Gina Pareño
Birthday: Born in 1949-12-17 in Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Deathday: Alive
Gina Pareño is a Filipina actress born in Tondo, Manila. Her career began as an extra in several films throughout the 1960s, before starring in numerous roles with the Philippine film production company Sampaguita Pictures. In 2006, she gained international recognition for her role in Kubrador (The Bet Collector) wherein she won the Best Actress award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival. Pareño also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress as an outspoken and brash mother in the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo and then later on received accolades for the same film and category in the FAMAS Awards as well as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards in that same year. Pareño and co-actress Jaclyn Jose were cited in the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for their performance in Brillante Mendoza's Serbis. The film earned several recognitions including a Best Actress award for Pareño at the 6th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival and an Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Mara Clara
Character: Lupe
Mara Clara: With Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, Mylene Dizon, Jhong Hilario. Mara and Clara where both born on the same day and switched at birth....
My Binondo Girl
Character: Amorsola "Amor" Dimaguiba
A girl pretends to be a boy in order to be accepted by her father....
Darna
Character: Milagros
Darna is a 2005 drama fantasy action television series based on the Mars Ravelo's fictional character of the same name and a loose adaptation of the 2003 Mars Ravelo's Darna Miniseries by Mango Comics. It aired on Philippine television on GMA and starred top actress Angel Locsin as the iconic superheroine. It premiered in Filipino homes on April 4, 2005 and ended on November 25, 2005. The official title of the series is Mars Ravelo's Darna....
Lorenzo's Time
Character: Bella "Ate Belle" Nobleza
Lorenzo's Time was a Philippine television drama starring Zaijan Jaranilla and Carmina Villaroel. The series aired on ABS-CBN in July 2, 2012 and worldwide on The Filipino Channel in July 3, 2012. The show ended with its last episode on October 5, 2012....
Juan dela Cruz
Character: Belen Gonzales
Juan dela Cruz is a 2013 Philippine television drama directed by Malu Sevilla. It stars Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz, a half-tagabantay and half-aswang who falls in love with Rosario. It is the second television drama in the Philippines made by ABS-CBN to be filmed and broadcast in high definition. The series premiered on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC on February 4, 2013 replacing Princess and I....
Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin
Character: Lydia “Lola Ganda” Villoria
Gabriel Viloria (Gerald Anderson) and Bianca Agbayani (Kim Chiu) develop a special bond at a young age in Zambales. They part ways as Bianca's father needs medical attention that cannot be provided in Zambales. Growing up, they lead separate lives without any communication. Gabriel juggles work and studies while Bianca became a promising young athlete. Bianca is scouted by TigerShark Energy Drinks President, Carlos Dela Vega to be their new endorser. Carlos falls in love with Bianca. A chance en...
Tayong Dalawa
Character: Rita "Lola Gets" Dionisio
Tayong Dalawa is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC in 2009. It premiered on April 6, 2010 in Malaysia on Astro Prima followed by August 31, 2010 in Singapore on Channel 5. The story revolved around two brothers who share the same name, the same aspirations, and the same lady-of-interest. The title of the series was taken from one of Rey Valera’s classic songs, in a manner similar to most Filipino soap operas....
Quaranthings
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A series about finding love in the time of quarantine....
Kara Mia
Character: Corazon
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Mga Lihim ni Urduja
Character: Merly Posadas
Gem and Crystal are assigned to work in a special law enforcement operation. They are entrusted with the recovery of precious, pre-colonial jewelry which is believed to have belonged to the legendary and mythical Queen Urduja of the 1300s. In order to defeat a nemesis that they never imagined to be so closely linked to both of them, Gem and Crystal must deal with personality problems as well as the astonishing realization that they may be long-lost half-sisters and gifted descendants of Urduja h...
Dyesebel
Character: Stella Villamayor
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Ang Manananggal na Nahahati ang Puso
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A barrio lass agrees to be the subject of a man's research about aswangs. He falls for her but hides his feelings knowing that she's an aswang....
Laging Umaga
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Teresa is pregnant by her rich boyfriend Edwin. However, Edwin is sent away to manage their provincial plant by his father Don Lauro to stop the impending unsuitable match....
Crime
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Anghel found haven living in squalor with destitute and petty, young criminals led by Toni. When he fell in love with a young woman, it caused friction and separated them, and revealed further differences between the two when they met again at the hands of justice....
