Maria Isabel Lopez

Diamonds in the Sand (2025)

Divorced salaryman Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the realization that he has nothing to live for. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina migrant worker who appears to sense hi ...

The Last Checkout (2024)

A widower and a runaway secretly meet at a hotel one stormy night. The two bond in a way they would've never expected. ...

To Ken with Love (2023)

Ken Jones is a flamboyant talk show host who relishes being the "whitest gaysian ever." However, underneath Ken's colorful persona lies a case of internalized racism. So, not only does Ken not want to be Asian but he hates it and tries to stay away from it ...

Lola Igna (2019)

Lola Igna is a foul-mouthed and stubborn woman who is eager to die but her neighbors are hung up on her winning "the oldest living grandmother in the world." Her long-lost great-great-grandson, Tim, is an aspiring vlogger who wants to latch on her now-famo ...

Swipe (2017)

When a CCTV is installed in an apartment, it starts to record their activities and show the tenant's private lives. It tells the story of Loida who is a lady guard, Gloria whose marriage has recently been annulled, Frank who is a married man and actively e ...

Unveiling The Horse Demon (2017)

A young man searches for his father and encounters natural and supernatural forces, which ultimately lead him to unveil his true identity. ...

Ma' Rosa (2016)

Ma' Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor section of Manila where everybody knows her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa's childre ...

Siphayo (2016)

A self-made farmer and rice mill owner who faces a rebellion by his two sons when he installs his young mistress as the new woman of the house immediately after the death of his wife. Complicating matters further is the fact that the older son is already l ...

Barcelona: A Love Untold (2016)

Ely, a young man who can't get over Celine, his past love, meets Mia, a young woman who escaped from a painful past in the Philippines and is trying her luck to rebuild her life in Spain. They meet. They fall in love. But can they overcome the hurt of the ...

Ordinary People (2016)

Ordinary People is a family portrait of Jane, 16, and her boyfriend, Aries, who live on their own in the chaotic streets of Manila. Surviving as pickpockets, the lives of the young couple change when they suddenly become teenage parents. But not even a mon ...

The Story of Love (2016)

A story about teacher who went to the mountain to teach (NPA). ...

Just the 3 of Us (2016)

An unlikely love story between polar opposites Uno and CJ two strangers, and how one night changes their lives forever. Unforeseen circumstances collide and force Uno and CJ to live under the same roof as they both deal with their sense of responsibility a ...

Dahling Nick (2015)

The story of Nick Joaquin, who only accepted the National Artist Award on the condition that the Marcos administration release a well-known writer who was being unjustly detained during Martial Law. ...

Bahay Ampunan (2015)

A pair of brothers encounters violent forces inside the walls of an old orphanage. ...

Lorna (2014)

Lorna is sixty year old woman who is constantly searching for the right man, having failed at so many relationships. Having lived close to a lifetime alone, she decides to take another stab at moving on and more importantly, love. ...

Three (2014)

"Faith, Love, Time, and Dr. Lazaro," "Tata Selo," and "Sandaang Damit;" three short stories written by three multi-awarded Filipino fiction writers, Gregorio Brillantes, Rogelio Sicat, and Fanny Garcia, transformed into three short films. ...

Maria, Leonora, Teresa (2014)

After a tragic incident, a psychiatrist offered Faith, Julio, and Stella life-sized dolls to look after to help cope from the loss of their respective daughters: Maria, Leonora, and Teresa. But the toys appears to be controlled by sinister. ...

Wandering Butterflies (2014)

Miriam is up for a surprise from her husband after a rift caused by the flirty text message of someone named Alex. ...

Flying Kiss (2014)

A young woman is about to achieve her dreams, until everything is put into a halt when she is diagnosed of tuberculosis. ...

Kabaro (2014)

"Kabaro" tells of same-sex relationships, between lesbians (Mara and Krista) and gays (Aldrich and Rockwell). ...

The Corruption of Melba (2013)

Melba is the wife of a slain farmer-leader whose murder is attributed to an incumbent governor. She goes to the city to appeal the case and to seek out a new life after the tragedy. Working as a staff member at the office of City Councilor, she is introduc ...

Angustia (2013)

Don Victorino Hernandez, a creole secular priest from Manila, has two passions: botany and the total conversion of the native population particularly the Agtas, who in spite of the rigorous undertakings of Spanish colonialism continue to live in the hinter ...

Mariposa: Sa Hawla ng Gabi (2012)

A tale of an innocent woman who unravels horrible truths while in search of her long lost sister in the city. ...

