Pen Medina

AKA:
1.1827

1950-08-27

Manila, Philippines

Biography

Crew Roles

Aswang
Screenplay
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {91}

1995-01-01 0

Iligpit si Bobby Ortega: Markang Bungo 2

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

1986-04-03 7

The Graduates

Follows a group of young adults as they navigate life after college. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Nato

1992-05-22 5.9

Aswang

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 legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a g ...
Genre :Horror, Comedy

Tito Miroy

1996-01-01 3.333

Leon Cordero

Genre :Action

Pedring

1996-08-07 10

Elena's Redemption

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 by the employer's wife or by her own hand, depending ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Pepe Moreno

1996-03-13 4.1

Segurista

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

Kadyo

2004-09-17 7.7

Evolution of a Filipino Family

Spanning 1971 to 1987, in rural areas under the brutal Marcos regime, a poor farming family struggle to overcome challenges brought on by corruption and greed for power. ...
Genre :Drama

Datu Kiram

1994-09-21 0

Col. Billy Bibit, RAM

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 Revolution ...
Genre :Action

Albay

2011-08-19 4.833

Amigo

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 pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the A ...
Genre :Drama, History, War

Tatang Ruding

2009-07-19 0

Tatang

Tatang Ruding lives in the streets of the Philippines’ urban Manila with his granddaughter Ester. Tatang makes ends meet the easiest way he knows – stealing and pickpocketing. He does it with Ester as ...
Genre :Thriller

Pilo

1988-12-05 8

Miracle

When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their own beliefs and values. Soon, Elsa is healing peopl ...
Genre :Drama

2012-07-26 0

Kamera Obskura

The title “Kamera Obskura” is a Filipino spelling of the latin “Camera Obscura” which simply means “dark room”. The film’s concept adheres to formalist cinema, where the filmmaker’s thesis is to make ...
Genre :Drama

Jimmy

2000-09-13 1

Lagarista

Gregory bikes his way through the streets of Manila and transports film reels from one theater to another giving “extra service” to its patrons. He lives with his grandfather whose dementia worries Gr ...
Genre :Drama

Paul

2010-11-11 0

Layang Bilanggo

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

Menardo

2015-08-13 6.6

Of the Flesh

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, betrayal, guilt and redemption. ...
Genre :Drama, Horror

2013-12-25 6

10000 Hours

Senator Gabriel Alcaraz is preparing to deliver a privilege speech alleging corruption in the highest levels of government. On his way to the Senate, he gets wind of a plot against him. The police see ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Tikyo

1997-09-06 3.8

Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

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 prostitute is not resigned that she would be in the ...
Genre :Drama

Col. Lucio de Vega

1993-12-25 0

Sakay

The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a criminal for continuing hostilities against the United States after the "official" end of the Phil ...
Genre :History, Drama, Action, War

1987-01-04 5

Once Upon a Time

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 young men. ...
Genre :Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Comedy

1984-12-25 5.5

Shake, Rattle & Roll

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 a tragic love triangle. 'Pridyider' revolves aroun ...
Genre :Horror, Comedy

Danilo Marquez

2009-07-18 5

Mangatyanan

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 him at the hospital. Her mother, who left their family when ...
Genre :Drama

Prosecutor

1994-06-22 0

Loretta

A movie about Loretta and her struggles as a woman. ...
Genre :Drama

N.G.O. Member

1992-12-25 0

The Nun

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 at a free clinic, to be that flying creature but n ...
Genre :Horror, Comedy

Fr. Salazar

1991-12-25 0

Sister

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 that she is still alive in a zombie-like state. ...
Genre :Horror

Macabebe

1985-01-22 5.8

Virgin Forest

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 trying to capture Emilio Aguinaldo. ...
Genre :War, Drama, Action

Chef 'Sparrow'

1989-05-11 6.4

Fight for Us

In 1985, in the obscure town of Dolores, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra, murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, who was also executed by ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Action

1995-01-01 0

Unsung Heroine

The heartbreaking plight of the overseas contract workers is dramatized in the tragic tale of Flor Contemplacion - the Filipino domestic helper in Singapore convicted of murder and condemned to death. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1992-03-24 0

Heroes

Independent filmmaker Raymond Red's first crossover to full-length feature is a highly visual chronicle of the rise and fall of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio. Noted for its heavy stylistics and ...
Genre :War, History, Drama

1998-06-24 4.5

In the Navel of the Sea

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 babies of their community. At first, the young son do ...
Genre :Drama

Terio

1999-03-03 10

Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata

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 are thin and sickly. Villagers go hungry. And a boy dies f ...
Genre :Drama

Paciano Mercado

1998-12-25 9

José Rizal

Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant ...
Genre :Drama, History, War

2005-10-12 6

Tuli

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

1999-12-25 0

Reef Hunters

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 approaches each trip to the sea with the angry det ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