Service
Character: Nanay Flor
A struggling family owns a Filipino porn theater where prostitutes conduct their business....
Magnificent Bakya
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A 1966 Filipino fantastical comedy starring the legendary Gina Pareño....
Ploning
Character: Intang
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning"....
Jamboree 66
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A story about four girls who want to help their mother financially by running a club....
If Eternity Were Finished
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A young man achieves success as a singer, affecting everyone around him....
Tansan vs. Tarsan
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A 1963 Filipino action comedy starring Dolphy and Vic Vargas....
Mga Batang Iskwater
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A 1964 Filipino ensemble drama starring Lito Legaspi and Dindo Fernando....
Let's Dance the Soul!
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Working Girls
Character: Nimfa
Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city....
Crush Kong Curly
Character: Lola Elvira
When curly camgirl Elle meets an architect, Peter, she believes she's ready to love again. How long can she keep her job secret from him?...
Feast
Character: Adela
A hit-and-run accident transpires two families. When her husband succumbs to death, Nita files a criminal case. Alfredo is sent to jail after pleading guilty in place of his son Rafael, but Rafael cannot be released from the burden of guilt....
Dalaw
Character: Olga
For the sake of her son, Paolo, Stella is re-married to another man, Anton, in the hopes of a having a whole and peaceful family life. However, after the wedding, she experiences major haunting that endangers her life and the people around her. All the clues are pointing to her dead husband. Feeling guilty of her ex-husband’s death, Stella tries to save her family from the ghost’s wrath. Along the way, secrets start to unravel and Stella is now unsure of who is haunting her and why she is being ...
Papa Um Mamaw
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A 1965 Filipino musical comedy starring Rosemarie, Blanca Gomez, and Gina Pareño....
Leron Leron Sinta
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Sabina
Character: Sulforina
One fateful day Sabina was buying groceries at the marketplace when she noticed a burglar when she confronts her she was dumbfounded when the burglar looked like her....
Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
Character: The Ape Monster
A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors....
Si Popeye, Atbp
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Si Popeye, atbp (Popeye etc.) is an unofficial Popeye film released in the Philippines in 1973. A live-action film, it consists of three stories: Episode 1: "Popeye", Episode 2: "Dracula" and Episode 3: "Dyango". Popular Filipino personality Ariel Ureta stars as a mustachioed Popeye (and as the protagonist in the other two segments) while former Miss International Aurora McKenny Pijuan portrays Olive Oyl. The Popeye segment was directed by renowned Filipino filmmaker Ishmael Bernal....
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
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A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives....
Elizabeth
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Liza makes a promise on her mother’s deathbed to care for her newly born younger sister....
Hey Babe!
Character: Madame Lola
Every Friday, Abigail religiously consults Madame Lola, a fortune teller. The old shrewd lady takes advantage of Abigail’s extreme grip on superstition by giving her signs about the perfect man for her. Nelson also takes advantage on the situation and paid Madame Lola to give Abigail signs that would make her believe that he is the one for her. Eventually through Nelson’s perseverance, and Madame Lola’s bogus prediction, Abigail started to believe that Nelson is her Mr. Right. But there is no se...
The Fatima Buen Story
Character: Frank
Based on an actual case, Fatima Buen Story mixes tabloid sensationalism with paranormal symbolism and features O’ Hara’s trademark qualities: sudden violence and heroic love against a background of cinematic magic....
BFF: Best Friends Forever
Character: Lola
Best Friends Forever (BFF) is the 16th year anniversary presentation of Star Cinema starring the Megastar Sharon Cuneta and the Comedy Queen Ai Ai delas Alas. Sharon and Ai Ai will be playing as best friends in this comedy film helmed by box-office director Wenn Deramas of Tanging Ina and Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat....
Working Girls
Character: Nimfa Cajanding
Continuing the tradition of national artist Ishmael Bernal's benchmark film Working Girls after 25 years, Working Girls of 2010 depicts the role of women in the new millennium. Seven women of different backgrounds, stories and personalities entwined in a colorful story of family, love and life....
Of All the Things
Character: Mommy Susie
Muhlach plays the role of Umboy, a notary public attorney who earns a living by notarizing important documents and other papers, while Velasquez on the other hand plays the role of Berns, a professional documents fixer. Every time Berns needs the help of a notary public, she goes to Umboy to "legalized" everything. This "legalization" process of documents was somehow Umboy does not agree with Berns. Their different ideology and principles in life have created a cat-and-dog fight situation betwee...
