Gina Pareño
Birthday: 1949-12-17
Place of Birth: Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Biography: Gina Pareño is a Filipina actress born in Tondo, Manila. Her career began as an extra in several films throughout the 1960s, before starring in numerous roles with the Philippine film production company Sampaguita Pictures. In 2006, she gained international recognition for her role in Kubrador (The Bet Collector) wherein she won the Best Actress award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival. Pareño also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress as an outspoken and brash mother in the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo and then later on received accolades for the same film and category in the FAMAS Awards as well as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards in that same year. Pareño and co-actress Jaclyn Jose were cited in the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for their performance in Brillante Mendoza's Serbis. The film earned several recognitions including a Best Actress award for Pareño at the 6th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival and an Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Ang Manananggal na Nahahati ang Puso
A barrio lass agrees to be the subject of a man's research about aswangs. He falls for her but hides...
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Laging Umaga
Teresa is pregnant by her rich boyfriend Edwin. However, Edwin is sent away to manage their provinci...
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Crime
Anghel found haven living in squalor with destitute and petty, young criminals led by Toni. When he ...
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Service
A struggling family owns a Filipino porn theater where prostitutes conduct their business....
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Magnificent Bakya
A 1966 Filipino fantastical comedy starring the legendary Gina Pareño....
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Ploning
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the f...
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Jamboree 66
A story about four girls who want to help their mother financially by running a club....
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Kung Tapos Na ang Kailanman
A young man achieves success as a singer, affecting everyone around him....
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Mga Batang Iskwater
A 1964 Filipino ensemble drama starring Lito Legaspi and Dindo Fernando....
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Crush Kong Curly
When curly camgirl Elle meets an architect, Peter, she believes she's ready to love again. How long ...
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Feast
A hit-and-run accident transpires two families. When her husband succumbs to death, Nita files a cri...
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Dalaw
For the sake of her son, Paolo, Stella is re-married to another man, Anton, in the hopes of a having...
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Papa Um Mamaw
A 1965 Filipino musical comedy starring Rosemarie, Blanca Gomez, and Gina Pareño....
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Sabina
One fateful day Sabina was buying groceries at the marketplace when she noticed a burglar when she c...
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Si Popeye, Atbp
Si Popeye, atbp (Popeye etc.) is an unofficial Popeye film released in the Philippines in 1973. A li...
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Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors....
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Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives....
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Elizabeth
Liza makes a promise on her mother’s deathbed to care for her newly born younger sister....
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Hey Babe!
Every Friday, Abigail religiously consults Madame Lola, a fortune teller. The old shrewd lady takes ...
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The Fatima Buen Story
Based on an actual case, Fatima Buen Story mixes tabloid sensationalism with paranormal symbolism an...
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Working Girls
Continuing the tradition of national artist Ishmael Bernal's benchmark film Working Girls after 25 y...
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Of All the Things
Muhlach plays the role of Umboy, a notary public attorney who earns a living by notarizing important...
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BFF: Best Friends Forever
Best Friends Forever (BFF) is the 16th year anniversary presentation of Star Cinema starring the Meg...
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Tatlong Mukha ng Pag-ibig
Three stories of love starring Sharon Cuneta. The first, "I Love You, Moo-Moo" (directed by Leroy Sa...
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Sariwa
Cristy is a gambler in too deep with debt from Facundo and Aurora. When she found out that her debto...
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Magic Temple
The magical world of "Samadhi" is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three ...
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Booba
Booba, newly arrived in the bustling metropolis (her choice of transportation from her far flung pro...
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Working Boys
The trio, plus a young man, runs a business that repairs everything, especially appliances....
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Hating Kapatid
Rica has been very protective of her sister Cecil even giving up her one true love Bong JC de Vera f...
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Dugo ng Vampira
The town's landed gentleman and unrepentant vampire Angustia has just feasted on a young female vict...
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Nena
Ike Jarlego Jr. and writer Lualhati Bautista's noir about a nightclub waitress raped while in prison...
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Bridal Shower
Three advertising executives are doomed to perpetually look for the right man. Tates, Katie and Soni...
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One More Try
A woman and her ex consider pregnancy to create a donor for their sick child....
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The Reunion
Four young men who were friends in high school reunite several years later to discover that they all...
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Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan
Misunderstood by their families, buddies Boy and Andoy run away to start a new life and end up switc...
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Madonna and Child
When Louella came back from Hong Kong as a domestic helper, she began to search for her son Leonard,...
