Joel Saracho

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Joel Saracho

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Joel Saracho is a Filipino actor, writer, dramaturg, and activist.


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Mga Kwentong Tsubibo Mga Kwentong Tsubibo (2015) Character: N/A
Mga Kwentong Tsubibo revolves around the individual stories of 8 strangers: a frustrated medical student on the verge of quitting her studies; a dewy-eyed boy who, pressed by poverty and desperation, searches for medicine for his ailing grandmother; a well-loved city mayor whose critically-ill son urgently needs a kidney transplant; a young, engaged couple planning their future together; and an older couple in a fishing village scrambling to raise money for the medical bills of their hospitalized son. The film offers a critical look at the social determinants of health, and how they affect the lives of Filipinos.
Lasingtunado Lasingtunado (2018) Character: N/A
Drunken customers of a small bar end up fighting over a song in the karaoke machine.
Doors: Team B Terror Doors: Team B Terror (2018) Character: N/A
A nightmare of a basketball team during their stay at an old dormitory.
If I Were A Voice If I Were A Voice (2024) Character: N/A
A gay student leader finds himself in the collective voices of an ensemble to avenge and reclaim the voice once taken from him.
Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) (2019) Character: Mother Jewel
Actress Eugene Domingo plays a fictionalized version of herself as an actress who really wants to be a director. Unfortunately, she encounters the most enormous stumbling block of all: her ego.
Singing in Graveyards Singing in Graveyards (2016) Character: Joey Smith fan
Pepe, a 68-year-old impersonator of a Filipino rock legend, lives alone on the borders of reality, imagination and mysticism. One day, he is finally given the chance to open for the rock legend’s concert but he must do something neither of them has done before – write a love song.
Bomba Bomba (2018) Character: Kuya Rod
Pipo makes ends meet by taking on the toughest jobs. Life is more difficult because he’s deaf. He supports himself and his teenage lover Cyril. His irate boss is getting difficult and Ben, his childhood friend wants his daughter Cyril back. Like a bomb, Pipo’s ticking to explode, anytime soon.
Dama de Noche Dama de Noche (2020) Character: N/A
Daisy Resurrection, an overseas Filipino worker, comes home from years of working broad, but her homecoming is unlike any other OFW story you’ve heard of.
Nang Mawalan ng Ilaw si Lolo Tacio Nang Mawalan ng Ilaw si Lolo Tacio (2025) Character: Lolo Tacio
An isolating old man, haunted by the loss of his grandchild and unpaid bills, meets a child on an unlikely journey of warmth and rediscovery, all sparked by a power outage.
Pektus Pektus (2016) Character: N/A
The story of a day in the lives of two men in the city -both proud, indifferent, and bound by the confines of their milieu and their choices in life- and their incidental yet preordained meeting in a one-way alley that would change their lives thereafter. Raising questions of how far people have control over what happens in their lives, the film seeks to explore circumstance versus choice, breaking points, and second chances.
Out of Body Out of Body (2021) Character: N/A
Elle, a young model new to the industry, arrives to the set of her first commercial job to discover that the initial idea was scrapped. A mysterious new concept has been developed, but the crew and director keep forgetting to let her know what it is. However, after an afternoon of tight costume fittings, rough prop work, and meetings with creepy producers, Elle begins to suspect something else might be afoot.
Portraits of Mosquito Press Portraits of Mosquito Press (2015) Character: Himself
The documentary about the history and struggle for Press Freedom of Mosquito Press during the dark days of Marcos dictatorship.
Ghosts of Kalantiaw Ghosts of Kalantiaw (2023) Character: N/A
Delving into figures like the pseudohistorical Kalantiaw and President Bongbong Marcos, this documentary is a deep exploration of the post-truth era.
Instalado Instalado (2017) Character: N/A
A social science fiction set in a farming village in the not-so-distant future. Victor lives in a time when the dominant form of education is through installation, a process wherein bodies of knowledge can be installed directly into people's brains using technology owned by big corporations. However, like many others in the agricultural town of Porac, Victor cannot afford the sky-high cost of installation; which he believes is the key to escape his rural life. To raise money for installation, Victor abandons farming and works as the housekeep of a wealthy childhood friend who has become extremely successful after undergoing a series of installations.
Silenced Nights Silenced Nights (2026) Character: N/A
An ordinary worker witnesses the extrajudicial killing of a teenage boy by police officers. Inspired by real-life events during the Philippine anti-drug campaign, the film tracks the lone witness who risks his safety in an attempt to make the truth known.
