Lamberto V. Avellana

Waywaya (1982)

"Waywaya" is derived from "Waywaya" an Ilocano term meaning freedom. The film is adapted from the short story of the same title, an adventure-laden story of two Northern Luzon tribes. It stars Amy Austria and Ace Vergel. ...

Ang Pag-ibig Ko'y Huwag Mong Sukatin (1975)

A Filipino drama film by Lamberto V. Avellana. ...

Kapitan Kulas (1975)

A story about Kulas whose land papers were stolen by the Spaniards and he went and got it back, but by doing so made him a wanted man so he left to live in the mountains and became a rebel captain and fought the Spaniards. ...

Happy Days Are Here Again (1974)

A compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the so-called big three - Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere. ...

Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974)

A trilogy featuring Nora Aunor giving life to the stories of 3 women: Fe - an emerging movie Superstar who has an invalid husband, Esperanza - a young wife living in a middle class neighborhood in the city & Caridad - a young novice who was seduced by the ...

The Evil Within (1970)

Interpol follows a fat man from Tokyo to Hong Kong to Manila as he takes care of business for an opium empire. ...

Appointment at Mount Manunggal (1966)

This documentary paints the life of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957), from being a simple mechanic, a wartime guerilla leader, and as president of the Philippines, leading up to his death in a plane crash in Mount Manunggal, Cebu. ...

A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965)

Lamberto Avellana's English-language film based on Nick Joaquin's play about a painter, a painting, two sisters, and a crook. ...

No Man Is an Island (1962)

The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II. ...

Cry Freedom (1959)

A man and a woman fight for the freedom of their country Marking with his gun Yay with her typewriter. Thrown together by a cause greater than either of them they share the suffering of the flesh and the spirit among the country's guerrilla fighters. They ...

Song of the Race (1959)

A coming-of-age story of a barrio lass in a patriarchal archipelago. ...

Sarjan Hassan (1958)

Hassan (P. Ramlee) is 10 when his father died. His mother had died when he was younger. His late father's boss feels sorry for Hassan and adopts him. However, Hassan's foster father's own child, Aziz (Jins Shamsudin) is jealous of Hassan and hates him. Whe ...

Faithful (1958)

This strikes straight at the heart because it is a tender story of four people, each deserving a Purple Heart. ...

Badjao (1957)

Hassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala A ...

Child of Sorrow (1956)

A war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila. ...

No Money No Honey (1955)

A spoiled man gets punished by his father and gets disinherited, so he learns the value of hard work and money. ...

Lapu-Lapu (1955)

Lapu-Lapu who defeated Spanish invaders on then land of Mactan. ...

Silver Candlestick (1954)

RUGGED in action, RAW in romance. ...

Huk in a New Life (1953)

Carding, the anti-Japanese guerrilla turned Huk rebel when his family's land is taken over by the greedy landlord while Maxie, the communist recruiter who assures Carding that only a communist can be a true Filipino; however it was Jesus, Carding's brother ...

Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952)

Lamberto Avellana's adaptation of the Solomon and Sheba mythos. ...

Book of Life (1952)

A heart-touching story about the hardship of a grandmother and her two parentless grandkids. ...

Korea (1952)

Korea is a 1952 Philippine war film about the Korean War directed by Lamberto V. Avellana. Produced by LVN Pictures, the film is considered to be lost. Benigno Aquino Jr. wrote the script who based it on his experiences in the war as a correspondent. ...

Sa Paanan Ng Nazareno (1952)

The 1952 Lamberto Avellana film "Sa Paanan ng Nazareno" from LVN Pictures which depicts a story of a struggle and hope surrounding the image of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno of Quiapo. ...

Satur (1951)

Cristina, a pretty young neighborhood girl, is pursued by the mysterious Satur, a wealthy but mysterious young man. Cristina, however, is engaged to Sendong, a young farmer. When Cristina's mother is taken suddenly ill and there appears to be no hope of re ...

Pag-asa (1951)

A story about Celing and her kid brother Pidingare recently orphaned and they come to Manila to find work in the home of their late parents' hacienda landlord. But they are treated miserably by the landlord's ill-tempered wife, Doña Esperanza. ...

In Despair (1950)

A story about Manuel a sickly musician who meets Shelly a beautiful store manager. ...

Prinsipe Amante (1950)

One of the first colored films to be produced in the Philippines. ...

Ang Bombero (1950)

A hotheaded man becomes a firefighter and is morally tested by other firefighters to join them in an illegal racket. ...

Hantik (1950)

A story about a farmer who had his parents killed and also abused by the Japanese occupation forces escapes joins the guerrilla and became a leader of a group. ...

A La Viva! (1948)

Sakay (1939)

The story of the life and death of Macario Sakay, the President of the Tagalog Republic and one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the American forces during the American colonial period. ...

Salamat sa Alaala (2015)

The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. "Salamat sa Alaala." is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for s ...

Tatak Avellana (1988)

The musings and works of artist Lamberto V. Avellana. ...

Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema (1986)

With interviews with National Artists Lamberto Avellana and Lino Brocka and myriad talents from the Mowelfund community such as Nick Deocampo and Raymond Red, Beyond Mainstream documents the robust energy of nascent independent filmmaking in the country in ...

No Man Is an Island (1962)

The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II. ...