Bembol Roco
Birthday: 1953-11-20
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Biography: Rafael Aranda Roco, Jr. (born November 20, 1953), popularly known as Bembol Roco, is a Filipino actor whose work ranges from films to television. He is famous for his critically acclaimed role as Julio Madiaga in Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila in the Claws of Light"). Though he acts in his country's films, he also had an important role in the 1982 Australian-U.S. film The Year of Living Dangerously. He also portrayed villain roles in Philippine action movies due to his signature bald head as well as various supporting roles. Bem starred in Sine Novela: Tinik sa Dibdib. He has twin sons named Felix and Dominic. Roco appeared in a minor role in 2010's Dagim, a Cinema One Original film directed by Joaquin Pedro Valdes, about the strange goings-on in a remote mountain province. He is well known to be most collaborative works with the late Lino Brocka, where he is a part of a group of actors called "Brocka babies",[5][6] and directors such as Ishmael Bernal, Chito S. Roño, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Joel Lamangan in the late twentieth century.
Movies
Iligpit si Bobby Ortega: Markang Bungo 2
This film is based on a true story of Baguio City police officer Bobby Ortega....
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Markova: Comfort Gay
Escaping the torment of growing up with an abusive older brother, he and his friends found further s...
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Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita
A man who vows to fight for justice (Lito Lapid) and a hard-hitting TV reporter (Maricel Soriano) ar...
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Biokids
Five kids are rewarded with extraordinary powers by an aging scientist. Their mission is to correct ...
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Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy
An estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father....
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Manila in the Claws of Light
Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in...
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Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema
A one-of-a-kind legacy project produced by TBA Studios, Habambuhay is a homage to the centennial ann...
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Pinay, American Style
PX, short for Paula Xavier (Vilma Santos) was an illegal alien in New York City. She’s broke and wai...
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Thy Womb
A Bajau midwife copes with the irony of her own infertility amid the deprivations of her gypsy commu...
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Pabling
A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city....
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Fable of the Fish
Impoverished, childless and living in a garbage dump, Miguel and Lina become instant celebrities whe...
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Amigo
Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S...
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Tinik
This is a sober and impartial study of homosexuality through the story of a middle-aged gay couturie...
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Pagputi ng Uwak... Pag-itim ng Tagak
"Pag-puti ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak" is a pulsating love story that recaptures the nostalgic fiftie...
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Three Years Without God
Set during World War II, a schoolteacher, Rosario, enters a forbidden relationship with a Japanese s...
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Lino: His Art and Life
A documentary TV special on the life of Lino Brocka, released in 1998 for Pinoy Blockbuster Original...
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Kampus?
Suzette thinks she’s liberated woman who doesn’t believe in marriage. On the other hand her boyfrien...
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Pieta
Pieta follows Isaac who tries to navigate the outside world after spending years in jail for killing...
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Bulaklak ng Maynila
A woman who falls under the sway of a crime boss plots to bring him down after a horrible betrayal i...
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Kapitan Paile: Hindi Kita Iiwanang Buhay!
That's why they hate his guts. Go find him in the streets of Makati, but do not cross his path! 'Cau...
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The Tenants
It proceeds to document the stages of sugar production once in the mill then shifts to the unrest ou...
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Kontrobersyal
Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-pre...
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Three
"Faith, Love, Time, and Dr. Lazaro," "Tata Selo," and "Sandaang Damit;" three short stories written ...
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Isa-dalawa-tatlo: Ang tatay kong kalbo
Medel (Bembol Roco) is a petty thief who gives his earnings to his neighbors who needs it but his fe...
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Fight for Us
In 1985, in the obscure town of Dolores, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Ko...
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Carnivore
Student wants to join a fraternity and has to endure live endangering tests in order to do so....
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Gabi ng Lagim Ngayon
Ancestral home to a wealthy family is being haunted by malevolent spirits. On other side of town, ev...
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'Merika
A story about a Filipina immigrant nurse's struggle to survive in the United States....
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Donsol
About two lonely people who met during the whaleshark watching season in Donsol, Sorsogon....
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Tuli
The daughter of a circumciser rebels and challenges the status quo when she is asked to take over he...
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After All
In this time and age, who would ever believe that Reincarnation still exists and that finding one’s ...
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The Year of Living Dangerously
A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of ...
