Paraluman

Acting

Paraluman

Born — Died

1923-12-14 — 2009-04-27

Place of birth

Tayabas, Quezon

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 4 titles

1960s · 9 titles

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

5 Yugto ng Buhay poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

5 Yugto ng Buhay

1961

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

Stoney poster
3.5

Two rival gun-runners are at odds when one of them secretly discovers that the other's female companion has plans to recover a $40 million treasure stash, hidden away in Surabaya by her late husband.

Stoney

1969

Estela Mondragon poster
10.0

Serialized in “Bulaklak” and “Alimyon”

Estela Mondragon

1960

Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez poster
9.0

A 1961 Filipino drama starring Paraluman and Mario Montenegro.

Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez

1961

The Big Broadcast poster
8.0

Two teenagers gatecrash a movie studio to see their idols who promised to choose them as their next leading lady.

The Big Broadcast

1962

Moro Witch Doctor poster
6.5

The murders of two American plantation owners leads an Interpol agent into a battle with Filipino drug smugglers and violent religious fanatics.

Moro Witch Doctor

1964

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

1950s · 18 titles

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

Bobby poster
8.0

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

Bobby

1958

Lydia poster
10.0

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

Lydia

1956

Ulilang Anghel poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ulilang Anghel

1958

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

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

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

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

Kahapon Lamang poster
NR

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

Kahapon Lamang

1959

Sonata poster
10.0

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

Sonata

1957

Hongkong Holiday poster
8.5

A story about Anna a daughter of a Chinese royalty who was going to be betrothed; escaped, hid and lived with a poor boat rowing family.

Hongkong Holiday

1957

Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak poster
10.0

The 2nd anniversary presentation of Vera-Perez Productions

Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak

1959

Sino Ang Maysala? poster
9.0

Bankruptcy drove Don Ramon Versoza to commit suicide leaving nothing to the family his wife, Rosa, and four children, Carmen, Gloria, Lolita, and Bobby. Carmen, the eldest, filled the gap left by her father and swore to send her siblings to school.

Sino Ang Maysala?

1957

Pitong Pagsisisi poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pitong Pagsisisi

1959

Kamandag poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kamandag

1959

Gigolo poster
9.0

Virgilio 'Gil' Labrador has made women swoon and his latest victim, Doña Consuelo, has killed herself after discovering his duplicitous crime. Gil relies on his sidekick Bugart to aid in conning women, even their landlady...

Gigolo

1956

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

Anino Ni Bathala poster
7.0

Earthly love or the love of god? which must one choose in order to live in his shadow?

Anino Ni Bathala

1958