Joonee Gamboa

Acting

Joonee Gamboa

Born

1936-08-07 (90)

Place of birth

Manila, Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

67 titles

Known for

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

Got to Believe poster
8.0

Got to Believe is a 2013 Philippine romantic comedy-drama television series directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The series was aired on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from August 26, 2013 to March 7, 2014,[1] replacing Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala. The series finale, dubbed as the Best Ending Ever, ranked #1 by Kantar Media nationwide TV rating.

Got to Believe

2013

Brokedown Palace poster
6.4

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

Totoy Bato poster
NR

Totoy Bato is a boxing-themed Philippine drama from GMA Network, based on the graphic novel created by Carlo J. Caparas, that depicts the remarkable story of an ordinary person named Totoy Magtanggol, played by Robin Padilla, becoming a skillful boxer and conquering injustice with bravery and compassion. The series premiered on February 23. This is considered to be the first Indie Television Show for Robin's own crew in the production and blocking the powers of the management to control the show.

Totoy Bato

2009

No artwork available
NR

Langit sa Piling Mo or Heaven With You is a Filipino drama series produced by GMA Network, developed by Senedy Que and directed by Gil Tejada, Jr. The series featured Heart Evangelista, Mark Herras and Katrina Halili as the lead characters. It premiered May 31, 2010. Internationally, it is aired on GMA Pinoy TV with a two-day delay. From July 5, 2012 until October 12, 2012 GMA Life TV aired its English-dubbed version worldwide. Airport scenes are shot mainly at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

Langit sa Piling Mo

2010

Dahil Sa Pag-ibig poster
NR

Dahil Sa Pag-Ibig is a Philippine television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN from March 12, 2012 to June 29, 2012

Dahil Sa Pag-ibig

2012

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

Magtanggol poster
NR

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

Magtanggol

2016

Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! poster
NR

Angelo dreams of creating a medicine that could cure his father’s illness. With some knowledge about medicinal herbs, he makes a living as a faith healer. Everyone believes him, except Cielo Delos Santos, a doctor who swears to do everything to uncover Angelo’s secret. Things get a little complicated when Angelito, an exiled angel comes down to earth to help Angelo become a better man. As the three of them try to achieve their own goals, they realize that they need each other more than they are willing to admit.

Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!

2011

Feng Shui 2 poster
6.0

It focuses on Lester who, upon getting the cursed bagua, starts to get all the luck and prosperity he could get in his life, but with deadly consequences.

Feng Shui 2

2014

El Presidente poster
6.5

The film begins with his capture by Philippine and US forces under Frederick Funston's command in 1901, then flashes back to 1886, when an old woman gives Aguinaldo and his childhood friend Candido Tirona cryptic prophecies. Ten years later, Aguinaldo is inducted into the Katipunan and later assumes leadership of its Cavite chapter while becoming mayor of Cavite El Viejo. When the trouble breaks out in Manila in late August 1896, Aguinaldo tries to assure the Spanish provincial government of non-interference and covertly marshals his forces despite a lack of weapons. Learning that the Spanish mostly put their forces in Manila, Aguinaldo finally mobilizes his troops and take the command of the Katipunan forces in Cavite

El Presidente

2012

Ang Panday poster
7.8

A young blacksmith realizes his destiny when a malevolent demon bent on ruling the world unleashes an army of creatures on humanity.

Ang Panday

2017

2000s · 11 titles

The Son of Brocka poster
NR

It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker.

The Son of Brocka

2005

Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess poster
8.0

A wandering peddler suddenly decides to separates from his group of travellers, his reasons are unknown and the dangers will be many.

Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess

2006

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

Blades of the Sun poster
NR

A Japanese businessman has recurring dreams about being a samurai and travels to a remote island for answers, and the healing power of the banaba leaf. Later he also travels to the Philippines to save a beautiful woman from a evil gold mine owner.

Blades of the Sun

2001

Ang Darling Kong Aswang poster
6.0

Victor is a single father who falls in love with Elisa who turns out to be an Aswang. But even so, Victor love Elisa so much that he accepted who she is and even live with her as his second wife. But the problem comes when the leader of the Aswang clan finds out that Elisa and her mother are not eating humans anymore. She sends out other Aswangs to hunt down Elisa and her mother, and also for Victor and his family. Victor then will face the leader of the Aswang clan to save his beloved Elisa.

Ang Darling Kong Aswang

2009

Ang Panday poster
4.8

Long ago, the evil wizard Lizardo sent an army of monsters to subjugate the land and its people. Lizardo succeeded, but a prophecy tells of a comet that will fall to Earth, and a man who will wield a weapon that will free the people from Lizardo's tyranny. Flavio is a blacksmith content with living a quiet, uneventful life in a town mostly untouched by Lizardo's evil. But when the comet of prophecy lands on the outskirts of town, Flavio's destiny is immediately made clear. Around the peace-loving but brave Flavio. His arch-enemy Lizardo attempts to ruin the peace and harmony of their dwelling place, affecting the inhabitants. Moreover, the evil warlord challenges Flavio by capturing his beautiful lady love Maria. A series of events take place, bringing the blacksmith (panday) at the forefront of a full-blown war against Lizardo's troops.