2013-10-03 10

Hello, World

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 resists going to college. Filmmaker Joel Ferrer nostalgi ...
Genre :Family, Comedy

Diablo (segment "Diablo") (voice)

2009-12-25 3.5

Shake, Rattle & Roll 11

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. Afterward, she began to experience demonic visions, e ...
Genre :Thriller, Horror

Iago

2013-12-25 6

10000 Hours

Senator Gabriel Alcaraz is preparing to deliver a privilege speech alleging corruption in the highest levels of government. On his way to the Senate, he gets wind of a plot against him. The police see ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Gabino

2000-12-25 7.1

Deathrow

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 compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and ...
Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

Destiny's Father

2008-09-17 10

I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You)

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 into the year's most anticipated film about love and l ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy, Drama

Mang Kanor

1996-04-25 6

Utol

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 henchmen. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Crime

Lupo

2001-09-25 3.667

La Vida Rosa

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 lov ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Romance

Dodong

2003-06-11 6

Bertud Ng Putik

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, possesses the good half of a powerful amulet while Dam ...
Genre :Comedy, Action, Drama

Fr. Tolon

2002-12-25 0

Agimat, Anting-anting Ni Lolo

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 prove his strength and determination. After passing ...
Genre :Family, Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Fr. Salazar (segment "Ate")

1991-12-25 7.2

Shake, Rattle & Roll III

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 been made alive again; and a student unwittingly b ...
Genre :Thriller, Comedy, Horror

Tatay

2004-11-17 6.5

Bcuz Of U

This movie encloses three intertwining love stories of six different people through a vintage car: Ria and RJ share the perfect relationship until she chickens out on their wedding. Years after, she d ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

RP President

2007-04-07 6

Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo!

Christine frantically flies back in the Philippines to gather evidences that will convince his Australian father not to marry Georgia her estranged mother, who she thinks has abandoned them. She takes ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Romance

Nes

1984-07-11 6.714

Sister Stella L.

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 congregation as hers inspires her to get involved in the strug ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Tata Islaw

2007-11-07 1

Ataul: For Rent

Ataul for Rent is a narrative social satire movie depicting the lives of the slum dwellers of "Kalyehong Walang Lagusan", a very narrow, congested, miserable alley/compound in a typical squatter's are ...
Genre :

Barangay Captain

1994-05-09 5.6

Darna: The Return

Valentina, Darna's snake-haired arch enemy, is trying to take over the Phillipines through subliminal messages on religious TV shows. Darna has her own problems, however, as she has lost her magic pea ...
Genre :Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Pacio Garcia

2004-06-23 2

Naglalayag

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 driver, Noah (Yul Servo), who's overcome with respect fo ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

Father Luis

1997-12-03 0

Sanggano

Diego is a local thug who keeps the streets clean from opportunistic gangs. His life suddenly changes when he defends the girl he loves from being raped by the chief police, whose son is his cop best ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

Ramon Atiwan

1996-08-14 6

Mumbaki

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 tribal dispute. While there, he discovers his rich herit ...
Genre :Drama, Action

2005-07-13 4

Baryoke

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 find escape and salvation in the only place that ins ...
Genre :

2012-12-04 8

Himala Ngayon

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 Asian films of all time. The revelations about the t ...
Genre :Documentary

Nestor

2010-11-08 5

Ishmael

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 decided to come back home to find peace and solitude in ...
Genre :Drama, Action

Ingkong Kapiz

2017-01-04 3.8

Mang Kepweng Returns

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 adventures with the magical bandana. ...
Genre :Action, Comedy, Fantasy

2014-12-14 9

Gangster Lolo

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 them by an inmate. ...
Genre :Comedy

Barkada

1985-06-17 5.386

Scorpio Nights

In a crowded, multi-appartment house, a young student peeps on his neighbours making love and subsequently develops a steamy affair with the neighbour's wife. The affair slowly becomes an obsession an ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

General (as Crispin Medina)

1990-02-09 4.1

Demonstone

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 curse on it that has unleashed supernatural forces. ...
Genre :Horror, Thriller, Action, Crime, Fantasy

Frank Boborol

2003-04-30 10

Till There Was You

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 book. Over the years, Pippa comes to believe that th ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

Quy (as Crispin Medina)

1988-01-01 5

Saigon Commandos

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 nosey reporter covering the crime beat, Stryker uncove ...
Genre :Action, War

1990-01-06 6.7

Fatal Vacation

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 Rebel Leader's brother... ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

Villa

1986-01-11 2.667

Unfaithful Wife

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 Crispin and wife Irene. A tentative effort with another ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

2018-11-28 4.6

Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap

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. ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

(segment "Mistulang Kamera Obskura")

2006-09-22 0

Image Nation

Imahe Nasyon is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20 alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal visions on national issues. Renowned line producers Jon and Carol Red h ...
Genre :

Pfc. Nelson Galang (as Crispin Medina)

1989-08-31 6.8

One Day Without God

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 in priest's robes, who they believe has supernatura ...
Genre :Action, Drama, War

