Rene Requiestas

Acting

Rene Requiestas

Born 1957-01-22 · Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Renato "Rene" Requiestas (January 22, 1957 – July 24, 1993) was one of the top Filipino comedians of the late 1980s up to the early 1990s. Requiestas was known for his sidekick roles alongside other comedy actors such as Joey de Leon and his pairing with Kris Aquino in romantic comedies, as well as his distinctive gaunt, toothless appearance. Requiestas died on July 24, 1993 at the age of 36.

Acting credits

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

Clown poster
9.0

St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.

Clown

1986

Starzan II poster
6.5

Starzan part 2.

Starzan II

1989

Barbi: Maid in the Philippines poster
NR

Bartolome del Rosario is forced to be a crossdresser when he gets wrongly accused of a crime.

Barbi: Maid in the Philippines

1989

Bondying: The Little Big Boy poster
9.0

Comedy legend and veteran actor Jimmy Santos stars as Bondying, a large adult man that acts and thinks like a child. Based on the comic book character created by the legendary graphic novelist and "King of Philippine Komiks" Mars Ravelo.

Bondying: The Little Big Boy

1989

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly poster
NR

A cemetery keeper and security guard team up to foil the activities of a syndicate that made the cemetery their hideout.

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

1992

Kumander Anting-Anting poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kumander Anting-Anting

1988

Michael and Madonna 2 poster
7.0

The sequel of the journey of the duo, Michael and Madonna, directed by Tony Cruz.

Michael and Madonna 2

1993

Alias Batman and Robin poster
5.0

Alyas Batman en Robin is a 1991 Filipino Batman comedy film produced by Regal Films spoofing the 1960s Batman television series. The movie was initially an unauthorized production, set to capitalize on the then in-production 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton. Warner Brothers threatened legal action and the release of the film was delayed until legal entanglements could be sorted out. The film was released in 1991, two years later than the intended 1989 release.

Alias Batman and Robin

1991

Salawahan poster
5.0

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.

Salawahan

1979

Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo poster
6.0

Pido and Dida grew up inside an orphanage believing they are siblings. Maltreated by their adoptive parents, they run away and find themselves in a shanty of a kind lady. Forced to live with their real parents, they realize that money alone cannot guarantee happiness.

Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo

1990

I Love You Three Times a Day poster
8.0

An English high school teacher whose students always play tricks on him because of his Carabao English. He met and fell in love with a fellow teacher, whom he didn't know was engaged to be married. Frustrated and tried to kill himself, his fairy godmother told him he'll just say the phrase "I Love You 3x A Day" if he wants somebody to fall in love with him.

I Love You Three Times a Day

1988

You Are Mine poster
7.1

Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the vivacious but fidgety Sandra, who is obviously smitten with him. Rex is then unsettled by his conflicting feelings for the two.

You Are Mine

1978

The Graduates poster
7.5

Follows a group of young adults as they navigate life after college.

The Graduates

1986

Aso’t Pusa poster
8.0

Driven by a big cash reward, Pamboy requests little Osang to pretend to be a dying rich man's long-lost grandchild. But the plan makes both of them targets of an envious heiress.

Aso’t Pusa

1989

Michael and Madonna poster
7.5

It showcases the different activities of students — the mess they get into and the troubles they encounter until the duo of Michael and Madonna discover that their professor is a drug pusher.

Michael and Madonna

1990

Ako si Emma, Babae! poster
NR

The movie that made newcomer starlet Janet Bordon a big star in 1977! It deals with the sensitive issue of transsexualism, where Bordon plays the role of a man who undergoes sexual reassignment surgery in secret — and wrecks havoc on the people who have wronged her, as a woman!

Ako si Emma, Babae!

1977

Starzan III poster
7.5

Starzan part 3.

Starzan III

1990

No artwork available
10.0

A wobbly street vendor (Noel 'Ungga' Ayala), an ignorant probinsyano (Rene Requiestas) and an unemployed loafer (Jimmy Santos) meet in a small-time restaurant run by Mama L (Vangie Labalan). Realizing they all have hungry stomachs, they hang on to each other. After several attempts in looking for a job, they finally sees a solution to their problems, the lottery. - Written by anonymous

Small Medium Large (Fits All Sizes)

1990

Pido Dida 3: May Kambal Na poster
6.5

Last part of the trilogy movie starred by Rene Requiestas.

Pido Dida 3: May Kambal Na

1993

Cheeta-eh: Ganda lalake? poster
NR

Cheeta-eh is a simple-minded jungle boy who is given a magical stone which turns him into a superhero, after he saves a girl from another planet. Being kind-hearted, Cheeta-eh puts his powers to good use, saving helpless people and doing good.

Cheeta-eh: Ganda lalake?

1991

Menor de Edad poster
3.7

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal.

Menor de Edad

1979

Leon at Tigre poster
10.0

Good friends (Maricel Soriano & Rene Requiestas) bent on becoming cops always end up getting on each others nerves. One ends up as a Jeepney Driver and the other as a Traffic Enforcer. This inevitably reunites them in all sorts of crazy situations. - Written by ledster

Leon at Tigre

1991

Hulihin Probinsiyanong Mandurukot poster
7.0

Siyano with his sister Doray goes to Manila seeking a better life. Upon arrival, they become easy prey for a gang of pickpockets who turns out to be the same relative he will be staying at. He juggles his conscience if he would join them in becoming one himself.

Hulihin Probinsiyanong Mandurukot

1993