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Blindfold
James is a gym instructor by day and a student by night, who struggles to keep both ends meet. Stand...
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Aswang
In this movie, the abuwak race is being threatened by extinction. The only way they can grow in numb...
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Forever and a Day
Eugene arrives in Bukidnon with only one intention: to forget his problems at work. But when he meet...
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Miss You Like Crazy
Allan and Mia meet in the most unexpected way. They eventually become close, causing their romance t...
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K'na, The Dreamweaver
When Kana, a young T'boli woman, becomes a dreamweaver, she has the chance to weave together her vil...
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First Day High
The journey in solving the greatest mysteries of life begins on the first day of school. Brainy Ind...
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Melodrama Negra
A story of the 3 individuals and their unfinished business in earth that they have to accomplish whi...
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Oh, My Girl! A Laugh Story...
Little Opao and Biboy grew up together in an orphanage in Taal, Batangas and promised themselves to ...
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The Son of Brocka
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a...
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Batanes
Pam meets Rico an Ivatan, and decides to leave her stressful life in the city to follow him to Batan...
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Iskalawag: Ang Batas Ay Batas
A rookie cop faces a moral dilemma when he discovers corruption within the system....
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Asero
Childhood friends Victor and Narding built their friendship in the street. At a very young age, they...
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Matimbang Pa sa Dugo
Carlos is to put to jail for several years because a young boy named Boying witnessed him fatally st...
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Tubusin Mo Ng Bala Ang Puso Ko
Tubusin mo ng bala ang puso ko: Directed by Toto Natividad. With Edu Manzano, Anjanette Abayari, Mar...
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Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II
This second feature film based on the popular television series features two true legal cases. The f...
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Felix Manalo
Felix Yzagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The ...
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'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede
Carding is an ex-convict trying to start anew outside the bars and got a job as a taxi driver. Howev...
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Esperanza: The Movie
A Filipino movie based on the television series Esperanza, opens up where the TV finale left off....
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The Great Raid
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: pu...
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Bagets
Experiencing the forbidden. Experiencing rejection. Hating your parents. Hating the world around you...
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Gabi Na, Kumander
Gabi Na Kumander is the story of two brothers with opposite beliefs who suddenly find themselves in ...
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Mga Batang Yagit
The four children find each other after Elisa and her mother, were thrown out of the house by the ev...
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X&Y
YSHA wants to travel to make amends with people she hurt in the past. XANDER is in need of money to ...
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Palaban
A police officer is tasked with capturing a gang of bank robbers led by a former elite force member....
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Urbanito Dizon (The Most Notorious Gangster in Luzon)
A biopic of the real-life criminal Urbanito Dizon...
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Three Mothers, One Child
Close friends Belle, Au and Claire are forced to take care of Baby Doll, a child borne of an affair ...
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Toto
When a young Filipino room service attendant's schemes to attain a U.S. visa put the lives of his lo...
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Bilanggo ng Kinahinatnan
Wounded from Battle a Soldier collapsed in the countryside due to injury during the war. He was pick...
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Dirty Affair
A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections ...
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Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita
Salve, a content barrio lass, is married to Alfred, an aspiring politician. Alfred meets Via finds o...
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Wating
The first team-up of Richard Gomez and Carmina Villaruel, playing Ardo and Rosel in this action flic...
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Homecoming
The movie tells the story of Abigael Edades who returns to her Philippine hometown from her five-yea...
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Over My Dead Body
Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1983 directed by Arsenio 'Boots' Bautista ...
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Banta ng Kahapon
Set at the backdrop of the 1969 congressional elections, Banta ng Kahapon unravels the story of men ...
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Pi7ong Tagpo
Seven stories with no connection at all but with a common universal theme of doing good deeds and ma...
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Lagi na Lamang Ba Akong Babae?
Virginal Ninay becomes a woman as an object of desire for liberation, but she's confused about her g...
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Pauwi Na
A tragic-comic portrait of a dysfunctional family and the disquieting blind faith they invoke as the...
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Ringgo: The Dog Shooter
This is a story of the journey of 3 souls heading towards healing and redemption. RINGGO is a 16-yea...
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Kamada
A music student rents a room in a boarding house hoping he could have the peace and quiet he needs t...
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UPCAT
A story of two high school senior students who believes passing the UPCAT will help make their dream...
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Brocka x Bernal
A documentary on the life and work of National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal....
