Lilia Cuntapay

Acting

Lilia Cuntapay

Born 1935-09-16

Lilia Cuntapay (September 16, 1935 – August 20, 2016) was a Filipina actress and former teacher whose debut role was in the Filipino horror film series Shake Rattle and Roll in 1991. Thereafter, she was dubbed the "Queen of Philippine Horror Movies" due to her roles in many subsequent horror films.

Acting credits

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

Darna: The Return poster
5.8

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 pearl and with it the ability to transform into her scantily clad super self. Trapped as her alter-ego, the plucky reporter Narda, she must try to regain the pearl and foil Valentina's plans.

Darna: The Return

1994

Curacha: The Restless Woman poster
5.6

Curacha, a torera (live sex performer), finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. Every night, she sets off to join her fellow toreras for a midnight show of fun and kitschy live sex act. In one tuning point of her life, she bumps into a long-lost friend, Myrna, a former torera, who seems to have a lost grip on life. Curacha makes it her personal mission to save Myrna as she does some soul-searching herself. In the end, we see traces of hope glimmering somewhere, somehow, in a manner that escapes the restless Curacha.

Curacha: The Restless Woman

1998

Madonna and Child poster
8.0

When Louella came back from Hong Kong as a domestic helper, she began to search for her son Leonard, whom she had put up for adoption seven years earlier.

Madonna and Child

1996

Forevermore poster
NR

A spoiled rich boy sent to province who meets a hardworking poor girl, and through constant clashes and shared struggles, they grow as individuals and eventually fall in love despite their different worlds.

Forevermore

2014

Aswang poster
6.5

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 giant snake, a young woman (Alma Moreno), and a withered old hag (Lilia Cuntapay). The aswang has a lengthy cinematic history, having been the subject of the first sound film ever produced in the Philippines (1932's Ang Aswang) and migrating, in somewhat altered form, to films in Hong Kong, India, Japan, and, in 1994, to the United States. Aiza Seguerra co-stars with Janice de Belen, Aljon Jimenez, John Estrada, and Alma Moreno.

Aswang

1992

The Stepmother poster
8.0

The loving and nurturing Mariel marries Edward after his first wife abandons him and their three children. Mariel strives to win the acceptance and affection of her new stepchildren, even as she tries to define her role in the family.

The Stepmother

1996

Halik Ng Sirena poster
7.0

A fisherman falls in love with a mermaid and soon the village experiences one disaster after another.

Halik Ng Sirena

2001

Scaregivers poster
NR

Two bumbling crooks are caught stealing a couple of diamond rings. Rather than get sent to jail, they convince the judge to send them to a mental institution instead. But the asylum turns out to be a haunted place, and the two are left to uncover the secret behind the paranormal mysteries that lead to the deaths of the staff.

Scaregivers

2008

Woman on a Tin Roof poster
3.7

A classic dramatic piece on poverty and prostitution is transformed into a poignant take on failed celluloid dreams. A son of a late actor notorious for womanizing in his heyday aspires to be a big star someday but can't get past beyond being a stuntman. His meager income hardly suffices to support his family driving the wife to resort to selling her body.

Woman on a Tin Roof

1998

Magic Kingdom: The Legend of Damortis poster
8.0

The Kingdom of Damortis was once ruled by the kind-hearted Empress Sofia who was ordered to be killed by Basilicus, her brother who has a great desire for the throne. Princess Dahlia, heir to the throne elopes with the blind singer Mico. Amain and his warrior trainees, Jobert, Samuel, and Oman are tasked to protect the princess and save Damortis from the evil forces of Basilicus.

Magic Kingdom: The Legend of Damortis

1997

Echoserang Frog poster
NR

An industry veteran is given a chance to produce and star in his own movie. But he quickly finds movie production isn't quite as glamorous as it seems.

Echoserang Frog

2014

Shake, Rattle & Roll III poster
7.6

In three tales of extreme horror, a young couple hires a mysterious nanny for their baby; a young woman discovers that her sister has been dead and been made alive again; and a student unwittingly brings home from a beach field trip the egg of an alien monster.

Shake, Rattle & Roll III

1991

Masikip, Masakit, Mahapdi poster
4.3

A story about a group of impoverished people struggling to make ends meet while searching for happiness.

Masikip, Masakit, Mahapdi

1998

Shake, Rattle & Roll IV poster
7.0

Three unrelated stories of horror include a substitute teacher who preys on a small school; neighborhood children being abducted by a tree-dwelling monster; and a group of Manila residents plagued by attacks from a Manananggal.

Shake, Rattle & Roll IV

1992

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore poster
5.2

Dondi is a nerd and an obedient nephew to his aunt Cora who makes decisions for him. Meanwhile, Anna is a stubborn and rebellious girl who seeks the attention of her father Vito. Dondi and Anna cross path and their different personalities collide. They eventually fall in love with each other and solve their own problems. Vito and Cora are bitter business competitors and because of their rivalry, they disapproved the romantic relationship between Dondi and Anna.

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore

2015

No artwork available
NR

a film by Dyzal M. Damun.

Kamandag Ni Venus

2014

Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay poster
8.5

A professional horror movie extra prepares for her first ever acting award nomination.

Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay

2012

Segunda Mano poster
6.0

Mabel Domingo (Kris Aquino), the owner of a high-class, but creepy, antique shop, only wants herself and her mother to move on from the tragic past of losing her sister as she carries the guilt of causing her death. She meets Ivan Galvez (Dingdong Dantes), a rich and successful architect who only wants to find the perfect wife and mother for his young daughter Angel to finally have a complete and happy family after his ex-wife left for him for another man.

Segunda Mano

2011

Lapu-Lapu poster
4.8

A film showing the struggles of Lapu-Lapu and how he defended Mactan, Cebu from the invading Spanish forces.

Lapu-Lapu

2002

The Nun poster
NR

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 no one believes him. Will he be able to prove his suspicions before he becomes the creature’s next victim?

The Nun

1992

Once Upon a Time in Manila poster
8.0

Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations at the right moment. Cynthia Luster (Yukari Oshima) is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. - Written by ledster

Once Upon a Time in Manila

1994

Grandma's House 2 poster
8.0

Rupert and Nina, a recently married couple with a newborn, buy a their dream house at a bargain price. As they settle into their home, they glimpse the ghost of an old woman and make a shocking discovery when they dig up the backyard.

Grandma's House 2

2005

Boy Pick Up: The Movie poster
7.0

There is an underground battle going on in the name of love. The soldiers are all Pikapistas! With pick-up lines as their weapons to woo the gorgeous Neneng B. (Sam Pinto), the war sizzles in the dark corners of the Metro. And there is one undefeated champion among them - BOY PICKUP (Ogie Alcasid)! Legendary, enigmatic, hypnotic, that’s his appeal to most who don’t get what his works penetrate their heart just the same. Despite his underground fame and legend, Boy Pickup lives a normal and solitary life, He works as a pastry chef in Heaven’s Bakeshop, a bakery owned by ANGEL (Solenn Heussaff) and soon Angel feels indebted to Boy while Boy starts to fall for her.

Boy Pick Up: The Movie

2012