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Ransom! (1974)
Character: N/A
This Filipino action thriller concerns a crime syndicate which specializes in holding people for ransom. Their most recent foray into crime succeeds in two cases but runs into difficulties when the kidnappers rape the daughter of their latest victim, a doctor. The doctor enlists the help of police Captain Alvaran (Joseph Estrada), who hunts the villains down with the able support of his loving wife.
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Manila Dragnet (1973)
Character: N/A
Joseph Estrada takes on drugs and organized crime around Manila's Chinatown.
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Tatak ng Tundo (1978)
Character: Jose 'Pepe' Sanchez
Two childhood friends choose different paths in life; one believes in the principle of law and justice and the other believes that only the ruthless survive.
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Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa (1975)
Character: N/A
A 1975 action film directed by Augusto Buenaventura. It is distinguished for being the movie to win the Best Picture award in the very first Metro Manila Film Festival.
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Asiong Salonga (1961)
Character: N/A
In the later part of the 40s and early part of the 50s, the name Asiong Salonga brought fears and chills to the residents of Tondo and its environs. Salonga, a dreaded and notorious gang leader, and the likes of Totoy Golem, Toothpick, Boy Zapanta and other toughies that time, Tondo became a bloodbath of gangland violence.
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Kumander Alibasbas (1981)
Character: N/A
Based on the true-to-life story of Cesario Manarang, the third highest-ranking official in the Huk hierarchy, from Concepcion, Tarlac.
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Kill the Pushers (1972)
Character: N/A
A film that stars Joseph Estrada, Pilar Pilapil and Rosemarie Gil based on Marcos' war on drugs.
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Sa Kuko ng Agila (1989)
Character: Tonyo
Tonyo (Joseph Estrada), a mini-bus driver in Olongapo, opposes U.S. military bases in the Philippines. He saw the changes of the city after the military bases were established. Social problems of corruption, prostitution, poverty, and the plight of fishermen after the base appropriated much of the land and sea. The movie depicts his struggle between principle and practicality, a battle of healthy past and promising future and the quest for freedom and nationalism.
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Big Boss (1965)
Character: N/A
A story about two identical-looking men one a gang boss and the other a college student, their lives change after their fateful meeting.
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Capitan Pepe (1969)
Character: Capitan Pepe
Is there a qualification to lead? Jose a.k.a. Pepe did prove to the people in their barrio that the real concern and love for your constituent is the key to good public service. Capitan Pepe is a story of the dirty and funny side of politics even in the small barrio and it was even made exciting when romance tried to find its place despite the conflict
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Batang Iwahig (1966)
Character: N/A
A story about a man who buried a money cache and went to jail, rehabilitated, and wanted to change his life but trouble still hunts him.
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Yakuza Contract (1978)
Character: N/A
As current as today's headlines...the gripping saga of a small man's uphill fight against the dreadead Japanese mafia.
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Iskorokotoy (1981)
Character: N/A
Batanguenong Iskorokotoy ventured to Manila to continue selling mosquito nets and blankets. Can he get out of the hardships of life?
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Macho-nurin (1983)
Character: N/A
A village lothario and toughie is a meek lamb to his pampered wife.
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Salamat sa Alaala (2015)
Character: Himself
The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.
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Lakas Sambayanan (2002)
Character: Himself
Documentary to trace the origins of People Power in history, to determine how it has strengthened democratic institutions in the Philippines, and to see where it is headed, despite the distractions and corruptions we have been seeing these past two years.
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Cordillera (1964)
Character: N/A
DESTROY THIS MAN and a fortune in diamonds is yours. A Filipino version of 1964's FLIGHT TO FURY, filmed back-to-back with that film.
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Habagat Sa Tag-araw (1961)
Character: N/A
A man seeks justice for the death of his spouse's entire family when an armed group came.
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Soliman Brothers (1966)
Character: N/A
Three tough guys — brothers from three different mothers — go through life and love [and skirmishes with other tough guys] bonded in blood and fraternity.
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Alamat Ng 7 Kilabot (1967)
Character: N/A
A gunslinger was tasked by an antique collector to find a missing treasure, on his way he meets 6 more gunslingers to help him on the task but as they arrived at the town where the treasure was buried, they are mistaken for military aid.
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Ang Agila At Ang Araw (1973)
Character: N/A
The story revolves around themes of justice and revenge, as an honest doctor gets wrongfully accused of a crime. He then crosses paths with a rebel and freedom fighter. The two team up as fugitives on the run, realizing that they must work together if they are to survive.
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Bakya Mo Neneng (1977)
Character: N/A
Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1977 directed by Augusto Buenaventura and starred Joseph Estrada, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, and Gloria Sevilla.
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Suicide Commandoes (1962)
Character: N/A
The story line, although in fiction, was set in the last days of the Second World War in the Philippines, particularly the Bessang Pass in the island of Luzon. The combined Filipino and American military forces are having a hard time in defeating the Japanese Imperial Army. Because of this situation, many military personnel and civilians on the side of the Filipino and Americans caught between the opposing forces are dying in large numbers everyday. Equipment and logistics in large quantities are also lost during the same time. The top brass of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) decided to select six Filipinos from various several guerrilla units under its command to execute a mission codenamed “Mission X-310”:
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Walang Pagkalupig (1962)
Character: N/A
The story of the heroic exploits of PC Ranger Captain Laudemer Kahulugan tasked to hunt down Huk dissident leader Casto Alejandrino.
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Ang Tanging Pamilya (2009)
Character: Dindo Sicat
A story of a young couple, Charlie Sicat and U.S.-based Prince Price, who decides to get married after two years of long-distance relationship. But there is one hitch: Charlie’s father Dindo had promised to give his wife Sunshine another church ceremony to mark their 25th wedding anniversary. Dindo vehemently refuses to have both weddings take place. Prince’s attempt to win over Dindo is further complicated by his nouveau riche mother Marlene, who insists on having her son’s wedding done her way.
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₱10,000 Pag-ibig (1957)
Character: Fred
Claudo thought that money was everything until Loida taught him that love is not on a cash and carry basis.
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Mga Mata ni Angelita (1978)
Character: Mayor
Mga Mata ni Angelita was written by Ricardo Feliciano and became a number one hit radio drama from 1974 to 1978. It was made into a film by Larry Santiago Productions and catapulted Julie Vega into fame.
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Baril sa Baril (1961)
Character: Ricardo Guerrero
A story about two childhood friends Mario and Ricardo who are both war heroes, one day a corrupt attorney who desires power uses their good-hearted nature to test their friendship to get rid of each other.
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Istambay (1963)
Character: N/A
A boy's life turned around when one night a man shot and killed his widower father. He then grows up and becomes a vagrant till his fateful meeting with an assertive kid.
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Dugo at Pag-ibig sa Kapirasong Lupa (1975)
Character: Jo (segment 4)
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 Moises Padilla Story (1961)
Character: The Killer
About an aspiring Negros Occidental mayoral candidate (Leopoldo Salcedo) tortured and killed during election season.
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Flight to Fury (1964)
Character: Garuda
After a plane crash in the Philippine jungle, two men, one an avaricious killer who has come to the islands to search for a fortune in diamonds, the other an international adventurer, must somehow overcome their vast personal differences and desires to survive in the steamy wilderness.
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