Emmanuel H. Borlaza

Tinik (2013)

This is a sober and impartial study of homosexuality through the story of a middle-aged gay couturier and his attempts at keeping his dignity amidst the dilemmas and problems brought upon by his homosexuality. ...

Mapagbigay (2000)

A film with Nini Jacinto, Miya Nolasco, Sofia Valdez, Rodel Velayo, Matthew Mendoza, Chanda Romero, and Maureen Mauricio ...

Seventeen (1999)

Teenage romance about a girl from a wealthy family adopted by a man during the height of danger. ...

Nakawin Mo ang Aking Puso (1997)

A woman chose to have an affair to challenge her life's pains as a sister, as a daughter, as a wife, and as a woman. ...

To Saudi with Love (1997)

A Filipino Drama directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza. ...

Kristo (1996)

The Gospel of John is reimagined as a Filipino pasyon tale. ...

April Boys: Sana'y Mahalin Mo Rin Ako (1996)

Popular singing duo, Vingo and Jimmy, collectively known as the April Boys, brought the real life tale of their climb to fame to the big screen. ...

Dyesebel (1996)

After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, a mermaid, Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend. ...

Oo na sige na (1994)

Oo na sige na: Directed by Bebong Osorio. With Robin Padilla, Ana Roces, Tonton Gutierrez, Eddie Rodriguez. ...

Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang? (1994)

A widower moves to the city with his son as he deals with aftermath of losing his wife. ...

Paniwalaan Mo (1993)

A woman, who is in a relationship, develops a friendship with a painter. Later, they realized they want each other more than friends, that made the relationship complicated. ...

Isang Linggong Pag-ibig (1993)

A rich heiress leaves her cheating boyfriend, escapes to the countryside, and falls for a local folk singer. ...

Kaputol ng Isang Awit (1991)

As the country's most popular singer, Sarah has it all – beauty, wealth and fame. However, there remains a dark void in her life as she continues to look for that one person who all her life has been missing - her father. ...

Maging Sino Ka Man (1991)

Monique is a popular singer disguised as Digna to escape from her stepfather and his stepbrother Gilbert, who slowly killed her mother and also wanted to kill her to seize their wealth. Gilbert and his father thought Monique is already dead until he met Mo ...

Ganito Ba Ang Umibig? (1991)

A 1991 Filipino drama film directed by Laurice Guillen. ...

Heaven's Judgment (1990)

An oppressed housemaid has transformed herself into a wealthy and powerful business mogul through sheer dint of talent, ambition and driving need to avenge herself on her tormentors. ...

A Moment Too Long (1990)

Ted dreams of becoming rich and powerful. So he certainly doesn't want to marry his equally poor girlfriend, Nina. But when Ted introduces Nina to his rich, sick and old boss, Don Edmundo, his boss becomes infatuated with her. Ted persuades Nina to marry D ...

Tayo Na Sa Dilim (1990)

It follows two prostitutes striving to escape their sordid pasts. One falls for a man who sacrifices her for a mother-approved marriage, while the other marries a good man who eventually discovers her hidden history. ...

Love at First Sight (1990)

Roselle, Vera, and Gemma are three childhood friends living different lives in search of love and real happiness. ...

Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin? (1990)

Paul and Jenny eloped at the tender age of 17 and overcame their difficulties. Things eventually take their toll as Paul's sister, Sylvia schemes to separate them. ...

Bihagin Ang Dalagang Ito (1989)

Kakai, an impoverished crosseyed young woman, finds herself taken in by a rich matriarch and foretold to be married to the matriarch's snobbish son by a mysterious hermit. ...

Oras-Oras, Araw-Araw (1989)

Jessa Rodriguez is a successful TV personality whose top rating show features dark stories of poverty and hardship. She meets Cara, a lady in a club, whose story will have a big impact on her own life. ...

Rosenda (1989)

A plucky middle-class girl gets pregnant out-of-wedlock but refuses to let her misfortunes dampen her spirit and love of life. Against all odds, Rosenda brings up her daughter all by herself, rejecting offers from Robert Cuevas, the father of her baby. ...

Jessa: Blusang Itim 2 (1989)

The sequel reprises the story of an ugly duckling who turns beautiful with a black dress. ...

Limang Daliri ng Diyos (1989)

Five young orphans end up on the streets fending for themselves after their own relatives turn them away. ...

Kahit Wala Ka Na (1989)

A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son. ...

Ang Lahat Ng Ito Pati Na Ang Langit (1989)

A famous dress designer who adopted the illegitimate daughter of one of her models. The little girl became her only joy after she turned into a recluse when she lost her fiance. Unknown to her that was only the beginning of her troubles with Dina. Dina ret ...

Langit at Lupa (1988)

Young Rolly and Susan's love is tested by their families' rough history and class divide ...