Captive (2012)

A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines. ...

Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang (2012)

Corazon revolves around the love story of a married couple during the times of Japanese rule in the Philippines who's having a hard time conceiving a child. After joining traditional fertility rites in honor of certain patron saints, their prayers are even ...

Ritual (2011)

A story about a faith healer, Madam Celia, who amazed a small rustic town with her miraculous healing. She was very much respected and revered by the townsfolk. So when she offered them a job in the USA, as apple pickers–everybody grabbed the opportunity ...

Cuchera (2011)

Based on a true story, Cuchera is about Filipino drug mules, drug couriers and their recruiters. It follows the story of Isabel, a veteran drug mule, in her first attempt at running her own drug transshipment operation between Manila and China. Isabel's ...

HIV: Si Heidi, Si Ivy at Si V (2010)

A story about a documentarist who interviews a number of individuals who acquired the HIV virus. ...

Ika-Sampu (2010)

A story about a descendant of a rich hispanic family that lived in the Philippines in the 1800s (1896). Nine years ago, Alexa Nicole de la Vega started having dreams about a mansion where she always used to play as a child, These dreams gradually turn dark ...

Ways of the Sea (2010)

This film exposes the human trafficking operation and journey through the seas of Southern Philippines to neighboring Malaysia. Based on research and interviews, this dramatic narrative provides a kaleidoscope of characters hoping for a better life in Saba ...

Working Girls (2010)

Continuing the tradition of national artist Ishmael Bernal's benchmark film Working Girls after 25 years, Working Girls of 2010 depicts the role of women in the new millennium. Seven women of different backgrounds, stories and personalities entwined in a c ...

The Execution of P (2009)

A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman. ...

Fidel (2009)

A Filipino worker is on the death row for killing his employer. Because of a lady reporter who is bent on doing a full story about him, government officials are now trying to help him. But Fidel insisted that he killed his employer on purpose. Vega learned ...

Ay Ayeng (2008)

A mountain maiden attempts to use education to help solve the problems of an Ifugao village, but finds that outdated traditions and military oppression stand in her way. A photojournalist documents her story. ...

Seroks (2006)

While trying to cozy up to the sexy and mysterious Mina, who recently moved into the boardinghouse above his shop, unlucky Xerox operator Lito is unwittingly placing his life in grave danger. ...

Black Magic (2006)

A heart-pounding fright movie about a provincial lass whose life and death is shrouded by inexplicable and ghastly events so affecting the whole community of Sta. Barbara. Igan suffers a gruesome death in the hands of a devil worshipper, Nana Ursula. After ...

La Visa Loca (2005)

Jess Huson has a dream like many other struggling Filipinos, he dreams of a better life for himself and his family in America. After he is rejected, Jess embarks on a comical adventure filled with crazy schemes and ludicrous plans that end up in hilarious ...

Room Service (2004)

Two lovers, thirsty for sex... clash in one story to build an intense passion for love and aspiration. ...

Tag-init (2004)

One mystery envelops a group of friends who goes out on a vacation. Will they find the real criminal or be caught with their own mesh? ...

Lapu-Lapu (2002)

A film showing the struggles of Lapu-Lapu and how he defended Mactan, Cebu from the invading Spanish forces. ...

Sex Files (2002)

An anthology of three sex stories that led into acts of crime. ...

Masarap Na Pugad (2002)

Masarap na pugad: Directed by Francis Posadas. With Aleck Bovick, Gary Estrada, Joko Diaz, Elizabeth Oropesa. ...

Super-B (2002)

B is for beauty, B is for Body, and Bi is Super B. Bi may not be the brightest superhero but she is brave and bubbly and she can fight the forces of evil using her armpit powers and power fart, on top of her many super powers. ...

Kalaro (1999)

Kalaro: Directed by Dante Javier. With Ynez Veneracion, Hazel Espinosa, Rey 'PJ' Abellana, Gino Ilustre. ...

Molata (1999)

In an idyllic surroundings amidst the rice terraces, young and care-free Ida has a wonderful life. But one night, a group of armed men charges into her home and kills her parents. Worse, these men conspire and accuse Ida of the murder of her folks. Years p ...

Pagnanasa (1998)

A young travelling salesman Rodel and a young innocent student Aleli. Aleli befriended a mature woman who is expert in love. The lady taught her and lured her to fantasize and to seek the love offered by men. Aleli became curious about the love that this l ...

Dune Warriors (1991)

After the end of the world, Earth is a thirsty planet ruled by vicious warlords. ...

