Películas de Pen Medina

This Filipino vampire film co-directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local...

The film is based on the true story of a maid who was either seduced or raped and made pregnant by her Chinese employer; the baby was either killed...

Sexually frustrated Perla wants out of her marriage; servant Lea yearns for power; streetwalker Joan has a secret; and Diana is lost in grief. They...

An intimate epic made with uncompromising and austere seriousness that patiently and methodically observes the collapse and hopeful revival of a poor...

The title “Kamera Obskura” is a Filipino spelling of the latin “Camera Obscura” which simply means “dark room”....

When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity,...

An aging assassin hides in a facility for abandoned senior citizens to protect a daughter he left years ago.

Senator Gabriel Alcaraz is preparing to deliver a privilege speech alleging corruption in the highest levels of government. On his way to the Senate,...

When asked for her real name, the feisty woman in a rural whorehouse would quip, "Ligaya. It means joy. And that's what I sell." Yet the small-town...

The heartbreaking plight of the overseas contract workers is dramatized in the tragic tale of Flor Contemplacion - the Filipino domestic helper in...

Sakay is a 1993 Filipino historical drama film directed by Raymond Red. The film stars Julio Diaz, Tetchie Agbayani, and Leopoldo Salcedo. The film...

The "Tikbalang" Puga searches for the magic crystal which will restore peace in his land. His dangerous quest leads him to earth where he meets three...

An anthology of three violent stories: 'Baso' talks about the adventure of three friends who performed Spirit of the Glass and discovered the tale of...

Laya is a young professional photographer who has drifted away from her family. Her father has fallen ill, but she hasn’t once come to visit...

A story set in the Philippine Republic in the 1900s where a lass, a Spanish mestizo, and a fisherman are caught up by Macabebe soldiers who are...

Independent filmmaker Raymond Red's first crossover to full-length feature is a highly visual chronicle of the rise and fall of revolutionary hero...

In a remote fishing island in the 50's, Pepito grows up learning the trade of his mother, Rosa, the only midwife capable of delivering the newborn...

Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo...

The daughter of a circumciser rebels and challenges the status quo when she is asked to take over her father's job.

Long-time friends, Jeff and Johan have just graduated from high school. The former refuses to join his mom to move to the U.S. while the latter...

Senator Gabriel Alcaraz is preparing to deliver a privilege speech alleging corruption in the highest levels of government. On his way to the Senate,...

A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was...

Claire is a young interim doctor in a provincial hospital. Once, she encountered a female patient who is suspected of carrying a deadly flu virus....

Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build...

Destiny. Is it beyond our control? Or do we make our own? These questions and other musings about the past and the future set the tone as we sail...

Pao is a young schoolboy who inherits an amulet from his grandfather. butt before he can use its power, he must first past three formidable test to...

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...

In three tales of extreme horror, a young couple hires a mysterious nanny for their baby; a a young woman discovers that her sister has been dead and...

Jaime quits a syndicate led by Don Jose, gets imprisoned, and reunites with his brother Joey who takes his place as the new leader of Don Jose's...

The sin of the past is the tragedy of the present. The year is 1953 and Gabriel de Dios, a man who lives a simple and happy life with his family,...

It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks...

This movie encloses three intertwining love stories of six different people through a vintage car: Ria and RJ share the perfect relationship until...

Christine frantically flies back in the Philippines to gather evidences that will convince his Australian father not to marry Georgia her estranged...

In the daytime, Karen is an insurance saleswoman in Manila, but in the evening she works as an escort in a club.

A nun who acts as a counselor in a home for unwed mother undergoes political awakening when her friend and namesake belonging to the same...

Gregory bikes his way through the streets of Manila and transports film reels from one theater to another giving “extra service” to its...

Ataul for Rent is a narrative social satire movie depicting the lives of the slum dwellers of "Kalyehong Walang Lagusan", a very narrow, congested,...

Valentina, Darna's snake-haired arch enemy, is trying to take over the Phillipines through subliminal messages on religious TV shows. Darna has her...

After a chance decision sends her home in a taxicab, Dorinda (Nora Aunor), a widowed judge, strikes up a friendship with the young and charming...

Joseph is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a...

A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest...

An ex-convict who is ostracized by his neighborhood. Little does he know that this neighborhood he once knew is set to awaken his past. Ishmael...

A remake of a funny quack doctor who was originally portrayed by the late comedian Chiquito in 1979. Its a story of the quack doctor's son and his...

Five Aging ex-cons are trying to go straight after being release from prison. But unable to find work, they pin their hopes on a treasure map left to...

Set during the post-Marcos regime in a remote village of Dolores, chronicles the life of Jimmy Cordero, a political prisoner who have just been freed...

In a crowded, multi-appartment house, a young student peeps on his neighbours making love and subsequently develops a steamy affair with the...

When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their...

Two U.S. Marine investigators looking into a series of grisly murders in Manila discover that the crimes are tied to an amulet with a 400-year-old...

Joanna meets single father Albert and his baby Pippa on a bus. When she gets off the bus, Joanna accidentally leaves her photograph behind with her...

A series of drug-related murders haunt Saigon. Ex-Green Beret Mark Stryker and his MP's must find the culprits. With the help of Jean Lassiter, a...

A pleasent trip to the Phillipines is turned into tragedy when the tour bus is kidnapped by a group of rebels that want to exchange the prisoners for...

The film concerns the attempts of Fidel to resume a normal life after the devastation wrought by his wife's death. He returns to his old friend...

A bumbling crew of friends aspires to be known as the town's best thieves but plotting their first big heist seems more difficult than pulling it off.

Imahe Nasyon is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20 alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal visions on national...

A cult called Wakwak headed by Papa Mundo is ready to kill and be killed to fight for their beliefs. It is a religious battle for their leader, clad...

This film is based on a true story of Baguio City police officer Bobby Ortega.

A movie about Loretta and her struggles as a woman.

Follows a group of young adults as they navigate life after college.

The film tells the life of Colonel Billy Bibit from his days as a cadet to his exploits as a young officer and one of the heroes of the Philippine...

Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under...

Tatang Ruding lives in the streets of the Philippines’ urban Manila with his granddaughter Ester. Tatang makes ends meet the easiest way he...

After hearing of her sister's death, a student decides to leave her studies to return home to be with her family during the situation only to learn...

A homeless family and their neighbors in the city of Manila are plagued by attacks from a Manananggal. A little boy named Teks suspects a nun working...