Ang Panday

2009

Third World Hero poster
7.9

Two filmmakers try to create a film venturing on the life of Jose Rizal. Before they do that, they try to investigate on the heroism of the Philippine national hero. Of particular focus is his supposed retraction of his views against the Roman Catholic Church during the Spanish regime in the Philippines which he expressed primarily through his two novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The investigation was done mainly by "interviewing" key individuals in the life of Rizal such as his mother Teodora Alonso, his siblings Paciano, Trinidad, and Narcisa, his love interest and supposed wife Josephine Bracken, and the Jesuit priest who supposedly witnessed Rizal's retraction, Fr. Balaguer. Eventually, the two filmmakers would end up "interviewing" Rizal himself to get to the bottom of the issue.

Third World Hero

2000

Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom poster
5.7

Ordinary humans led by King Bantayan are being annihilated by the all-powerful evil king Bagulbol and his creatures of the dark. To end their tribulation, mankind’s leaders paid a mercenary with exceptional fighting skills to defend them. That mercenary is Exodus. Nearing their extinction, King Bantayan and the leaders of men dispatched Exodus on a quest to capture five elementals to aid them in the final battle against King Bagulbol.

Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom

2005

Feng Shui poster
6.4

After finding a Feng Shui amulet, Joy starts to see a string of fortunate events come her way. Soon, she realizes it is, in fact, a curse. Now she must break the cycle of good fortune and death in order to save her family.

Feng Shui

2004

Alab ng Lahi poster
10.0

The story is set in 1946 after the Japanese Imperial Army surrenders to American forces. Gregorio Magtanggol, a Hukbalahap member, who continues the fight against abusive civilian guards after World War II.

Alab ng Lahi

2003

Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo poster
6.5

A sudden widower, Victor finds himself solely responsible for raising his son, Tom Tom. To make money, he claims to be a medium who can speak with the dead and, for a price, soothe restless spirits. Tom Tom, however, discovers that he actually has the powers his father only pretends to possess. Will Victor be exposed as a fraud, or will Tom Tom help his lonely dad win the heart of the lovely, ghost-troubled Lalaine?

Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo

2005

1990s · 10 titles

Brokedown Palace poster
6.4

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

Robo Warriors poster
5.5

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

Robo Warriors

1996

The Chain poster
4.1

When unjustly imprisoned in a South American jail, a tough cop and a renegade arms dealer must set aside their differences to escape.

The Chain

1996

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

Demonstone poster
4.7

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.

Demonstone

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

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

Dino Dinero poster
6.0

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

Dino Dinero

1990

Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran poster
10.0

This is the life story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a Chinese-Filipina nun who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran

1998

Sa Kabila ng Lahat poster
6.0

Famous TV commentator Maia Robles finds herself caught between having an affair with a politician and reporting on social issues, especially corruption.

Sa Kabila ng Lahat

1991

1980s · 19 titles

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

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

Virgin People poster
5.1

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

Virgin People

1984

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

Enter the Ninja poster
5.5

A newly trained ninja warrior journeys to the Philippines, where he must defend his former war comrade's property against a determined adversary.

Enter the Ninja

1981

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

Where Does Love Hide? poster
8.0

Made pregnant by Ric, Estella was forced to marry his intellectually disabled younger brother, Val, to save herself from the shame of having an illegitimate child. However, what was intended as a marriage of convenience became a fulfilling relationship that eventually opened the eyes and hearts of everybody to the beautiful soul hidden inside the young man nobody wanted.

Where Does Love Hide?

1987

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

Clash of the Warlords poster
2.6

In the battle for life you have to kill or be killed. Forced to fight against his friends in the deadly arena, Rex seeks revenge on the evil Malzon for killing his family in this post-apocalyptic action adventure.

Clash of the Warlords

1985

Halik Sa Pisngi Ng Langit poster
NR

Halik sa pisngi ng langit: Directed by Efren C. Piñon. With Lala Montelibano, Ronaldo Valdez, Greggy Liwag, Mark Joseph.

Halik Sa Pisngi Ng Langit

1986

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

Kahit Wala Ka Na poster
8.5

A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.

Kahit Wala Ka Na

1989

Of the Flesh poster
6.9

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.

Of the Flesh

1983

Apoy sa Iyong Kandungan poster
NR

Ramona is ecstatic when she marries Rommel. But Ramona remains a virgin wife as Rommel turns out to be a closet homosexual with a boyfriend, Alex. Will she ever be successful in converting her gay husband into a straight heterosexual and leaving his lover or will she find herself single and looking for another husband?

Apoy sa Iyong Kandungan

1984

Dugong Buhay poster
7.5

Samuel hones his son Alvaro to be the ultimate weapon for his revenge against the cruel De Lara clan. But while doing his mission, Alvaro discovers a dark secret and goes after his father instead.

