Peque Gallaga
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Adult: No
Birthday: August 25, 1934
Age: 90 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 07, 2020
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Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema
Overview: A one-of-a-kind legacy project produced by TBA Studios, Habambuhay is a homage to the centennial anniversary of Philippine cinema–an insightfully entertaining documentary series, revisiting the personal experiences of those who work in front of or behind the cameras, those who have shaped the film industry of the Philippines for the longest time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-12
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Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos
Overview: A woman fell in love with a Japanese soldier, during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines. The whole town turned against her.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1976-11-18
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Islands
Overview: ISLANDS explores a cinematic journey of two astronauts. As they enter Earth’s atmosphere the structure transforms. The spacecraft becomes the meteor from a myth of a tribesman; it triggers an old lady’s memory of a lover from her past. As these diverse characters converge in a plane of reality, we confront a particular form of gravity we covertly feel—falling in love.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2013-11-14
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Si Lucio at si Miguel: Hihintayin Kayo sa Langit
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Namets!
Overview: Follows the flirtation between Manuel and Lourdes, two Negrosanon whose lives revolve around food. Along the way, we are treated to the full panorama of Negrosanon cuisine and the idiosyncrasies of Negrosanon eating.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-11
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Virgin Forest
Overview: A story set in the Philippine Republic in the 1900s where a lass, a Spanish mestizo, and a fisherman are caught up by Macabebe soldiers who are trying to capture Emilio Aguinaldo.
Genres: War Drama Action
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1985-01-22
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The Aswang Phenomenon
Overview: What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Church, the Philippine Administration, and even the CIA.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-31
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José Rizal
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig
Overview: Bold Sari enlists with Josh, a young man whom she barely met. They set from Metro Manila to Leyte to find the owner of a letter she found and see the fulfillment of its vow. They discover that the journey is just as relevant as their goal.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2014-11-12
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The Son of Brocka
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2005-07-30
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Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote
Overview: There is trouble brewing in the world of Agimat and monsters are scaring and kidnapping children. The monsters seem capable of travelling in other worlds and Agimat is able to crossover with them to Encantasia, the world of Faye, Ina Magenta and our hero, Enteng Kabisote. The fairies wonder why monsters are able to cross worlds. Agimat is amazed of the other world and hopes that things in his world would turn out better. His dream one day is to have a happy family like Enteng’s.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Action
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2010-12-25
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Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay ka, Fairy ko... The Beginning of the Legend
Overview: Mortal Enteng Kabisote (Vic Sotto) and his magical fairy wife continue to face danger and adventure in this fourth film based on the popular Filipino television series "OK Ka Fairy Ko." The hazards include a time-traveling mirror, an evil dragon lady, a vampirish villain, a gun-armed bad guy and the ever-present aswangs. As always, Enteng must rise to the challenges to protect his beloved family from all the potential mayhem.
Genres: Family Fantasy Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-25
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Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!
Overview: Angelo dreams of creating a medicine that could cure his father’s illness. With some knowledge about medicinal herbs, he makes a living as a faith healer. Everyone believes him, except Cielo Delos Santos, a doctor who swears to do everything to uncover Angelo’s secret. Things get a little complicated when Angelito, an exiled angel comes down to earth to help Angelo become a better man. As the three of them try to achieve their own goals, they realize that they need each other more than they are willing to admit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2011-04-23
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Joyful Mystery
Overview: The fortunes of three impoverished friends and their families abruptly change after an airplane crashes in a nearby mountain. They rush to the crash site along with all the villagers, not to help the victims but to plunder their valuables. A dead American passenger carried a large amount of money in his briefcase which Mesiong, Ponsoy, and Jamin find and avariciously keep for themselves. But the town mayor gets greedy and with his hirelings abducts the three to divest them of their booty.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1984-09-13
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The Wanderer
Overview: "Dayo" follows the adventure of 11-year-old Bubuy as he tries to save his grandparents who have been abducted and brought to Elementalia, a mysterious and magical land that is home to popular creatures of Philippine mythology.
Genres: Adventure Animation Fantasy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2008-12-25
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Tigasin
Overview: Sgt. Greg Marcial is an esteemed detective who is tasked to investigate on a series of mysterious deaths among elderly men.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-23
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Gangland
Overview: A gang of teenagers accidentally inherits a bag of drugs. They try to sell them back to their original gangster owners, but when that goes awry, they are reluctantly drawn into a protracted and bloody gang war. Meanwhile, they are neglected at home, and must deal with family abuse as well as the gangsters.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1998-09-18
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Woman of the Ruins
Overview: On a storm-ravaged island that has seen its share of tragedy, a person who had been assumed dead reappears and ignites a frenzy of reactions, ranging from ecstatic religious fervor to fear.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-12
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Brocka x Bernal
Overview: A documentary on the life and work of National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2024-08-08
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Huling Biyahe
Overview: Two aging couple who work in the Filipino film industry, a linear editor and an ex-dubber, who, at the twilight of their lives, decide to part ways to know what’s missing in their lives. They both explore things they haven’t explored before as they both undergo a sexual awakening in their lives. The wife finds comfort in a local school janitor whom she sees a slight parallelism to her life. On the other hand, the husband gets enamored on a shy barrio lass whose face elicit the same weakness he has for women chinita eyes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2012-11-22
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Wake Up, Maruja
Overview: A bride commits suicide on her wedding night. Years later, she is reincarnated as an actress-producer and tries to reveal her true story to the world.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1978-09-04
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Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay
Overview: A professional horror movie extra prepares for her first ever acting award nomination.
Genres: Drama Comedy Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2012-10-31
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Ganito Kami Muli
Overview: A documentary produced by Cinema One that sees through fully restored film in the eyes of young filmmakers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay
Overview: A professional horror movie extra prepares for her first ever acting award nomination.
Genres: Drama Comedy Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2012-10-31
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