Narrator

2024-10-07 0

Kampana

Life is good at Padre Pi's town because of his magical bell. But what about the other towns? Society will crumble in our 11-minute short film. ...
Genre :

Professor

1982-12-25 7.25

Moral

The episodically connected lives of four college friends unfold throughout the incipient martial law years, as they struggle to define their sexual and professional desires and how best to attain them ...
Genre :Drama

2025-03-05 0

In Thy Name

Genre :

1982-11-15 0

Boystown

Genre :Drama

1985-06-06 10

Hinugot sa Langit

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants. ...
Genre :Drama

2014-12-25 8.2

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo

The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause. ...
Genre :History, Drama

Tak (as Crispin Medina)

1987-02-06 3.313

Sweet Revenge

Nancy Allen plays an investigative news reporter Jillian Gray, who, along with her daughter is kidnapped by white slave king Cicero, after getting too close with her investigation. Now that she has es ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller

Ben "Mother Ben" Asino

2012-09-10 7

Aso ni San Roque

Genre :Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Vener Torres

2009-06-08 0

Ngayon at Kailanman

Ngayon at Kailanman or Until Forever is a Filipino drama series produced by GMA Network. It is a television adaptation of the 1992 hit movie of the same title. The series stars Heart Evangelista and J ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama

Tasyo

2010-02-22 0

Panday Kids

Panday Kids is a fantasy Philippine drama spin-off from the novel of Carlo J. Caparas. It is produced by GMA Network. This is a television sequel of the 2009 film, Ang Panday which was starred by Bong ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Jilco

2008-02-11 2.667

Joaquin Bordado

Joaquin Bordado is a Philippine drama-action series produced by GMA Network. It is a television adaptation of a famous comics serial of Carlo J. Caparas. It features Robin Padilla in the title role, w ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Crime

Bestre

2008-02-07 6

E.S.P.

E.S.P. is a horror Philippine drama by GMA Network starring Iza Calzado. The series premiered on February 7, 2008 and ended on May 8 of the same year. The show has a similarity of 2 American hit suspe ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama

Lolo Gimo

2013-05-06 0

Cassandra: Warrior Angel

Cassandra: Warrior Angel is a horror fantasy series starring Gabby Concepcion, Eula Valdez, and Eula Caballero. It premiered on May 6, 2013 and will serve as the second season of Third Eye. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy

2006-04-24 0

Noel

Noel is an Philippine drama aired on QTV Channel 11 in 2006. It starred Renz Valerio in his title role. ...
Genre :Drama

Angel Gabriel

2011-11-21 0

Ikaw Ay Pag-Ibig

Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig is a Christmas special Philippine television mini drama series which airs on ABS-CBN. from November 21, 2011 to January 27, 2012 It topbills child actors Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Man ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family

Tatang

2012-01-30 0

E-Boy

E-Boy was a fantasy sci-fi drama series currently airing on ABS-CBN topbilled by child actor Bugoy Cariño with the title-role. The story revolves around a child robot who was given human characteristi ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Padre Guido

2010-02-08 0

Agua Bendita

Agua Bendita is a fantasy drama series on ABS-CBN in the Philippines, starring Andi Eigenmann. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Marciano Dimaculangan / Marsing

2023-02-13 6.9

Batang Quiapo

A young man rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo. Hoping to earn the affection of his parents, his feat draws him closer t ...
Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Dante Pangilinan

2020-02-23 0

24/7

A single mother working at C. Jacinto Hospital as a graveyard shift security guard, Mia turns night into day in order to give her son, Xavier, a fulfilling life. Her civil relationship with her ex-hus ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Panglima Alari

2019-03-18 0

Sahaya

Genre :Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Asawa ni Sisa

1993-07-06 0

Noli Me Tangere

Eddie Romero's miniseries adaptation of the novel from Filipino writer and activist Jose Rizal, published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines in 1887. Noli Me Tángere (Latin for "Tou ...
Genre :Drama

Maryo Adriano / Mayor

2015-05-18 8

Pasión de Amor

Pasión de Amor is a 2015 Philippine romantic drama television series based on the 2003 Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes starring Mario Cimarro, Danna García, Juan Alfonso Baptista, Paola Rey, ...
Genre :Drama

G

2015-01-19 0

Oh My G!

Sophie Cepeda is a teenager who struggles after both her parents died. Sophie blamed God for the loss of her loved ones, until God himself appears to Sophie in different forms to enlighten the latter ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Family

Gerry

2014-06-30 0

My BFF

Genre :Drama, Comedy, Family

Andoy

2013-09-30 0

Magkano Ba ang Pag-ibig?

Genre :Drama

Kiko Cabrera

2020-11-14 0

La Vida Lena

Despite being the subject of bullying and discrimination because of the big scar on her face, Magda refuses to let criticisms get to her and strives hard to secure a comfortable life for her family. U ...
Genre :Drama