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Second Chances
Two lovers, who are oceans apart, discover that distance can either make the heart grow fonder or re...
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D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!?
Two brothers become rivals in the affections of the same woman. Their rivalry tears them apart, and ...
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Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Jed is on the brink of leaving the Philippines to join his family in America when a run-in with the ...
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The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles
The story revolves with Pura, (Melai) who plays the comedic role of a bubbly, caring, kind-hearted, ...
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Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo
Newlywed Jed and Angie this time, they have to take care of their son Raffa with parents who are all...
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Dito Sa Puso Ko
Ligaya Tatlonghari is a movie fan in every sense of the word she eats and breathes showbiz. She has ...
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Big Night!
A gay beautician is determined to clear his name after learning he's included in a drug watchlist....
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Kiss Mo 'Ko
Clarisse is neglected by her boyfriend James. Together with her friends Dindi and Cynthia they creat...
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Baseco Bakal Boys
The heart-tugging story of children who scavenge for metal scraps in the murky waters of Manila Bay,...
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Radio Romance
Veronica lives a double life as a librarian during the day while secretly working as a disc jockey a...
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Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?
Lisa and Mike lives a happy life with a with a great family until one day when the promotions in the...
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Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon
Childhood best friends Beverly and Maxine's picture-perfect relationship is strained when one of the...
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Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon
Childhood best friends Beverly and Maxine's picture-perfect relationship is strained when one of the...
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Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala
Rebecca is born to a poor family, a young woman whose life is defined by poverty and deprivation. Bu...
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Pare Ko
A set of happy-go-lucky teenagers struggles to keep the group together as each of them faces various...
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The Bet Collector
Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular...
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Mangarap Ka
Childhood friends, Nonoy and Jenny, embark on their freshman year at a prestigious university togeth...
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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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Pagdating Ng Panahon
A one-night stand evolves into something more for two individuals....
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Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang?
Bujoy and Ned are childhood best friends. They stick with each other like a family. However, as time...
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Hiling
Anna is an ordinary girl who receives an extraordinary birthday gift from a mysterious old woman. An...
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Sa Totoo Lang!
A view on the lives of four woman, married, widowed, mistress and "missed."...
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God Is Still Asleep
Wanting a better life for his baby, a driver switches his son for his employers’ newborn girl, forev...
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Nasaan ang Puso
After separating for too long, two sisters are reunited but complications are bound to happen when b...
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Halimaw Sa Banga
Two young boys discovered an ancient book in a dilapidated mansion. Unaware, they have unleashed the...
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World of Awe and Dread
A horror anthology. One of the tales features possession by Satan....
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AbeNida
Abe, a woodcarver and artist, loses everything when his wife leaves him for another man. He falls in...
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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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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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Isang Tanong, Isang Sagot
Rizelle is a beautiful young woman who decides to work as a house helper during summer to earn extra...
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Till There Was You
Joanna meets single father Albert and his baby Pippa on a bus. When she gets off the bus, Joanna acc...
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Wander Bra
An oblivious superhero, passed down her super powers in the form of the “Wander Bra” to an ordinary ...
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Heaven's Waiting
Lisang’s soul is trapped in purgatory due to her bad behavior. Once again, her name is picked and re...
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Love on Line (LOL)
Love Online (LOL) is a modern comedy featuring the story of Samson and Lily, two individuals with di...
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Unforgettable
It's the story of a woman and her dog on a journey to Baguio to somewhat cure her ailing mother who ...
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Tililing
Three intern nurses get locked down in an asylum where they meet three special patients. Together, t...
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Child of Darkness
Adela is a young woman who seemed to be cursed from birth. Now a teenager, she begins to show signs ...
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Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story
Boobita Rose is a woman dealing with her dysfunctional family and a socially challenged love life....
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Kaka
Kaka, a female sex therapist who keeps a dark secret - she has never reached the climax. Things chan...
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First Lessons
A teenager experiences his first taste of physical intimacy with the opposite sex, courtesy of an el...
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Rendezvous
Winner of 3 awards. Rendezvous is about a water entity “Balud”, merman, who falls in love with a gir...
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P77
A cruise ship chambermaid has to quit her job to attend to her sick brother. Only to find out their ...
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Lola Barang
In exchange for her stories, renowned horror director Joey Perez promised to give folk healer Lola B...
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Lakambini, Gregoria de Jesus
Beloved by revolutionaries Andres Bonifacio and Julio Nakpil, Lakambini Gregoria de Jesus' quest for...
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