Joonee Gamboa

Acting

Joonee Gamboa

Born 1936-08-07 · Manila, Philippines

Acting credits

The Year of Living Dangerously poster
6.7

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

Missing in Action poster
5.9

American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

Missing in Action

1984

Brokedown Palace poster
6.5

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.

Brokedown Palace

1999

She-Man: Mistress of the Universe poster
4.0

A spoof of the Filipino fantasy icon Ang Panday and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. A mysterious beggar bestows great power upon a blacksmith who showed him kindness. Will it be enough to counter the threat by strange beings from another world?

She-Man: Mistress of the Universe

1988

No artwork available
7.0

A frustrated man discovers that life in the city is no better than the countryside he left behind.

Pedrong Palad

2000

Virgin People poster
5.1

Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.

Virgin People

1984

Dino Dinero poster
6.0

Directed by Mike Relon Makiling. With Dolphy, Gretchen Barretto, Romnick Sarmenta, Joonee Gamboa.

Dino Dinero

1990

Batas Militar poster
10.0

"Batas Militar" is a definitive documentary about martial law under the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.

Batas Militar

1997

Wonder Women poster
4.7

Dr. Tsu is a brilliant surgeon with her own exotic island off the coast of Manila. Using her sexy, all-girl army of martial-arts experts, Tsu kidnaps some of the world's greatest athletes. She is able to transplant any body part, so she uses the athletes for spare parts to sell to the world's richest men. Mike Harber is a womanizing, wise-cracking insurance investigator for Lloyd's of London sent to Manila to investigate the disappearance of a jai-alai player, and becomes involved with Dr. Tsu's mad mission.

Wonder Women

1973

Lilet poster
7.7

An unstable young woman finally blows the cover of her repressive family's dark secrets when her memories where unlocked with the help of an ardent suitor.

Lilet

1971

Manila in the Claws of Light poster
7.4

Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.

Manila in the Claws of Light

1975

Saigon Commandos poster
5.7

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 uncovers the involvement of corrupt politicians in the heroin trade and in the killings. But before he can pin them down, Stryker is framed for the murder of his commanding officer and now he must clear his name, free Lassiter from her captors, and stop his men from carrying out their own kind of vengeance before it is too late.

Saigon Commandos

1988

Luv Text poster
5.5

Melissa is a spunky college student who’s completely love-struck and constantly dreams of her own Prince Charming. She finds herself transported back to her grandmother’s time and unravels the truth behind her grandmother’s beautiful but failed romance.

Luv Text

2001

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan poster
8.0

A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan

1993

Robo Warriors poster
5.4

The year is 2036 and Earth has been invaded: hope lies with the last Robo Warrior - a towering fighting machine.

Robo Warriors

1996

Wangbu poster
5.0

Dodong reports a drug pushing scheme to a corrupt cop who later tortures him and kills his wife and son. Grieving and close to losing sanity, he finds everyone involved and goes on a killing spree to avenge his family.

Wangbu

1998

Fortunes of War poster
4.2

When Canadian diplomat Carl Pimmler sends his friend Peter Kernan and his wife Johanna to deliver medicine to the deep jungles of Cambodia, but Peter gets more than he bargained for when the journey ends in a fight for survival. Peter must use his experience and knowledge of South East Asia to get them out of this dangerous mess.

Fortunes of War

1994

W Is War poster
6.4

Filipino director Willy Milan's first entry into the Maxsploitation sub-sub-genre.

W Is War

1983

Lovingly Yours, Helen: The Movie poster
8.0

This dramatic anthology of true-to-life stories of love and domestic problems based on letters sent by to the TV drama program hosted by Helen Vela who gives advice to troubled viewers.

Lovingly Yours, Helen: The Movie

1984

TNT Jackson poster
4.8

A woman encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother.

TNT Jackson

1974

Magtanggol poster
NR

A political family tries to hold on to their integrity and reputation as they face a difficult crisis.

Magtanggol

2016

Silk poster
4.5

Silk, the toughest cop in Honolulu, busts small time smugglers only to reveal a larger syndicate smuggling Asian mobsters into the States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens.

Silk

1986

Kenkoy poster
NR

Funny man Kenkoy courts Rosing the Manileña in this remake of the popular comics strip by Tony Velasquez.

Kenkoy

1982

Lorelei poster
9.0

A story about Lorelei a mermaid and Paing a fisherman.

Lorelei

1975