Paano Tatakasan ang Bukas? (1988)

Desiree and Gilbert are in love but no one seems to believe it. Desiree's friends thinks Gilbert is just using her. Gilbert is studying to become a doctor and Desiree is financing his tuition fee and daily expenses. Gilbert's family thinks Desiree is inter ...

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall (1988)

Three older women become young again with the help of a magical mirror. ...

Puso sa Puso (1988)

A 1988 Filipino romantic drama directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza. ...

Three Faces of Love (1988)

Three stories of love starring Sharon Cuneta. The first, "I Love You, Moo-Moo" (directed by Leroy Salvador), is about a young bride who died on her honeymoon; the second, "Ang Silid" (directed by Lino Brocka) is about an interior decorator who investigates ...

Huwag Mong Itanong Kung Bakit (1988)

Aning is a maid in the Cuevas household. She is raped by an unknown assailant and comes home to the province pregnant. Her older sister Dinya serves the Cuevas household to search for the culprit. She catches the culprit but at the cost of her own vitrue. ...

Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin (1987)

Two couples find themselves in a complicated love triangle. ...

Stolen Moments (1987)

Lust and illicit affairs lead to jealousy – and ultimately, revenge. ...

The Sisters (1987)

A sibling rivalry between two sisters destroys both their lives. ...

Rosa Mistica (1987)

A Filipino fantasy/horror anthology starring Snooky Serna. In "Mga Puting Rosas ni Rosalie", Rosalie dies in a freak accident on the day of her wedding to Mike, who's only after her money. With the help of the white rose, she comes back to earth to correct ...

Paalam... Bukas Ang Kasal Ko (1986)

Charo and Raffy are lovers when she starts seeing another man, Paul. Charo knows what she is doing is wrong. Enraged, one-night Raffy not finding Charo, drives his car to look for her. He met an accident and died instantly. Raffy's family blames Charo for ...

Blusang Itim (1986)

An enchanted black blouse changes the usual uneventful life of Jessa by giving her the beauty she never thought she would have. With her good heart, she will have to choose whether to live with this beauty or stay true to what her appearance really is and ...

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (1986)

After a string of unsuccessful relationships, Corina married Teddy, an old widow whose daughter, Ana and sister Julita never approved of his new wife. An assertive young stepmother, a rebellious stepdaughter, and a working wife whose career provides tensio ...

Shining Star (1985)

Dorina Pineda is a sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer a ...

Lilac, Bulaklak sa Magdamag (1985)

Deflowered by a haciendero, a young woman leaves her hometown for the city and becomes a prostitute. Eventually she falls in love with a young man who turns out to be the haciendero's son. ...

Shake, Rattle & Roll (1984)

An anthology of three violent stories: three friends perform Spirit of the Glass and discover a tragic love triangle; a refrigerator seems to be 'alive'; and a teenager who courts a barrio lass without his knowledge that this lass is a monster, which event ...

Glass (1984)

Paolo, Girlie and Johnny perform spirit of the glass in an abandoned house. When they contact the spirits; namely Isabel, Ibarra and Juanito, the spirits break free from the glass and possess the teens. ...

Tomorrow the Stars Will Kneel (1984)

Rebecca is born to a poor family, a young woman whose life is defined by poverty and deprivation. But of the many things she has to endure, it is the insults that other people hurl that hurt the most. Yet despite of everything, Rebecca remains ambitious an ...

Campus Beat (1984)

Campus beat and romance are set to music in this film of our times. ...

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? (1984)

Myrna and Lito plunge into marriage at a very young age. Both unprepared and still immature. But their relationship suddenly collapses when Lito gets into an illicit relationship with an older woman, Glacilda. ...

Laruan (1983)

Joy (Carmi Martin) has only one ambition in life - to get rich and give her family a more comfortable life. She enslaves herself to William (Mark Gil) in her hope that he will help her achieve her goal. ...

Just Say You Love Me (1982)

A generation gap and the trauma of a broken home against the reckless passion of young love. ...

Kapitan Kidlat (1981)

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1981 directed by Emmanuel Borlaza and starred Elizabeth Oropesa, Chanda Romero, Celia Rodriguez, Dranreb Belleza, Michael de Mesa, Rio Locsin, and Carlo Gabriel. ...

Kasalanan Ba? (1981)

An attractive woman breaks up with her rich fiancé and falls for a photographer on the rebound. ...

Free to Love (1981)

A story of hurt pride, obsession, vengeance, and love. ...

Yakapin Mo ‘Ko, Lalaking Matapang (1980)

An heiress and her driver/bodyguard fall in love despite the desparity of their social status. See what happens when Miss X meets Mr. L. ...

Kadete (1979)

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1979 directed by Emmanuel Borlaza and starred Jay Ilagan, Ronald Corveau, Rez Cortez, Anna Marin, Fred Montilla, Rosemarie Gil, Alicia Alonzo, Anita Linda, Romeo Rivera, Dino Kortes, Michael de Mes ...

