Cesar Montano
Birthday: 1962-08-01
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines
Biography: Cesar Manhilot (born August 1, 1962), known professionally as Cesar Montano, is a Filipino actor, film producer, and film director. Montano started in show business as a commercial model. He played roles in numerous B movies. He then played major roles in several action movies and a brief television career playing the lead role in the television sitcom Kaya ni Mister, Kaya ni Misis. One of his best-known roles is his portrayal of the titular patriot José Rizal in the film José Rizal (1998). He starred in the war film The Great Raid (2005), his first Hollywood film. Montano has won numerous acting awards in Panaghoy sa Suba ("The Call of the River"), José Rizal, Muro Ami ("Reef Hunters") and Bagong Buwan ("New Moon"). Aside from acting, Montano also embarked on a singing career, with the release of his music album Subok lang or Just try in 2000. He has also ventured into film production as well as directing, with Panaghoy sa Suba as his directorial film debut.
Movies
Martyr or Murderer
A sequel to Maid in Malacañang. The film explores the assassination of Ninoy Aquino on August 21, 19...
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Mabuhay Aloha Mabuhay
Chronicles the Hawaii exile of the Marcoses in 1986 to the 2016 election of Duterte and 2022 electio...
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Half Blood Samurai
Jacky plays the role of Takeru, a street-smart half-Japanese, half-Filipino, who falls in love with ...
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To Mama with Love
A 1983 Filipino drama starring Gloria Romero, Snooky, Maricel Soriano. Janice de Belen, Julie Vega,...
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Bihagin Ang Dalagang Ito
Kakai, an impoverished crosseyed young woman, finds herself taken in by a rich matriarch and foretol...
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Machete: Istatwang Buhay
A machete-wielding sculpture mysteriously comes alive helps people, fulfills the sexual fantasies of...
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The Reaper
A group of prisoners was secretly commissioned by Gen. Torre to fight those who intend to destabiliz...
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Panaghoy sa Suba
The film tells the story of a (somehow) love-triangle set in Bohol during World War II; though the m...
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El Presidente
The film begins with his capture by Philippine and US forces under Frederick Funston's command in 19...
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Selda Tres
After a brief and wrongful incarceration, a law office messenger helps defend his former cellmates i...
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Maid in Malacañang
The untold story of the last 72 hours of the Marcoses inside Malacañang Palace before fleeing to Haw...
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Sagot ng Puso
A desperately poor young man is forced to avenge himself against the abusive rich and powerful who h...
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Bilang Na ang Araw Mo
Rafael (Cesar) and Martin (Rustom) are childhood friends who grew up in different sides of the law. ...
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Biktima
A female TV reporter, Alice is thought dead from an ambush in Southern Philippines. Just when her hu...
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Kasangga... Kahit Kailan
A man and a woman rule the streets with their somewhat extraordinary skills. One is a hustler and th...
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Ligalig
A series of murders takes place in the Metropolis in a span of three weeks, the latest of which happ...
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Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback
A man (Janno Gibbs) meets the leader (Ramon Zamora) of a distant land threatened by imminent destruc...
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Alamat ni China Doll
A journalist investigates a woman with the name of China Doll. Soon, he discovers his knowledge of h...
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Hitman
“Hitman“ tells the story of Ben (played by Cesar), a man seeking revenge for the brutal death of his...
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Broken Marriage
Trapped in a world of hectic schedules, pressure, and little time for each other, married couple Ell...
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Chavit
This movie is about the story of Luis "Chavit" Singson (born 1941), a Philippine politician, and the...
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Reef Hunters
Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child bot...
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Ronda
A policewoman roams the city of Manila to fulfill her duties as a police patrol to look for her son....
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José Rizal
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed ...
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Kid Kulafu
Before he became one of the world's greatest boxers, Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao was a young boy livin...