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Faces of Love
After receiving anonymous love letters for the past 10 years, widower Arcadio decides to find out wh...
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Dagim
The brothers, Jun and Diego embark on a quest to find their father. Their journey leads them to a mo...
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Anak ni Baby Ama
A boy grows up not knowing his real identity. One day, a mysterious lady, claiming to be his real mo...
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Gangster Lolo
Five Aging ex-cons are trying to go straight after being release from prison. But unable to find wor...
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What Home Feels Like
A father and seaman named Antonio is forced into retirement after learning he can never board a ship...
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AWOL
An expert Army sniper armed with his tactical knowledge and deadly skills, goes on a quest to protec...
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Baconaua
After a turbulent squall in the night, villagers wake up to the astonishing sight of the sea that ha...
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Smaller and Smaller Circles
A serial killer in Payatas leaves the bodies of young boys in the dump as two Jesuit priests try to ...
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Dark Is the Night
Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught ...
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Boso
Jake (Jeffrey Quizon) is a caretaker at a boarding residence that houses a whole array of characters...
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U Belt
College life is no party and friends Maggs and Koko know this very well. They receive support from t...
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Hayop sa Hayop
Alice, Benjie and Andro are bank robbers who go into hiding in the jungle after one of them kills a ...
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Five and the Skin
Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past....
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Sakaling Maging Tayo
Two college freshmen, Pol and Laya, accidentally meet during their last day of school in Baguio City...
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Manila... A Filipino Film
Making-of documentary about Lino Brocka's 1975 film "Manila in the Claws of Light," featuring interv...
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Vulcan
When a dinosaur egg is unearthed by a powerful volcano, a little boy's life is changed forever. The ...
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Adan
A naive provincial girl finds a way to get ahold of her independence through the help of her girl be...
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Porno
An assassin, a porn dubber and a transgender. Three souls. One explicit illusion. To find the ultimat...
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Minsan, May Isang Ina
A mother juggles her family's dying publishing house along with her troubled relationship with her t...
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Wala Nang Iibigin Pang Iba
Sarah, an archaeologist and museum curator, is good at recovering and restoring treasures. One day, ...
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Sana'y Ikaw na Nga
This love triangle story is about love, music, and drugs. Jessica was an upcoming singer who met Gar...
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Talahib at Rosas
An heiress is abducted by rebels in the United States. Jacob, an experienced tracker serving his tim...
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Leonardo Delos Reyes: Alyas Waway
The life story of Waway, a notorious mad killer during the 1970s....
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Nerisa
Misfortune starts to happen on an island when a beautiful maiden is washed ashore. She falls in love...
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Lunes, Martes, Miyerkules, Huwebes, Biyernes, Sabado, Linggo
The setting is an Olongapo bar. Lolita Rodriguez is an ex-movie queen trying to earn a living for he...
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Boy Kodyak
Boy Kodyak is detective Teo Rosa, a young plainclothesman still embued with idealism. When he finds ...
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Ka-Relasyon: Talent
Aspiring actor Adrian sought Warren's service as a talent manager. But Warren will ask for a fee tha...
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May Puso Ba Ang Isang Manika?
The life of a young boy named Rey changes after he finds a mysterious sex doll in the trash and deci...
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Mainit Na Bala
Sotero, a former marine, embarks on a dangerous journey to help rescue Nikki, a mayor whose life is ...
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Nagkataon...Nagkatagpo
Nagkataon... Nagkatagpo: Directed by Augusto Salvador. With Rudy Fernandez, Maricel Soriano, Eddie R...
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FANEY (The Fan)
Nora Aunor, the Philippines' one and only Superstar touched and changed their lives forever. They ca...
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Kontrabida
Once feared on screen for their chilling portrayals of criminals and villains, retired actors get on...
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Ang Leon, ang Tigre, at ang Alamid
Three locals, with different gripes with the town's landowner and former congressman team up to serv...
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The Time That Remains
Surrounded by a string of deaths, an older woman relives her romance with a mysterious, ageless love...
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Tisoy!
Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour...
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Sobra Na, Tama Na, Asiong Aksaya
Get a convulsion, in this unique revolution, here in our nation with this exposition with the wastef...
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Nasaan si Hesus?
The lives of various individuals In the village of Sto. Nino intertwine as they begin to question th...
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