Three Faces of Love
Character: Magda (segment "I Love You, Moo-moo")
Three stories of love starring Sharon Cuneta. The first, "I Love You, Moo-Moo" (directed by Leroy Salvador), is about a young bride who died on her honeymoon; the second, "Ang Silid" (directed by Lino Brocka) is about an interior decorator who investigates a forbidden room owned by a mysterious woman whose sister was murdered; and the third, "Katumbas ng Kahapon" (directed by Emmanuel Borlaza) follows a young woman torn between her abusive husband and her former lover who returned from the US....
Children of Terror
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The "Young Ones" in their first horror-comedy riot....
Paula
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Sariwa
Character: Christie
Cristy is a gambler in too deep with debt from Facundo and Aurora. When she found out that her debtor’s son has taken a liking for her daughter, Susie, she devised a scheme to get rid of her debt....
Magic Temple
Character: Telang Bayawak
The magical world of "Samadhi" is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three teenage boys to journey on the Magic Temple. Jubal, Sambag, and Omar, each with their own unique power battle the threat to the world of Samadhi and along the way face many extraordinary things. The boys are sure to face a huge battle ahead of them but with the help of magical creatures they met along their journey, evil is eliminated and they learn the true value of camaraderie and believing in t...
Booba
Character: Lola Belle
Booba, newly arrived in the bustling metropolis (her choice of transportation from her far flung province, where her family owns a profitable fruit stand, should be seen to be believed), moves from an all-male dormitory (with its hole-infested bathroom door, for better peeping of course) where she worked the nights as a go-go dancer, to a Filipino-Chinese household where she worked as a nanny to an overfed eight year old, before ending up as the police's top secret agent....
Working Boys
Character: Gina
A Filipino comedy film directed by Mike Relon Makiling....
Hating Kapatid
Character: Lola Gerty/Amor
Rica has been very protective of her sister Cecil even giving up her one true love Bong JC de Vera for her sisters future and after a freak accident 8 years ago at their little Party store for Fireworks, but as they grow up under the care of their grandmother Gina Pareño their parents comeback Tonton Gutierrez and Cherry Pie Picache as they comeback and they are all grown up Rica has a fear that she's losing Cecil's love as a sister and who raised her like a parent, and even falling in love for ...
Dugo ng Vampira
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The town's landed gentleman and unrepentant vampire Angustia has just feasted on a young female victim and is now pursued by an angry mob of torch-carrying villagers. Cornered in the grounds of his villa, Angustia is staked through the heart with a sharpened cross and left to die alone in agony. With the sound of a howling wolf in the distance, he is tended to by his distraught sweetheart, who removes the cross and buries him underneath it. Being mortal, she is also carrying the vampire's childr...
Pagsapit ng Dilim
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Bridal Shower
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Three advertising executives are doomed to perpetually look for the right man. Tates, Katie and Sonia are all are stuck in a rut with love, sex and marriage. Tates will do whatever it takes to just to have the man she wants even if he is tangled in a messy annulment case and even if it takes her to shed a lot of money to have him. Katie found her love story with a macho dancer but is scared to let her friends know because of his unconventional job. So she tries to give him a more decent look for...
Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
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Jukebox Jamboree
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Bye-bye na sa Daddy
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One More Try
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A woman and her ex consider pregnancy to create a donor for their sick child....
The Reunion
Character: Aling Nena
Four young men who were friends in high school reunite several years later to discover that they all have failed professionally and their love lives haven't really gone anywhere. They go on a quest to find and reconnect with their school sweethearts and finally achieve happiness....
Mga Batang Turista
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Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan
Character: Nurse Tessie
Misunderstood by their families, buddies Boy and Andoy run away to start a new life and end up switching places with a pair of look-alikes. Just as the two pals make their getaway, twins Mao and Dao flee their city to escape arranged marriages. A mix-up results in Boy and Andoy impersonating Mao and Dao and vice versa, and it's sheer chaos when one set decides to return home....
Madonna and Child
Character: Rosing
A woman searches for the child she put up for adoption....
Second Chances
Character: Lita
Two lovers, who are oceans apart, discover that distance can either make the heart grow fonder or render it numb with grief....
D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!?
