Pokwang
Also Known As: Marietta Subong, Marietta "Pokwang" Subong
Biography: Marietta Subong O'Brian (born August 27, 1970), known professionally as Pokwang, is a Filipina comedian, actress, television host and singer. She started in a reality show on ABS-CBN and subsequently appeared in dramas and sitcoms of the network. She also received the Best Comedy Actress award from the Philippine Movie Press Club for her portrayal in the sitcom Aalog-Alog and the Best Female Comedian award from People's Choice Awards. She became a host of the variety shows Wowowee, Pilipinas Win na Win, and Happy Yipee Yehey.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Iloilo City, Philippines
Birthday: August 27, 1970
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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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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D' Lucky Ones!
Overview: Tina and Lea are best friends who are also avid fans of Vilma Santos. They were inseparable until Lea decides to leave the country and go to Korea. They promise that someday they will really become one big happy family when their children get married. Years after, by virtue of an old vow, Lucky Girl and Lucky Boy are forced to be together by their mothers. Problem is, they hate each other's guts. But, just when they're falling for each other, love plays a trick on the meddling moms which threatens to bring the young lovers apart.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-15
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Super Inday and the Golden Bibe
Overview: Super Inday and the Golden Bibe is a remake of the original 1988 movie starring Maricel Soriano & a fantasy-adventure flick official entry to 36th Metro Manila Film Festival–Philippines 2010 of Regal Entertainment co-produced with Regal Multimedia, Inc. on December 25, 2010. This stars Marian Rivera as Super Inday and John Lapus as the Golden Bibe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-25
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Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat
Overview: Four women named Res, Gay, Dolly, and Brite who swore to be friends forever, become domestic helpers when they go over to another country. However, Res is beaten to death by her employers, making the other three worry because her husband gave her one condition if she comes with her friends: that she comes home safe, sound and alive. Brite, Gay, and Dolly decide to bring their dead friend Res home.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2007-10-10
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The Anothers
Overview: The Resurreccion's ancestral mansion is believed to have a portal to the other world. Every quarter of a century, it must be opened by a chosen member of the clan, known as "The One", to enable stranded ghosts to cross over to the afterlife. With no surviving clan member opening the portal in the past 100 years, ghosts have overcrowded the now-abandoned mansion. Hesus Resurreccion is about to find out that he is The One but he is afraid of ghosts. When he inherits the mansion, he wants to sell it immediately but it isn't that easy since people believe the mansion is haunted. He totally freaks out when he learns that the people he sees in the mansion are all ghosts. Hesus has no choice but to fulfill his mission as The One. As he spends more time with the ghosts, he realizes that they are not scary at all and even enjoys their company. In the end Hesus got the key and opened the portal
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2005-07-26
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A Mother's Story
Overview: Medy, a make-up artist, was given the chance of a lifetime to accompany a concert star to the United States for a performance. She promised her family that she will return after a week.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-06
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SupahPapalicious
Overview: In order to win the love of his life, Adonis has to win over her only son. The son has decided that the only kind of man good enough for his mother is a man with a big family. Adonis, with the help of some friends who work in special effects, must now pretend to be a whole cast of characters of Adonis’ imaginary family, and convince the son that Adonis is good enough.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-06
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The Healing
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2012-07-25
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The Mommy Returns
Overview: The Mommy Returns tells the story of a mother, Ruby, who dies right on the day of her 25th wedding anniversary with husband, William. With her untimely death, she leaves behind her three children Amethyst, Topaz, and Sapphire. Ruby is also temporarily trapped in PURGA (short for Purgatory) with its guardian, and the pesky Manny, the chicken pet of San Pedro. When Catherine, a younger and prettier woman comes into the life of William, Ruby escapes from PURGA and returns to earth as a ghost to drive Catherine out of the family she left behind.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-09
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Why Your Crush Doesn't Have a Crush on You?