Bula sa Langit Bula sa Langit (2022) Character: N/A
A young soldier comes home after a siege and faces a different war.
Maratabat Maratabat (2014) Character: N/A
When the people of Maratabat finally realize that their time under the corrupt politician clan of the Abubakars has to come to an end— a series of violent acts occur one after another. The people rally behind another clan –the Mahardikas – to end the violence and place a new leader in their region. Will the Mahardikas choose a path of violence or peace? Will it be for honor or will it be for pride?
Tibak Tibak (2016) Character: N/A
The film is based on the progressive and nationalist youth organization “Kabataang Makabayan” (KM), founded in 1964. Kabataang Makabayan was led and co-founded by Prof. Jose Ma. Sison, four years before they also reestablished the Communist Party of the Philippines
Memories of Old Manila Memories of Old Manila (1993) Character: N/A
A historian travels through time from the swampland that one day turned into the squalor that it has become in contemporary time.
Metamorphosis Metamorphosis (2019) Character: Priest
Born with both male and female genitals, but raised like a boy by his conservative family, Adam goes through all the things prepubescent boys go through, including a fascination with strange animals he takes for pets and being smitten by a lovely girl. His bucolic world turns upside down when he gets his first menstrual period setting him off on a journey that tests the spiritual and physical limits of sexual identity and into a new world of ambiguity and desire.
Ang Happy Homes ni Diane Hilario Ang Happy Homes ni Diane Hilario (2025) Character: Mang Gusting
A story of ordinary, happy people living in a tenement is suddenly shaken by a string of conspicuous deaths. Unfortunate and unrelated deaths continue, and they think a killer is living among them.
Mañanita Mañanita (2019) Character: Vendor
An ex-military sniper who was honorably discharged accepts a mission that will indefinitely change her life in the attempts to make ends meet. It is a quiet character study of when your life’s purpose is stripped away, but you still pursue it, only to realise that it could kill you.
Signal Rock Signal Rock (2018) Character: N/A
Intoy was left to take care of his parents when his sister Vicky leaves to work overseas. Eventually, like many women in the island, Vicky married a foreigner thinking it will solve all her family’s problems. Living in a remote area, Intoy can only get in touch with his sister by scrambling atop strange rock formations on the island.
Trophy Wife Trophy Wife (2014) Character: Nong
A woman falls in love with a man, but is wronged by him and his brother. She then tries to exact revenge on him, his brother and his new lover.
My Valentine Girls My Valentine Girls (2011) Character: Bernie (segment "BBF")
The Valentine offering starts with a loveless bespectacled author pondering over possible themes for his trilogy of love stories. He gets a ribbing from his precocious little sister for wasting too much time writing on the computer.
Bela Luna Bela Luna (2023) Character: Bela's Father
When Luna, a battered wife, and Bela, an empowered artist, meet for the first time, their hearts will be freed by the people and society that chain them.
Paquil Paquil (2025) Character: N/A
"Paquil" tells the story of Christina, a once-celebrated actress who, after experiencing several career flops and being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, returns to her hometown of Pakil. This town holds deep childhood memories for her and is known for the long-lost tradition of Komedya, a local theatrical performance. Now at a crossroads in her life, Christina becomes determined to revive this cultural art form as she grapples with her fading health and inner struggles.
The ExorSIS The ExorSIS (2021) Character: Mang Ruben
The film follows Gina, who must find an exorcist after her younger sister gets possessed by a dead woman’s spirit.
Ganito, Ganyan, Ganoon Ganito, Ganyan, Ganoon (2026) Character: Tito
A TV writer returns home to her estranged mother, igniting chaos as they navigate painful secrets and the complexities of their dysfunctional family.
I'mPerfect I'mPerfect (2025) Character: Principal
It explores themes of love, acceptance and self-discovery through the story of two individuals, Jiro and Jessica, who have down syndrome.
Ang Panahon ng Halimaw Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (2018) Character: Ahas
In late 1970s Philippines, a military-controlled militia oppresses a remote village, spreading terror both physical and psychological. Fearless young doctor Lorena opens a clinic for the poor but disappears without a trace. Her activist poet husband sets out to find her.
변신 변신 (2019) Character: Filipino Priest 2
An evil spirit that changes faces infiltrates one family placing one brother in danger while the other tries to save him.
