Leroy Salvador
Director
Leroy Salvador was a Filipino actor and film director who began his career as a child star. He first appeared in the 1946 film Aladin, portraying the young version of the title character played by Jaime de la Rosa. Recognised as one of the most talented figures in Philippine cinema, Salvador later became known for his versatility both in front of and behind the camera. He was the eldest among the well-known Salvador family in the entertainment industry. In 1953, he earned the FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in Huk sa Bagong Pamuhay (1953), a role that also brought him international recognition when he received the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival that same year. Decades later, he won another FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Award for the film Init (1979), cementing his legacy as one of Philippine cinema’s most accomplished and enduring performers.
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Movie7.0FantasyActionThin and awkward Teng-Teng gets a magic barbell as a reward for his good deed. It turns him into a muscular and powerful Captain Barbell, a superhero who fights the forces of evil.
Captain Barbell
1986 · 1 votes
Movie10.0MusicDocumentaryA compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the so-called big three - Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere.
Happy Days Are Here Again
1974 · 1 votes
Movie4.0ComedyJack and Jill face a new whole adventure- this time in America! When they received a telegram from their dead uncle's lawyer they were prompted to go to the US immediately. Thinking she can have everything back, Jack decides to sell her jeepney and exhaust her savings to buy their plane ticket. But the day they are about to know the span of their uncle's riches they witness the murder of his lawyer! Jack and Jill must get out fast before the killers get to them first.
Jack & Jill Sa Amerika
1988 · 3 votes
Movie9.0ComedyTwo families with different characters swap lives to realize that all they need is a healthy balance of being book-smart and being street-smart.
Like Father, Like Son
1985 · 1 votes
Movie9.0RomanceDramaThree 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.
MovieDramaRomancePasikat
1955
Movie9.0RomanceDramaA young couple eloped, got married and then must cope with problems like money, living on their own, trying finish school and raising a baby. not to mention the fact that even young married couples do get bored sometimes.
Movie6.5HorrorComedyTwo teen stories in one movie. "Dear Partyline" tells the story of Badong who falls in love with a girl in a Coke commercial who happens to be the other half of their telephone party line. "Dear Killer" tells the story of Lenny and the mysterious disappearance of a girl who was considered the school's best Soprano singer.
Dear Diary
1989 · 2 votes
Movie7.7DramaActionCarding, the anti-Japanese guerrilla turned Huk rebel when his family's land is taken over by the greedy landlord while Maxie, the communist recruiter who assures Carding that only a communist can be a true Filipino; however it was Jesus, Carding's brother-in-law who shoots Carding in the arm foiling his attempt to escape the military.
Movie5.9CrimeDramaA war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.
Movie6.5DramaA poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa, who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression when her drunkard father is run over by a train. Though she is set to marry her fiancé, Rosa chooses to put her family’s needs before her own. Rosa’s brothers also carry their own burdens, except for one, the youngest, Avelino, who helps his sister shoulder the weight of the family’s problems.
Malvarosa
1958 · 8 votes
Movie6.2ActionRomanceAdapted from the komiks serial by Carlo J. Caparas, this film is about the fugitive, the singer, and the song that sparked their passion. A man escapes prison to kidnap a singer that he has become obsessed with and they embark a passion-filled life on the run.
Somewhere
1984 · 6 votes
Movie8.0MusicDash A Lotsa Nonsents!
1978 · 1 votes
- Movie3.7DramaComedy
A view on the lives of four woman, married, widowed, mistress and "missed."
Sa Totoo Lang!
1985 · 3 votes
Movie9.0RomanceComedyYour favourite love team plus the Philippines' newest heart-throb and the scree's most seductive siren.
Anak ni Waray
1958 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaMusicCasa Grande
1958 · 1 votes
- Movie3.3Drama
A plucky middle-class girl gets pregnant out-of-wedlock but refuses to let her misfortunes dampen her spirit and love of life. Against all odds, Rosenda brings up her daughter all by herself, rejecting offers from Robert Cuevas, the father of her baby.
Rosenda
1989 · 3 votes
MovieRomanceDramaUpon the advice of his heart, Arturo searches for the girl with whom he should settle down.
Movie10.0DramaRomanceA story about a young woman who was adopted by a woman who held a secret grudge against her family.
Emily
1960 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DramaCrimeMaria and Jose, a young married couple begin life together in an orchard in the countryside. It isn't long until they have four children: Miguel, Arturo, Angelita, and Lito. The eldest, Miguel, is a deaf-mute. Life is good for the family and the children grow up and bring joy to the community. But trouble enters their lives when Jose makes an enemy of Bruno, a widower, much feared in the village.
MovieComedy
MovieRomanceComedyA story about a young man who falls in love with a girl named Charito.
Movie7.2DramaRomanceHassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala Amai and vice versa, the Tausugs plot to break up the union of the happy couple.
Badjao
1957 · 5 votes