Overview: An ugly ducking attempts to become desirable.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2013-08-14
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Call Center Girl
Overview: In her bouts to help her daughter, Teresa accidently lands on a call center job where Regina is employed, giving her a chance (or is it really?) to rekindle her relationship with her daughter. In the call center, she meets people coming from different walks of life; fun-loving Richie, young-living Lolay, prim and proper Martin, and their monster Team Leader Vince.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2013-11-27
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Becky and Badette
Overview: Two broke best friends unexpectedly find themselves in the center of attention after pretending to be lovers at their school reunion. However, an old flame threatens to tear them apart.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2023-12-25
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I Do
Overview: Mayumi is a girl with a happy disposition in life who dreams of meeting her "the one" someday. She has been dreaming of meeting her "the one" and having the perfect wedding ever since she was a little girl. When she meets Lance, a Chinese descendant, in a wedding, she immediately knows that he is "the one" she is waiting for, her faith and destiny. The two of them become lovers despite the unwillingness of their families to their relationship.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2010-09-29
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Nobody Nobody But Juan
Overview: A story of a U.S.-based senior citizen named Juan who lives in a senior citizens' home run by his son and daughter-in-law. Juan's favorite pastime is watching Wowowee on The Filipino Channel, though he does not watch the show just for entertainment's sake. Aside from wanting to connect with the Philippines that he dearly misses, Juan is lonesome for his first love Aida, with whom he lost touch during the Japanese occupation of Manila. Wowowee is Juan's way of coping with homesickness and reliving the past.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2009-12-25
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Toni Gonzaga: Toni @ 10 - The Anniversary Concert
Overview: Toni Gonzaga's celebrates her 10th year anniversary in show business with a concert held at the Araneta Coliseum on September 30, 2011. With special performances by the biggest names in the entertainment industry including John Lloyd Cruz, Sam Milby, Vhong Navarro, Pokwang, Alex Gonzaga, Gary Valenciano, and Piolo Pascual. Toni celebrates her decade-long showbiz journey and expects to impress everyone with her singing, dancing, and hosting prowess.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-30
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My Illegal Wife
Overview: Clarise, an OFW mother in Japan, and her desire to have a husband and father for her children. One day, Clarise bumps into Henry, ridiculed and rejected. Then, they meet again in a plane going back to the Philippines. Here, an accident happens. Clarise wakes up and finds herself in an island with Henry, who now has amnesia. Clarise takes advantage of the situation and introduces herself as his wife. She makes him believe that they have been married in Japan and they are on their way to the Philippines to get married in church. After being saved, Clarise then introduces Henry to her family and friends. Will Henry learn to really love Clarise? Or, will Henry find the truth about Clarise's lies? What if Henry learns that Clarise is his "illegal wife?"
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2014-06-11
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Dubai
Overview: Summoning his younger brother Andrew to the city of Dubai, the financially stable Raffy a Filipino citizen who's spent several years overseas hopes his sibling can find work so that they can finally move to Canada. Unfortunately, Raffy doesn't expect Andrew to go falling in love with his ex-girlfriend, Faye a woman Raffy, in fact, still cares for very much.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2005-09-25
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Edsa Woolworth
Overview: The ties that bind this family go beyond language, race, culture, food, and even blood. Bound by a stubborn affection and the utmost respect for each other, despite their quirks and idiosyncracies – the Woolworth family stick together.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-14
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Slay Zone
Overview: A rural area called Pulang Araw which is headed by newly-appointed Police Captain Corazon Fernandez (Pokwang) and being promoted by V (Glaiza De Castro), a famous vlogger and model, suddenly turns into a slay zone when a series of killings happen. Both their lives and the lives of the people around them are endangered in the course of finding out the truth behind the murders.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2024-02-14
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D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!?
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-28
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Cinco
Overview: A creative horror movie made up of five unique short films tied together by a similar theme.