Balota Balota (2024) Character: Pastor
A land-grabbing tycoon and a former sexy male actor are in a tight race for mayor in a small town. When violence erupts, Emmy, a teacher, runs into the wilderness with a ballot box, the last copy of the election result.
The Time That Remains The Time That Remains (2025) Character: Tribe Leader
Surrounded by a string of deaths, an older woman relives her romance with a mysterious, ageless lover as an inspector closes in on their dark secret.
Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon (2014) Character: Father Guido
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad, and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under Martial Law.
Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2012) Character: Chairman Boy English Resuello
A professional horror movie extra prepares for her first ever acting award nomination.
Victoria's Silver Victoria's Silver (2025) Character: Ka Enteng
Set in 1944, Victoria, who escapes captivity as a comfort woman, finds refuge, and love, with the man Selina left in the first movie.
Hintayan ng Langit Hintayan ng Langit (2018) Character: Tagasuri
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?
BuyBust BuyBust (2018) Character: Good Samaritan
A special forces team is sent to snuff out a drug den, but find themselves trapped inside it after being set-up and betrayed.
The Healing The Healing (2012) Character: Swimming Coach
A community rushes to a faith healer after learning that one of them was miraculously healed from a deadly disease by the same person. They are torn apart afterwards as the healing brings them a terrible curse that wreaks harm and death.
Tandem Tandem (2015) Character: Elmer
In the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation tandem robbers on motorbike. But when a robbery goes sour, the brothers are forced to graduate from low level thieves to high profile hit men in an act that tests both their resolve and their relationship.
On the Job On the Job (2013) Character: N/A
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.
Ilawod Ilawod (2017) Character: N/A
A story of a family's breakdown in the midst of a demonic attack. Dennis, a reporter, accidentally invites the ilawod which is a water spirit into his home where it attaches to his son, Ben.
Paglipay Paglipay (2016) Character: N/A
An Aeta from Baytan village in Zambales makes a living from cutting down and burning of trees and hunting on the foothills of Mt. Pinatubo.
Isang Himala Isang Himala (2024) Character: Mr. Chua
Amid drought and famine in Cupang, young Elsa claims to have seen the Virgin Mary and subsequently been blessed with the ability to heal the sick. As people flock to witness her powers, the village becomes consumed by faith, prosperity, greed, and deceit. Is Elsa truly a symbol of hope in a world desperate for salvation?
Moneyslapper Moneyslapper (2024) Character: Lucy
In dreary Porac Pampanga, a young man, Daniel, abandons his motherland after winning the biggest cash prize in the history of Philippine lottery. Five years later, he is searching for home and redemption through the people that make up his past. With each visit, his story unfolds like the last digit of a winning combination.
Ang Hupa Ang Hupa (2019) Character: Mailman
Madmen control Manila in 2034 after massive volcanic eruptions have plunged Southeast Asia into darkness.
Lola Igna Lola Igna (2019) Character: Mang Rene
Lola Igna is a foul-mouthed and stubborn woman who is eager to die but her neighbors are hung up on her winning "the oldest living grandmother in the world." Her long-lost great-great-grandson, Tim, is an aspiring vlogger who wants to latch on her now-famous grandma but ends up giving her a new reason to live.
Macho Dancer Macho Dancer (1989) Character: Boy
Pol moves to Manila for better opportunities after his American lover leaves. However, he gets drawn into the gritty world of gay prostitution and sexual slavery.
Contestant #4 Contestant #4 (2016) Character: N/A
A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated clip of himself as a cross-dressing boy. This sparks within the young boy an interest to find out more about the old man's past. What he ultimately discovers aids both him and the old man towards a richer understanding of how the weight of life and identity should be carried.
Matangtubig Matangtubig (2015) Character: N/A
A story of how a violent crime disrupts a quaint rural town in Batangas. A girl’s dead body is discovered and puts the whole town on trial while the former’s companion remains missing. The ensuing media spectacle slowly exposes the town’s secrets. As they celebrate its yearly festival by the lake, an unknowing sleeping evil unravels and haunts the townsfolk.
Sex Games Sex Games (2023) Character: Shiela's Father
A rich couple often spices up their sexual relationship by doing their so-called Sex Games. But when they meet a new set of "playmates"- a conservative couple, their game becomes more challenging.
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie (2025) Character: Ka Igme (segment "Berbalang")
Three chilling tales based on real stories expose the haunting depths of faith, fear, and the unknown — from a seafarer trapped on a cursed voyage, to an island plagued by a flesh-eating legend, and a young woman's battle against a legion of demons that pushes the limits of faith and sanity.
