Charo Santos

Production

Charo Santos

Born 1955-10-27 · Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Charo Santos (born Maria Rosario Navarro Santos on 27 October 1955) is a Filipino actress and producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Itim (1977), Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980), Kisapmata (1981), Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (1990), The Woman Who Left (2016), Eerie (2018), and Whether the Weather is Fine (2021).

Acting credits

The Woman Who Left poster
6.9

After three decades' wrongful incarceration for murder, a woman discovers that her friend and fellow inmate committed the murder of which she was accused. This leads to her release and subsequent discovery of the man who framed her — her ruling class ex-lover.

The Woman Who Left

2016

Only We Know poster
8.0

When a retired professor and a widowed engineer in his '40s bond after a chance meeting, their conversations on life and love turn into something more.

Only We Know

2025

Ermitaño poster
NR

His bad fate and past life drove him to find another life in the mountain. He obtained his power from an old hermit who gave him his magic cane before he died. He faced a lot of trials and saved the barrio from the mercy of bandits.

Ermitaño

1981

Alyas Ninong: Huling kilabot ng Tondo poster
7.0

Valentin Zapanta (Eddie Garcia) was know as "Ninong" ("Godfather") by the whole of Tondo. Because of his large territory, many tried to usurp his hold on Tondo. And when the time came, it was the least of his expectations that his closest "friend," whom he treated as his own son, would be the one to betray him.

Alyas Ninong: Huling kilabot ng Tondo

1992

Kisapmata poster
8.3

A young womans gets married but her possessive father refuses to let her out of his sight.

Kisapmata

1981

Until She Remembers poster
NR

When a struggling high school student is confronted with the painful fracture of her family, she seeks refuge far from the noise of her parents’ world. In the company of her grandmother and an old friend, she begins to see life from a distance---both tender and selfless. Her lessons and realizations are things that cannot be learned from books, but only from a life lived.

Until She Remembers

2026

Del Mundo poster
NR

This biographical documentary honors Doy del Mundo’s lifelong devotion to education, film, and public service; his pioneering role in shaping Philippine film education; and his enduring impact on institutions and generations he helped build and uplift.

Del Mundo

2025

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NR

A young woman returning from rehab discovers her mother has fallen under the influence of a malevolent antique mirror.

Knock Three Times

No artwork available
NR

The biggest names in the country's film industry speak up about the evolution of Philippine films and how it has transformed today's industry.

Sine, Laging Kasama

2014

Brutal poster
6.2

A woman after killing her husband and his friends goes into post-traumatic shock and withdraws from any form of communication. A feminist journalist becomes interested in the case and resolves to unravel the truth behind the murders.

Brutal

1980

The Mall, The Merrier poster
5.0

After the death of their parents, two estranged sisters must come together to save their family mall from ending up on evil hands.

The Mall, The Merrier

2019

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4.3

An underaged couple falls in love with each other despite their parents' disagreement. They run off to nowhere until they encounter heavy rainfall and storms. They get shipwrecked and are brought to a deserted island. At first, they are separated until they are finally brought to each other's arms.

Island of Desire

1990

Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik poster
4.3

A love triangle involving a young woman who leaves her provincial boyfriend and newborn son to try her luck in Manila. She meets a man who promises to marry her and take care of her son.

Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik

1991

Eerie poster
5.5

The unexpected and gruesome death of a student threatens the existence of an old Catholic school for girls. Pat Consolacion, the school guidance counselor, involves herself with the students in the hopes of helping them cope, and at the same time uncover the mysteries of the student’s death. Most students suspect of the strict and borderline abusive Mother Alice, who also threatened Pat’s tenure in the school because of her continuous meddling with the case. But Pat’s unusual talents lead her to knowing Eri, a former student who's been watching the whole school for years. Piece by piece, Pat uncovers the secret of the school and the monster that it nurtured for the past century.

Eerie

2019

My Juan en Only poster
7.0

The story follows Juan, a beloved businessman in his provincial town known for his countless acts of generosity to others. His heart of gold also caught the attention of the town’s seamstress, Akang, as he becomes her secret admirer—constantly giving her gifts to show his affection which always ends up in silly mishaps.

My Juan en Only

1982

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9.0

The four children find each other after Elisa and her mother, were thrown out of the house by the evil mother-in-law. Left to fend for themselves, they end up living with the mother’s friend, a bar girl, in an informal settlement.

Mga Batang Yagit

1984

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7.5

During World War II, the "dark years" in the Philippine history, Tacing is a woman involved in different love affairs which resulted in endless trials and tribulations.

You Cannot Trample Me

1984

Whether the Weather Is Fine poster
7.0

Against the backdrop of the Typhoon Yolanda, a mother and her son struggle for survival and deal with absurdity of fate, sustained by the hope that they carry, and what is lost and gained.

Whether the Weather Is Fine

2021

Aguila poster
7.5

Flashbacks encompass the history of the Philippines as well as the life story of the elderly Daniel Aguila. The Aguila family gathers to celebrate Daniel's 88th birthday, but the old man is nowhere to be seen--he has been missing for a decade. Suspecting that his father is in Mindanao, one of his sons takes off for that region in a determined search. Along the way, his memories of the nation and his father's life tell the story of 80 tumultuous years of personal and historical development.

Aguila

1980

Durugin Si Totoy Bato poster
10.0

The movie was based from a popular komiks serial by Carlo J. Caparas. It was serialized in Modern Romances and True Confessions magazine.

Durugin Si Totoy Bato

1979

Dirty Affair poster
6.6

A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival.

