Paraluman

Acting

Paraluman

Born 1923-12-14 · Tayabas, Quezon

Sigrid Sophia Agatha de Torres von Giese, better known by her screen name Paraluman (December 14, 1923 – April 27, 2009), was an award-winning Filipina German actress. Her contemporaries include the likes of Fernando Poe, Sr. and Carmen Rosales. She was a major contract star of Sampaguita Pictures.

Acting credits

Batong Buhay poster
NR

Friendship as strong rocks, love as enduring as the heavens sacrifice without any parallel in a story with hardly an equal.

Batong Buhay

1950

Amy, Susie and Tessie poster
7.0

After arguing with their playboy father, teenage sisters Amy, Susie and Tessie decide it's time to become independent women. Once the girls realize they can support themselves, they open the door to a whole new world of adventure.

Amy, Susie and Tessie

1960

Estela Mondragon poster
10.0

Serialized in “Bulaklak” and “Alimyon”

Estela Mondragon

1960

Daughters of Satan poster
4.4

A man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.

Daughters of Satan

1972

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

Kahapon Lamang poster
NR

The three movie queens of Sampaguita Pictures lead a star-studded adaptation of the popular CBN program.

Kahapon Lamang

1959

Veronica poster
10.0

The intriguing story of a strange love affair. Too thrilling for her to resist. Too lovely for him to forget. Too painful for one to remember.

Veronica

1957

Kamandag poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kamandag

1959

Ulilang Anghel poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ulilang Anghel

1958

Rodora poster
8.0

A story of a mother and daughter separated by fate, the mother who have no memory of the child she bore, and the daughter who hopes to find her long-lost mother.

Rodora

1956

Lydia poster
10.0

She was the angel of mercy in a home where love and happiness reigned until tragedy struck.

Lydia

1956

Tanikalang Apoy poster
9.0

Rudil and Ester are now husband and wife, making Ester the newest addition to the affluent Rioblanca family. She slowly learns about how this family is run by their iron-fisted matriarch.

Tanikalang Apoy

1959

Surrender - Hell! poster
10.0

Director John Barnwell's 1959 WWII drama stars Keith Andes as an American soldier in the Philippines who trains a village of headhunters to fight the Japanese. Also in the cast are Susan Cabot and Paraluman.

Surrender - Hell!

1959

Because of a Flower poster
8.0

A humble provincial girl, Lily, ekes out a living selling flowers in bustling Manila when she musters the courage to present a single bloom to Miguel, a kind-hearted young architect. Their innocent romance blossoms amid family disapproval and the temptations of city life, but when a jealous rival schemes to tear them apart, Lily and Miguel must fight to protect the fragile beauty of their love “because of a flower.”

Because of a Flower

1967

Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez poster
9.0

A 1961 Filipino drama starring Paraluman and Mario Montenegro.

Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez

1961

Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak poster
10.0

The 2nd anniversary presentation of Vera-Perez Productions

Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak

1959

Kuwintas ng Alaala poster
9.0

An anthology of four stories that capture love and resilience. Featuring Sampaguita Pictures’ biggest stars.

Kuwintas ng Alaala

1960

Hello Lover, Goodbye Friend poster
4.7

Two friends face the dilemma of taking their wonderful friendship to the next level.

Hello Lover, Goodbye Friend

1985

Sonata poster
10.0

The story of a love you will not easily forger and the song that will make you remember.

Sonata

1957

Awit Ng Bulag poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Awit Ng Bulag

1938

5 Yugto ng Buhay poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

5 Yugto ng Buhay

1961

Bobby poster
8.0

Bobby was born during the prewar era, blooming into a troubled, but sensitive young man.

Bobby

1958

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land poster
7.5

The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five directors with a running time of 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land

1975

Now and Forever poster
10.0

The true-to-life story of Miss Finland Armi Kuusela who was crowned Miss Universe in the first Miss Universe pageant held in 1952. In 1953, some nine months after she won the Miss Universe title, Armi was invited by the Philippine International Fair Committee to crown that year’s Miss Philippines, in the course of her stay, she met Virgilio Hilario, a Filipino businessman, through a blind date in Baguio, the two were eventually married in Tokyo that year. Kuusela chose to relinquish her crown shortly before her reign ended as Miss Universe

Now and Forever

1953