Lahi, Hayop Lahi, Hayop (2020) Character: N/A
Three illegal miners journey back to their island after months of toiling in hellish conditions. With their hard-earned money, they traversed the sea, the mountains and the forest until they reached their destination. Or did they really reach their cursed place?
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing (2020) Character: N/A
In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man may only lie with a woman — is everything we see truly what it seems to be? The latest release from New Queer Visions takes a look at representations of boys and men, how desires are hidden from those around them, and how self-belief conquers doubt. The short films are: Adult (2017); Hello, Stranger [Dag vreemde man] (2016); Little Potato (2017); Juan Gabriel is Dead [Se murió Juan Gabriel] (2018); The Guest [Le convive] (2017); Contestant #4 (2016).
Ballad of a Blind Man Ballad of a Blind Man (2024) Character: Claudio
Living alone as a caretaker to her ailing but overbearing dad, a demure and loving daughter unravels the secrets of her estranged mom as her dad’s grip on her life tightens.
Salvage Salvage (2015) Character: Bong
A news team investigating rumors of aswang killings in a remote barrio are attacked by a group of soldiers, forcing them to run for their lives in the deeps of the forest, where more mystery and danger lay in wait.
Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka (2018) Character: Bangkero
A romantic comedy story on how to move on with heartaches and painful memories. A tale full of tears and laughter as Jaz Cruz deals with different stages of moving on.
Liway Liway (2018) Character: Mang Roger
The true story of a young mother who uses story-telling to protect her child from the reality of growing up in prison and the difficult life she endured.
Sunod Sunod (2019) Character: Priest
A woman is desperate to find the cure to her daughter's illness. She takes a job at a call center, only to be haunted by the ghost in it.
The Baseball Player The Baseball Player (2022) Character: N/A
A Moro child soldier aspires to become a baseball player amidst an all-out war.
Ang Duyan ng Magiting Ang Duyan ng Magiting (2023) Character: N/A
A collection of interwoven stories about life and violence in the Philippines, following a college professor, a university chancellor, a social worker, a police chief, two students, two mothers, and a lawyer.
Feng Shui 2 Feng Shui 2 (2014) Character: News Reporter
It focuses on Lester who, upon getting the cursed bagua, starts to get all the luck and prosperity he could get in his life, but with deadly consequences.
Bullet Day Bullet Day (2024) Character: N/A
Diego Loyzaga and Joel Torre go head to head in this action-packed movie about a former hit man trying to live a normal life when someone from his past sees him and puts his family and friends in danger. Can he sacrifice his new life to fight for the ones he loves?
Bar Boys: After School Bar Boys: After School (2025) Character: N/A
Set ten years after the events of the first film, the story explores the impact of time on institutions, relationships, and individuals, delivering a poignant yet inspiring tale about the invisible costs of pursuing one's dreams.
2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten (2016) Character: Mr. Pangan
Felix is a friendless achiever in high school whose life changes after the arrival of the half-American Snyder brothers, entangling him in their dark ambitions.
Sa Oras ng Paghuhukom Sa Oras ng Paghuhukom (2025) Character: Ama
On the eve of an imminent apocalypse, daughter helps her father prepare for a religious event of their sect. But as the hours tick, sinister events unravel that endanger her own safety.
GomBurZa GomBurZa (2023) Character: Padre Francisco Campmas
A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.
Fruitcake Fruitcake (2024) Character: Ospret's Dad
In modern-day Metro Manila, a diverse group of Filipinos faces life's lows as their destinies collide on a fateful train ride, unfolding a heartwarming and comedic tapestry of interconnected stories.
Sampung Utos Kay Josh Sampung Utos Kay Josh (2025) Character: NBI Agent 1
Josh, a devout loan executive who believes his faith and adherence to the Ten Commandments have brought him a good life. However, when a series of misfortunes strike. Josh begins to feel abandoned by his faith. In his frustration, he decides to rebel by breaking each commandment.
What You Did What You Did (2024) Character: Police
Arvin and Ace, haunted by past traumas and dreams shattered by the pandemic, collide as they chase online fame, forcing them to confront buried secrets and redefine their identities.
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (2016) Character: Mr. Karyo
Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.
Only We Know Only We Know (2025) Character: Bert
When a retired professor and a widowed engineer in his '40s bond after a chance meeting, their conversations on life and love turn into something more.



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