Biyak na Manyika (1979)

A story that starts with a typical sibling quarrel between Melinda, who is a conservative teacher and Shirley, a typical modern teenager. Shirley decided to earn her own money to the point of selling her soul just to show that she can live outside the shad ...

Katawang Alabok (1978)

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1978 directed by Emmanuel H. ...

Kampus? (1978)

Suzette thinks she's liberated woman who doesn't believe in marriage. On the other hand her boyfriend, Norman, keeps on proposing. These are conflicting beliefs of two students undoubtedly in love with each other. Their relationship is then put to the test ...

Makahiya at Talahib (1976)

Love story in the midst of politics and contreversy and envy. Two lovers fought through all obstacles of rumors and false accusations. ...

Mga Rosas sa Putikan (1976)

Vilma Santos did Mga Rosas Sa Putikan for her own VS Films where she played a country girl forced into prostitution in the big city. The movie did fairly well at the tills. Good sign…" – Ricardo F. ...

Mrs. Eva Fonda, 16 (1976)

A story about Eva who was raped at 14, became a mother at 15, and a stripper at 16. She has gone through a hard life and learned the ropes of how to live and survive by becoming practical. ...

Darna and the Giants (1973)

The Filipino superheroine and her little brother Ding must defend their village from alien-controlled giants. ...

Dyesebel (1973)

Dyesebel is a popular mermaid character in the Philippines. The comic book character was originally conceived by the Filipino comic book illustrator, Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres. ...

Fly, Darna, Fly! (1973)

The first Darna movie featuring Vilma Santos. ...

Leron-Leron Sinta (1972)

In this film that fuses music and film perfectly, witness these people explore the world of love and the beauty of madness that comes with it ...

Remembrance (1972)

Remembrance: Directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza. With Vilma Santos, Edgar Mortiz, Jay Ilagan. ...

Avenida Boy (1971)

Directed by Emmanuel Borlaza ...

Haydee (1970)

1970 film. ...

Leslie (1969)

Every emptiness that sadness makes, clears a little more room for happiness. ...

Pinagbuklod ng Langit (1969)

The movie chronicles the lives of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his family in their Palace. ...

Dugo ng Vampira (1969)

The town's landed gentleman and unrepentant vampire Angustia has just feasted on a young female victim and is now pursued by an angry mob of torch-carrying villagers. Cornered in the grounds of his villa, Angustia is staked through the heart with a sharpen ...

Sayonara My Darling (1968)

Elizabeth (1968)

Liza makes a promise on her mother's deathbed to care for her newly born younger sister. ...

Like Father, Like Son (1967)

It is a story of stage people's triumphs and heartaches, including their own personal life off the limelight. ...

Kwatang: A Star Is Born (1967)

Ang Pangarap Ko’y Ikaw (1967)

A romance film directed by Mar S. Torres. It features Eddie Gutierrez, Susan Roces, and a cameo role for young Nora Aunor. ...

Puerto Princesa (1966)

Written in Our Destiny (1965)

Chronicling the life of Ferdinand Marcos. the film highlights his colorful years growing up in a political family in northern Luzon made dramatic from allegations of murdering his father's political rival. His rise to political power crosses with his roman ...

Bye-bye na sa Daddy (1965)

Mga Batang Turista (1965)

Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis (1964)

Sweet Valentines (1963)

Tulisan (1962)

This film is about the warring women bandits. Roberta leads a group that will rescue her kidnapped twin-sister, Senyang, from Fernanda's group. ...

Susanang Twist (1962)

Halik sa Lupa (1961)

Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez (1961)

A 1961 Filipino drama starring Paraluman and Mario Montenegro. ...

5 Yugto ng Buhay (1961)

Lawiswis Kawayan (1960)

Vicky (1959)

Kahapon Lamang (1959)

The three movie queens of Sampaguita Pictures lead a star-studded adaptation of the popular CBN program. ...

Ulilang Anghel (1958)

Palaboy (1958)

Pulot Gata (1958)

Honeymoon comes to people in love but with their worlds so far apart - will their dreams ever reach fulfillment? ...

Mga Ligaw na Bulaklak (1957)

A film of three intersecting love stories. ...

Kangkong (2001)

Pamela returns home to the Philippines from the US after the passing of her parents, eventually finding out that her only relatives there live in a kangkong (swamp cabbage) plantation. She is immediately smittened by Carlos, who is about to be ordained a p ...

Talong (1999)

Tiffany, a young and confused artist finds inspiration in Edong, a handsome eggplant farmer. In a Cinderella twist, Edong left behind an enormous eggplant which Tiffany used to track down her Prince Charming. ...

Written in Our Destiny (1965)

Chronicling the life of Ferdinand Marcos. the film highlights his colorful years growing up in a political family in northern Luzon made dramatic from allegations of murdering his father's political rival. His rise to political power crosses with his roman ...