Hukom .45 (1990)

A 1990 Filipino action film starring Eddie Garcia. ...

The Black Cobra 3 (1990)

Shipment of American weapons is stolen in the Philippines. An American named Hawkins tries to find the weapons. Hawkins ends up dead. Chicago policeman Bob Malone is called in to investigate. Along with Interpol agent Greg Duncan, Malone travels the street ...

Mission Manila (1990)

Web is a desperate man with a dangerous mission. His young brother Tony has mysteriously vanished with a million dollars worth of heroin that belongs to the mob. The mob wants the drugs back...and Tony dead. In the back alleys of Manila, his search leads ...

Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki (1989)

A vampire hunter who has the quest to kill vampires. ...

Sa Kuko ng Agila (1989)

Tonyo (Joseph Estrada), a mini-bus driver in Olongapo, opposes U.S. military bases in the Philippines. He saw the changes of the city after the military bases were established. Social problems of corruption, prostitution, poverty, and the plight of fisherm ...

Red Roses for a Call Girl (1988)

Manila: Peter, the terminally ill son of the successful architect Klaus Timberg, falls in love with Diana. However, he does not know that his father has hired the prostitute to make his son's last days as exciting as possible. Diana has also fallen in love ...

When Good Girls Go Wrong (1987)

THIS IS A TRUE STORY - A PROMINENT PSYCHIATRIST TRIES TO "REFORM" THREE WOMAN PERCEIVED BY CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY TO BE "DEVIANTS" - A LESBIAN, A FRIGID WOMAN, AND NYMPHOMANIAC. ...

Curse (1987)

A woman tries to attract her reincarnated lover from her previous life but eventually turns to the aid of an evil sorcerer who rules over a tribe of cannibal midgets. ...

Kapirasong Dangal (1986)

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Dingding Lang Ang Pagitan (1986)

Two neighbors a married man, and a stripper, were involved in an adulterous relationship, which altered their lives. Their daily engagements were unpreventable with only a wall separating them. ...

Isang Kumot, Tatlong Unan (1986)

Passion finds fulfillment in a ménage à trois between two men and a woman. ...

Hayok (1986)

Joy & Joan (1985)

Fashion model Joy is unlucky in love. Having been jilted by the object of her desire, Marc Charoux, she takes a trip to Singapore with the rich and decadent Bruce. Soon, however, Joy implores servant girl Millarca to help her escape from Bruce's grounds. P ...

Hello Lover, Goodbye Friend (1985)

Two friends face the dilemma of taking their wonderful friendship to the next level. ...

Heartache City (1985)

Five young women trek to the city in the quest of better lives but end up instead with broken hearts. ...

Escort Girls (1985)

a film by Tony Cruz. ...

Isla (1985)

Isla, a island maiden who has all the males, including her father, lusting after her. Her dream was to leave her primitive surroundings and find another life in the big city. However, it would not be easy. To be able to escape, she must use her body to pay ...

Hubo sa dilim (1985)

The movie is typical of lower budgeted sexy-erotic films made in the Philippines at this time. There is no style, no visuals, no good story, nothing particularly memorable.. ...

Daughters of Eve (1985)

In the remote countryside of Ilongo, various women are sexually abused by local men. Two sisters meet Simon, the most attractive man in the village, and fight over him - one constantly haunted by Catholic dogma because of the abuse she suffered previously. ...

Baby Tsina (1984)

A woman develops feelings for a gang leader and is subsequently jailed for murder. While in prison, she undergoes a transformation, eventually leading her fellow inmates in a movement for penal system reform. Seven years later, she is declared innocent. Ba ...

Your Body Is Mine (1984)

A 1984 erotic melodrama by Lino Brocka about a former softcore porn star ("bold star" in the Philippines), her abusive husband and their new next-door neighbor. ...

Working Girls (1984)

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city. ...

Batuigas II: Pasukuin si Waway (1984)

Leonardo de los Reyes gets framed by some hoodlums for murder, he escapes from prison and gets revenge to the people who harmed him. ...

Dugong Buhay (1983)

Samuel hones his son Alvaro to be the ultimate weapon for his revenge against the cruel De Lara clan. But while doing his mission, Alvaro discovers a dark secret and goes after his father instead. ...

Sana Bukas Pa Ang Kahapon (1983)

Three friends made their way in the big city. One ended up the mistress of a rich married man. Another became a suicidal prostitute. And the third found true love where it had always been all along despite her long fruitless search. In the end they all tho ...