Genres: Horror Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-14
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The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles
Overview: 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 steps into the role … literally. She is now the model Pureza Mayriles! Basking in the promise of a better fortune plus a serendipitous love, little did Pura know that she has dragged herself into a life-threatening mess? Now running for their lives, Pura and Ruben has to detangle themselves from the dangers that faces them and how! Read More: The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of The Riles Trailer | Pinoymovieblog.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2011-07-13
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24/7 In Love
Overview: Jane, a die-hard fan, wants to win tickets to Billy Fernandez's concert. To do this she must answer the question, "What would you do if it was the end of the world?" In search for this answer she meets different people with different love stories: a 40-year old virgin named Virgie who meets a gigolo named Charles; a hopeless romantic secretary, Barbara who is helping her boss, Ken with "personal issues"; Belle who is in love with her gay best-friend, Butch, an active-executive; Verna who falls in love with a waiter named Elvis in Vietnam; Jomar who is trying to court Ayie with the help of a 35 year old mentally-challenged man named Pipoy; Patty who traces her first love, Alvin to become a model for her company.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2012-11-21
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Ten Little Mistresses
Overview: A widowed billionaire's ten mistresses fight tooth and nail to become his new legal wife. But when he suddenly turns up dead, all ten women end up being prime suspects.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2023-02-15
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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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Bcuz Of U
Overview: This movie encloses three intertwining love stories of six different people through a vintage car: Ria and RJ share the perfect relationship until she chickens out on their wedding. Years after, she decides to win him back. But the indecisive and the new RJ is now the most sought-after model in town. He wants nothing of her anymore. Will their love prevail over the pain they cause each other? Cara never takes a chance on falling in love because she believes that it will only break her heart. That was until she meets Roni but only to find out that he is the kind of man she's been trying to avoid. Will she take the risk this time? Louie, a tourist guide, meets April a Korean girl who gets lost in the city and is left with no choice but to pretend that she is a famous actress in her hometown only to survive. Will it be possible for two very different individuals find home in one another?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2004-11-17
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Agent X44
Overview: The plot revolves around a secret agency with Reserve Agent King Aguila tasked to recover the Philippines' most important artifact. The artifact is the bolo of Lapu-lapu which he used to kill Magellan in 1521.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-16
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Wang Fam
Overview: A family of aswang attempt to transition into a living a more normal, less monstrous life.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2015-11-18
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All You Need Is Pag-ibig
Overview: The movie features varied forms of love: family love, sibling love, puppy love, unrequited love, ruined love, prospering love, in denial love, jaded love, and true love, among others. After all, what the world needs now is love.
Genres: Romance Family Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2015-12-25
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Mercury Is Mine
Overview: Carmen, a middle-aged cook, is about to close down her eatery at the foot of Mt. Arayat when a white American teenage boy named Mercury approaches her and begs for work in exchange of nothing but shelter.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2016-08-05
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Sol Searching
Overview: This is a story of Sol, a farmer-teacher in a public school near Nueva Ecija. Following an unexpected death, without any family to organize a burial, a friend and former student decides to carry her coffin traveling to different places, similar to the stations of the cross.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2018-09-12
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Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity
Overview: After being released from prison for a crime he didnt commit, the smoothest and classiest master thief is back in town, Don Robert Fortun, the robber whos always in style! Now hes set on taking revenge on the man who framed him for murder, his brother Don Benjie.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-25
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Ode to Nothing
Overview: Sonya, an old maid, is about to give up on herself until, one day, she meets a corpse in her family's embalming business that changes her life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2018-10-21
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Mommy Issues
Overview: “Mommy Issues” revolves around Ella (Pokwang), a hardworking single mother who has devoted her life for her only daughter Katya (Sue). Her zealousness to protect her daughter leads to conflict but thanks to grandmother Fenny (Gloria Diaz), they blow over because of the quirky and fun ways she helps bridge the gap between her loved ones.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-07
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Nightbirds
Overview: Mythology crosses Ivy's path when mystical Tigmamanukan bird helps her break free from her husband who gambles the couple's money in cockfighting.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-15
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