Movies: Tom Olivar

A 1991 Filipino action film starring Bong Revilla and Dina Bonnevie....

Crime does not pay, so the adage goes. But feisty and outspoken Rosa (Rosanna Roces)--however sharp-witted--does not know any better. Doggedly out for bigger money, she is quick to rebuff even her lover Dado's (Diether Ocampo) pitch for a new life. ...

Carding is an ex-convict trying to start anew outside the bars and got a job as a taxi driver. However, just as he swore not to get involved in any illegal activities, a young woman Kristine rented his taxi cab as a getaway vehicle in a in a staged a...

It tells the story of four friends: a single mom hoping to complete her family, a martyr wife who will do anything to keep her family from falling apart, a mistress who is desperate to have her own family, and a young woman who fully supports them....

Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines....

Almira and Susan give birth at the same time in the same hospital. Gary steals Almira’s newborn child and switches the infant to one of his newborn twins; in revenge to Almira’s decision of rejecting him, Gary concocts the wicked plan with his friend...

Salve, a content barrio lass, is married to Alfred, an aspiring politician. Alfred meets Via finds out that they can both be very useful to each other's lives. He is set on pursuing a political career and Via is from a powerful political family that ...

True to life story of Randy Padilla....

The story of the Mamasapano clash where 44 Special Action Force officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) died on their mission from the point of view of then-PNP Deputy Chief of Operations Major General Benjamin Magalong as he was heading the...

Adan Ronquillo, a Tondo-raised Caviteño thug, vows to take revenge against the people who shot his parents to their deaths....

A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered....

Epifanio and his brother-in-law are faulty detectives who must redeem themselves by solving a major kidnapping case....

A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic....

Based on the life story of Isabel Aquino....

Just like the seven previous SR&R franchise, this has three episodes-"13/F," about a children's party held in a forbidden floor; "Yaya" is about a naughty kid who discovers that her new nanny is a vampire; and "LRT" is about a freak accident in which...

An action and advocacy film tribute to all security guards in the Philippines....

After enduring a troubled childhood, a woman struggles to find herself in this provocative tale about life's vagaries and ultimate redemption. The film follows the emotional journey of Sabel, a complex woman portrayed as both bad and good, who perman...

A 1995 Filipino romantic drama starring Jennifer Mendoza and Tonton Gutierrez....

During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, young Chinese copra trader named Fong-Huan marries Elisa, a young and pretty Filipina. The couples children, Daniel and Linda, were raised in a mixture of Chinese and Filipino-Hispanic tradition. These richly cu...

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