed
Released: August 24, 1973
Type: Movie
A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors.
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Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit
Title: Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit
Character: Tina
Released: July 26, 1970
Type: Movie
A heartwarming story about nine kids who had run away from their homes.
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Wanted: Perfect Mother
Title: Wanted: Perfect Mother
Character: Dorina
Released: June 14, 1970
Type: Movie
It tells of a couple, Dante and Elsa who hires a new governess, Carla to care for their four children. The governess quickly establishes rapport with the children and the husband creating rumors of an affair. Before things could go wrong, Carla decides to leave. Elsa dies in a car accident and the widower decides to marry again and getting a new mother to his children. Carla is the popular one among several choices, but the head servant poisons the minds of the children against her.
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Pinagbuklod ng Langit
Title: Pinagbuklod ng Langit
Released: July 27, 1969
Type: Movie
The movie chronicles the lives of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his family in their Palace.
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Dino Barbaro
Title: Dino Barbaro
Released: June 23, 1969
Type: Movie
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Darna and the Planetman
Title: Darna and the Planetman
Character: Narda
Released: January 18, 1969
Type: Movie
Darna vs. Planetman
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Title: Call My Manager
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Philippine adaptation of the French TV show of the same name.