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Paraiso: Tatlong Kwento ng Pag-asa
Three uplifting stories of faith, compassion and courage provide the framework for this inspirationa...
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Markadong Hudas
Daniel Braganza is the leading assassin of a big crime syndicate, a killer totally bereft of a consc...
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Do Re Mi
Three girls divided by personalities, cultural backgrounds and principles have one thing in common, ...
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Utol
Jaime quits a syndicate led by Don Jose, gets imprisoned, and reunites with his brother Joey who tak...
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New Moon
Ahmad belongs to the Bangsamoro people. While many of his kind are bent on fighting, thinking that M...
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Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin!
A government agent investigating a suspected terrorist is accused of having an affair by his wife. T...
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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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Urduja
Set in the 13th century, the film is a fictionalized tale of Princess Urduja, a legendary warrior pr...
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Type Kita… Walang Kokontra
Isabel Torres went to the Philippines to meet her Filipino penpal Primo. Primo, on the other hand, a...
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Hostage
Jimmy Pizaras’ ultimate goal in life is to kill the drug lord Johnny Morales to avenge the death of ...
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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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Entity
An agent partners with the heiress of a Japanese crime syndicate to put an end to the centuries-old ...
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The Blood Brothers
The movie tells of Philippine history before Islam came in and is being told in the perspective of t...
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Mainit... Masarap... parang Kaning Isusubo
An overdose of anesthesia damaged her brain during the delivery of her baby. Can a husband ever stan...
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Hanggang Saan Hanggang Kailan
On the death of their father, the heiress, Dina, sent her illegitimate sisters Ester and Jocelyn out...
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Sanggano
Diego is a local thug who keeps the streets clean from opportunistic gangs. His life suddenly change...
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Ikaw Lang
A librarian's husband and mother-in-law turn out to be psychotically abusive. When the husband mista...
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Ang Bukas ay Akin! (Langit ang Uusig)
This drama is based on the serialized comics of Nerissa Cabral....
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Violator
Manila is besieged by the worst typhoon to hit the country. Talk of the world coming to an end hangs...
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Alas Dose
After a drug lord is apprehended by the police, a syndicate does everything in its power to get him ...
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Pusakal
An action-drama movie starring Cesar Montano, Rosanna Roces, Jess Lapid Jr., Dan Alvaro, Willie Revi...
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Motherland
Motherland explores the tragic Mamasapano incident, resulted in mass casualties in southern Philippi...
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Alfredo S. Lim: The Untold Story
Alfredo S. Lim has just been awarded as one of Manila's ten most outstanding policemen. The celebrat...
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Bullet
Bullet, a skilled marksman, accidentally films gangsters beating up a kidnap victim. He and his cous...
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The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part
Sharon Cuneta plays the biographical account of the murder case of Filipina movie actress Lilian Vel...
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The Cecilia Masagca Story: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!)
Possessed by an evil spirit lurked into his soul Winifredo (Cesar Montano) brought misery and afflic...
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Baliktaran: Si Ace at si Daisy
This is about a man and a woman who are forced to marry each other except, their sexual identity cau...
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Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa
She was a popular actress during the 1960s who starred with Jack Nicholson in “Back Door To Hell”. U...
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People Power
Documentary to trace the origins of People Power in history, to determine how it has strengthened de...
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Kaibigan
In an age rocked by drugs and a culture in danger of folding to worldly influences, rival high schoo...
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Manalo, Matalo, Mahal Kita
A winning lottery ticket leads to trouble and romance for an indebted man....
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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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Hiram na Mukha
Alicia is an unattractive woman who is transformed into a beauty by a plastic surgeon. She soon real...
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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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Utang ng Ama
A 2003 Filipino comedy film starring Jinggoy Estrada, Joey Marquez, and Katya Santos....
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Hinugot sa Langit
A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants....
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Eh Kasi Bata
Eh, Kasi Bata is a 1992 Filipino science fiction comedy film directed by Efren Jarlego....
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