Dugong Buhay

1983

No artwork available
NR

A man staying out of trouble on attacks in their village gets involved in path to vengeance when his wife and younger brother dies.

Asong Gubat

1986

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

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

Anak ng lupa poster
NR

Hector learns about his parents' tragic past, including his father's death at the hands of a traitor.

Anak ng lupa

1987

1970s · 15 titles

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

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

Weighed But Found Wanting poster
7.5

A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely man with leprosy and a mentally distressed homeless woman.

Weighed But Found Wanting

1974

Savage Sisters poster
4.5

A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.

Savage Sisters

1974

Wonder Women poster
4.6

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

Nagbabagang Asero poster
5.0

A truck driver seeks justice for his family's death.

Nagbabagang Asero

1977

High Velocity poster
9.0

Ben Gazzara and Paul Winfield play Vietnam veterans turned mercenaries who are hired to rescue a kidnapped executive.

High Velocity

1976

Santiago! poster
7.0

A nighttime attempt to sabotage a Japanese munitions store in the little town of Santiago goes wrong when Gonzalo (Fernando Poe, Jr.) discovers that the schoolhouse they are about to blow up is filled with women, old men, and schoolchildren.

Santiago!

1970

The Beast of the Yellow Night poster
3.7

Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

The Beast of the Yellow Night

1971

Death Force poster
5.1

James Iglehart is Doug Russell, an American who steals a shipment of gold in the Philippines with two Vietnam War buddies, who cut his throat and throw him overboard. Russell washes ashore an island inhabited by two Japanese soldiers stranded there since World War II. They nurse him back to health and he is taught martial arts and the art of the samurai. Back in the States, his treacherous pals, Marelli and Maghee, use their loot and viciousness to muscle their way into Los Angels mafia turf.

Death Force

1978

Cover Girl Models poster
4.0

A fashion photography assignment teams three American models and inadvertently pitches them into the mystery and danger of international espionage, when an invaluable roll of microfilm secreted into one of the girls' fashion gowns, draws them into the violence and intrigue of a spy-vs-counterspy conspiracy.

Cover Girl Models

1975

Burlesque Queen poster
6.5

To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.

Burlesque Queen

1977

High School Circa '65 poster
8.0

Set in 1965, the film follows the everyday lives of the students and the faculty.

High School Circa '65

1979

Black Mamba poster
9.0

Dr. Paul Morgan is stunned to discover witchcraft and voodoo being practiced in the 20th century. while treating the citizens of a small village in the Philippines, Morgan falls for pretty young widow Elena, who becomes the target of a black witch who has swiped a valuable ring from the grave of Elena's late husband.

Black Mamba

1974

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

Series credits

Got to Believe poster
8.0

Got to Believe is a 2013 Philippine romantic comedy-drama television series directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The series was aired on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from August 26, 2013 to March 7, 2014,[1] replacing Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala. The series finale, dubbed as the Best Ending Ever, ranked #1 by Kantar Media nationwide TV rating.

Got to Believe

2013

Totoy Bato poster
NR

Totoy Bato is a boxing-themed Philippine drama from GMA Network, based on the graphic novel created by Carlo J. Caparas, that depicts the remarkable story of an ordinary person named Totoy Magtanggol, played by Robin Padilla, becoming a skillful boxer and conquering injustice with bravery and compassion. The series premiered on February 23. This is considered to be the first Indie Television Show for Robin's own crew in the production and blocking the powers of the management to control the show.

Totoy Bato

2009

No artwork available
NR

Langit sa Piling Mo or Heaven With You is a Filipino drama series produced by GMA Network, developed by Senedy Que and directed by Gil Tejada, Jr. The series featured Heart Evangelista, Mark Herras and Katrina Halili as the lead characters. It premiered May 31, 2010. Internationally, it is aired on GMA Pinoy TV with a two-day delay. From July 5, 2012 until October 12, 2012 GMA Life TV aired its English-dubbed version worldwide. Airport scenes are shot mainly at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

Langit sa Piling Mo

2010

Dahil Sa Pag-ibig poster
NR

Dahil Sa Pag-Ibig is a Philippine television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN from March 12, 2012 to June 29, 2012

Dahil Sa Pag-ibig

2012

Iskandalo poster
3.0

A celebrity vlogger involved in a sex scandal and a tough female agent chasing an elusive killer. Two women. Two worlds connected by one scandalous crime.

Iskandalo

2022

Kahit Konting Pagtingin poster
NR

Kahit Konting Pagtingin is a Philippine television drama that aired on ABS-CBN from January 28 to April 12, 2013 replacing Aryana and worldwide on TFC on January 29, 2013. Starring Angeline Quinto, Paulo Avelino, and Sam Milby.

Kahit Konting Pagtingin

2013

A Dangerous Life poster
7.0

The final years of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos' rule, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1983 to the People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 that ousted Marcos. The film focuses on American TV journalist (Gary Busey), who finds himself in the middle of key events that lead to the downfall of the Marcos regime.

A Dangerous Life

1988