Dirty Affair

1990

When Will You Be Mine poster
9.5

Mariel, the illegitimate daughter of Shirley, has been the center of contention since her birth when Shirley's husband Ben sells Mariel to child trafficker Adul. Because of an immigration impediment, Adul consigns Mariel to the care of her cousin Jaime and nursemaid Dolor, the midwife at Mariel's birth. However, Jaime's wife, Laila, doesn't want to keep the baby because the sight of an infant reminds her of her stillborn child, and Dolor's boyfriend, Ramir, is jealous of the love and attention Dolor gives the baby. When Laila has accepted Mariel, Adul returns to claim her adopted now-grown daughter, but Dolor inadvertently learns of Adul's wicked plan to sell Mariel for a large amount.

When Will You Be Mine

1991

Tisoy! poster
7.7

Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour the immaculately clean Metro Manila as well as reunite with his high school sweetheart.

Tisoy!

1977

Esperanza: The Movie poster
9.5

A Filipino movie based on the television series Esperanza, opens up where the TV finale left off.

Esperanza: The Movie

1999

Behind the camera

Kisapmata poster
8.3

A young womans gets married but her possessive father refuses to let her out of his sight.

Kisapmata

1981

Bride for Rent poster
6.4

On the eve of his 25th birthday, the day he’s set to receive money from his trust fund, Rocco parties, gets drunk and loses all his money on a poker match. His dilemma: He has to produce the amount, otherwise he will lose the client he needs to defeat his father’s TV commercial production company. Meanwhile, Rocky also needs money to pay the rent, otherwise her family will be homeless. There’s only one way for Rocco to be able to get money from his trust fund: Fulfill the conditions set by his grandmother and that is to get married. Rocky agrees to act as Rocco’s pseudo wife in exchange for a “talent fee.” They seal the deal. As they live like a married couple, Rocco and Rocky face one problem after another, forcing them with no alternative but to reconcile their differences and work with each other. Complication arises when they start to feel for each other, with their bond getting closer.

Bride for Rent

2014

An Indivisible Heaven poster
6.7

Noel struggles to accept his father's remarriage to Agnes and the arrival of his step-sister, Melody. The two grow up harboring a bitter hatred for each other. When their parents die, Noel becomes Melody's legal guardian, much to her dismay. Later, each now married, the two become business partners and eventually grow closer.

An Indivisible Heaven

1985

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier poster
5.5

Lt. Victor N. Corpus, a graduate of and subsequently instructor at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA, the Philippine equivalent of West Point), who in 1970 defected to the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. When he defected, he led a group of NPA guerrillas in raiding the PMA armory and bringing out high-powered firearms that considerably boosted the guerrilla group's armed strength.

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier

1987

Pacquiao: The Movie poster
4.8

Jericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures of his sport, his personal life and the high expectations of his countrymen take their toll, he falls from grace. With the help of his wife (Bea Alonzo), will he be able to rise once more to be worthy of being called "the People's Champion"?

Pacquiao: The Movie

2006

Ronquillo poster
7.0

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

Ronquillo

1993

Bullet and Rosary poster
8.5

A massacre occurred in a quiet hacienda wherein its owner Rafael Montemayor is found dead, his wife Agnes and son Radino are missing, and the family's close friend Arman is deemed guilty for the crime. Years after, a newly-paroled Arman seeks to uncover the truth behind the devilry that cost him his freedom and this truth he seeks lies in the hands of Edmundo, the man who implicated him.

Bullet and Rosary

1990

Batuigas II: Pasukuin si Waway poster
5.7

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

Batuigas II: Pasukuin si Waway

1984

Notoryus poster
8.0

Toryo Liwanag is a born trouble maker. He sees no difference between being in jail and out of it saying that once he gets out he is basically only in a different much larger enclosure. A cage of crime and poverty. One day he meets Liway, a college student looking to interview and put into study the behavior of troublemakers, the likes of Toryo. He is released from prison. But trouble seems to have a crush on Toryo.

Notoryus

1998

Forever and a Day poster
4.2

Eugene arrives in Bukidnon with only one intention: to forget his problems at work. But when he meets Raffy and as they travel and go on ridiculous and death-defying activities together, they start to form a friendship that goes beyond Euge’s original plan. Raffy helps Euge appreciate himself more and to look at things in a positive way. With Raffy, Euge begins to believe in himself again. Soon, against his own expectations, he admits to himself that has fallen in love with this girl. But life is truly ironic. The moment Euge expresses his feelings for her, Raffy suddenly starts to push him away. She admits that he can never have her, and she doesn’t want Eugene to hope for a happy ending with her, because she cannot be loved.

Forever and a Day

2011

For the First Time poster
3.6

Two lovers spend an unforgettable summer in Greece, but their differences threaten to break them up.

For the First Time

2008

No artwork available
8.0

A sensational bank robbery inside the U.S. naval base in the Phillipines.

Sangley Point Robbery

1985

Super Islaw and the Flying Kids poster
NR

Super Islaw was a young crippled boy who was granted mystical powers because of his good heart. He used these abilities to protect the innocents of his town, battling supernatural beings such as vampires.

Super Islaw and the Flying Kids

1986

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo poster
7.0

Newlywed Jed and Angie this time, they have to take care of their son Raffa with parents who are all too eager to share the job with them. Compounding the problems are Jed having to deal with a hypochondriac mother, Angie having to deal with her mom dating a "balikbayan" guy, and the usual jealousy problems hounding married couples.

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo

2007