Character: Sophia Kilabot
Two brothers become rivals in the affections of the same woman. Their rivalry tears them apart, and causes one of them to be heartbroken. But the two are forced to reunite in order to protect their family from a greedy businessman....
Mission: Get the Killers on the Loose
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Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Character: Belita
Jed is on the brink of leaving the Philippines to join his family in America when a run-in with the perfect woman, Angie, changes everything. A speedy proposal sends both families reeling and sets the stage for a rocky marriage....
Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo
Character: Belita
Newlywed Jed and Angie this time, they have to take care of their son Raffa with parents who are all too eager to share the job with them. Compounding the problems are Jed having to deal with a hypochondriac mother, Angie having to deal with her mom dating a "balikbayan" guy, and the usual jealousy problems hounding married couples....
The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles
Character: Mother Baby
The story revolves with Pura, (Melai) who plays the comedic role of a bubbly, caring, kind-hearted, very hardworking “dakilang ate” who wants nothing but only the best for her one and only beloved brother, Ulam, and uplift their dismal life. In all her endeavors, Pura’s best friend, Ruben (Jason Francisco), has always been by her side. Pura and Ruben then stumbles into a one-time big time opportunity to usher a Brazilian model who manages to escape them. With this unfortunate turn of event, Pura...
Dito Sa Puso Ko
Character: Mother of Ligaya
Ligaya Tatlonghari is a movie fan in every sense of the word she eats and breathes showbiz. She has two foremost dreams: to travel to the United States, and to join her favorite TV game show. The former is rather far-fetched but the latter is just within reach, only Ligaya is too cerebrally-challenged to even pass auditions. But she's far from giving up she forces Paul, her brainy neighbor, to be her contest partner. With Paul's smarts, he and Ligaya win the show's grand prize: a trip for two t...
Big Night!
Character: Babae sa Ospital
A gay beautician is determined to clear his name after learning he's included in a drug watchlist....
Kiss Mo 'Ko
Character: Tita Ampy
Clarisse is neglected by her boyfriend James. Together with her friends Dindi and Cynthia they create an imaginary suitor complete with a name- Aaron Nakpil. Clarisse's plan works too well. It turns out that there is a real Aaron Nakpil with all the qualifications they wished for in an imaginary suitor. Clarisse's concludes it fate but Aaron is not willing to give up his current girlfriend for her. Until Aaron's girlfriend dumps him. He then takes up a friend's challenge to transform Clarisse in...
Baseco Bakal Boys
Character: Lola Salvia
The heart-tugging story of children who scavenge for metal scraps in the murky waters of Manila Bay, often risking their lives in the process....
Radio Romance
Character: Ched Cordero
Veronica lives a double life as a librarian during the day while secretly working as a disc jockey at night for the popular program. One day, Veronica receives a love letter from one her listeners who boldly professes his love for her and his desire to meet her personally. Will Veronica finally give in to love's call or will she once again cower away and retreat to her books and music....
Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?
Character: Carmen
Lisa and Mike lives a happy life with a with a great family until one day when the promotions in the company they both work for chose Lisa instead Mike to be promoted. Due to this event their lives change when Mike's pride got the better of him causing both trouble in work as well as in the family....
Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon
Character: Rose
Childhood best friends Beverly and Maxine's picture-perfect relationship is strained when one of them is suddenly thrust into the world of marriage and motherhood....
Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon
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Childhood best friends Beverly and Maxine's picture-perfect relationship is strained when one of them is suddenly thrust into the world of marriage and motherhood....
Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala
Character: Fidela Rios
Rebecca is born to a poor family, a young woman whose life is defined by poverty and deprivation. But of the many things she has to endure, it is the insults that other people hurl that hurt the most. Yet despite of everything, Rebecca remains ambitious and unabashed. She pledges to herself that she will one day raise herself and her family from poverty and when that time comes, she will get back at those who had oppressed them....
Pare Ko
Character: Isabel
A set of happy-go-lucky teenagers struggles to keep the group together as each of them faces various challenges on life, love, friendship, and family....
The Bet Collector
Character: Amy
Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular numbers game of jueteng. While looking out for police crackdowns, the masterfully persuasive Amelita cajoles all comers into placing wagers....
Mangarap Ka
Character: Lucita
Childhood friends, Nonoy and Jenny, embark on their freshman year at a prestigious university together. However, bad company leads Nonoy astray. As he nearly loses everything, he works his way back to his path....
Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II
Character: Loleng (episode 2)
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....
Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang?
Character: Cora
Bujoy and Ned are childhood best friends. They stick with each other like a family. However, as time goes by Bujoy fell in love with Ned, who she thinks is the only person who accepts her imperfections that even her own family does not accept. Bujoy’s hobby which is clay sculpture is all dedicated for Ned. Ned, on the other hand finds inspiration in songwriting, to which he dedicates to the girl of his dreams, Marry Anne. Ned inherited his passion for music from his father Canor, who is a frustr...
Hiling
Character: Manang Gracia
Anna is an ordinary girl who receives an extraordinary birthday gift from a mysterious old woman. Anna discovered that she has given the power to grant any kind of wishes through touching. However, Anna could not do anything to grant her own wishes. She made Trinket’s family rich, who used to get ridiculed by the neighbourhood because of their debts. She also touches a gay who desires to become a real woman. She also touched her hopeless romantic friend Elwood who eventually became the chick mag...
Where the Heart Is
Character: Elena
After separating for too long, two sisters are reunited but complications are bound to happen when bickerings of past continues. Joy, a succesful careerwoman, attempts to reconcile her parents and reconnects with her siblings....
Halimaw Sa Banga
Character: Mommy
Two young boys discovered an ancient book in a dilapidated mansion. Unaware, they have unleashed the cursed warrior(halimaw) character in the book upon reading. The bloodthirsty demon went on a killing spree in the darkness of night. Discovering that the murders were done by the halimaw in the book, Kokoy, the protagonist, must act fast to put an end to the unwanted trespasser and protect his home and family. Subsequent to this is a variant story of an ancient jar which dated to a period when th...
AbeNida
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Abe, a woodcarver and artist, loses everything when his wife leaves him for another man. He falls in love with a woman who looks like his wife and calls her by his wife's name Nida, when in reality she is a prostitute named Cecile....
Anak ni Baby Ama
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A boy grows up not knowing his real identity. One day a mysterious lady, claiming to be his real mother, divulges the truth about his roots. He is caught between leaving his past and living his new life....
Meron Akong Nakita... (Hindi Ko Sasabihin!)
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One Question, One Answer
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Rizelle is a beautiful young woman who decides to work as a house helper during summer to earn extra money and to substitute her mother who is ill. together with her friend, she is assigned to serve Eric, the bratty son of a American businessman who just hates to be in the Philippines. In spite of his arrogant ways, the pretty servant falls in love with her master...
Till There Was You
Character: Lagring Boborol
Joanna meets single father Albert and his baby Pippa on a bus. When she gets off the bus, Joanna accidentally leaves her photograph behind with her book. Over the years, Pippa comes to believe that this picture is of her mother's. Years later, Pippa meets Joanna again, and Albert hires her to act as Pippa's mother. Eventually, Albert and Joanna become romantically involved....
Darna and the Planetman
Character: Darna
Darna vs. Planetman...
Kiliti
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Wander Bra
Character: old Wander Bra
An oblivious superhero, passed down her super powers in the form of the “Wander Bra” to an ordinary woman who becomes a supernatural woman every time she wears the magical bra all....
Heaven's Waiting
Character: Mona Lisa "Lisang" Valdez
Lisang’s soul is trapped in purgatory due to her bad behavior. Once again, her name is picked and reconsidered. Will she be able to make it this time?...
Unforgettable
Character: Lola Olive
It's the story of a woman and her dog on a journey to Baguio to somewhat cure her ailing mother who was once saved by her dog. Somewhere along the journey, she will discover a different kind of love....
Tililing
Character: Socorro
Three intern nurses get locked down in an asylum where they meet three special patients. Together, they attempt to escape before the other patients kill them....
Child of Darkness
Character: Lola Pura
Adela is a young woman who seemed to be cursed from birth. Now a teenager, she begins to show signs of strange abilities which grow stronger as she is bullied....
Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story
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Boobita Rose is a woman dealing with her dysfunctional family and a socially challenged love life....
Kaka
Character: Lolita Kiri / Kiri Bataan
Kaka, a female sex therapist who keeps a dark secret - she has never reached the climax. Things change when she meets a man and lets her experience the pleasure she wants....
First Lessons
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A teenager experiences his first taste of physical intimacy with the opposite sex, courtesy of an elder, worldly-wise woman....