
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
4.3A 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
NRFriendship as strong rocks, love as enduring as the heavens sacrifice without any parallel in a story with hardly an equal.
Batong Buhay
1950
7.0Is it possible for lovers who passed away a century ago to return to life in order to keep their promise of love?
Isusumbong Kita sa Diyos
1988
10.0A marriage which started on the wrong foot, compromised by her boyfriend agreed to marry family friend in order to save face. In turn he entered into marriage to get away from his aggressive clinging girlfriend. But the truth was that he was really in love with her but lacked the nerve to tell her. He saw the marriage of convenience as the best way to win her.
When to Say I Love You?
1985
7.0After 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
8.0Bobby was born during the prewar era, blooming into a troubled, but sensitive young man.
Bobby
1958
Film credits
1980s · 4 titles
7.0Is it possible for lovers who passed away a century ago to return to life in order to keep their promise of love?
Isusumbong Kita sa Diyos
1988
10.0A marriage which started on the wrong foot, compromised by her boyfriend agreed to marry family friend in order to save face. In turn he entered into marriage to get away from his aggressive clinging girlfriend. But the truth was that he was really in love with her but lacked the nerve to tell her. He saw the marriage of convenience as the best way to win her.
When to Say I Love You?
1985
5.6Close friends Belle, Au and Claire are forced to take care of Baby Doll, a child borne of an affair between their friend and a club worker, after her mother unexpectedly passes away.
Three Mothers, One Child
1987
4.7Two friends face the dilemma of taking their wonderful friendship to the next level.
Hello Lover, Goodbye Friend
1985
1970s · 6 titles
4.3A 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
7.7An 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
7.5The 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
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Super Gee
1973
7.0A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.
Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko
1975
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Alat!
1975
1960s · 9 titles
7.0After 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
9.0No synopsis available yet.
5 Yugto ng Buhay
1961
8.0A 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
3.5Two 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
10.0Serialized in “Bulaklak” and “Alimyon”
Estela Mondragon
1960
9.0A 1961 Filipino drama starring Paraluman and Mario Montenegro.
Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez
1961
8.0Two teenagers gatecrash a movie studio to see their idols who promised to choose them as their next leading lady.
The Big Broadcast
1962
6.5The 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
9.0An anthology of four stories that capture love and resilience. Featuring Sampaguita Pictures’ biggest stars.
Kuwintas ng Alaala
1960
1950s · 18 titles
NRFriendship as strong rocks, love as enduring as the heavens sacrifice without any parallel in a story with hardly an equal.
Batong Buhay
1950
8.0Bobby was born during the prewar era, blooming into a troubled, but sensitive young man.
Bobby
1958
10.0She was the angel of mercy in a home where love and happiness reigned until tragedy struck.
Lydia
1956
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ulilang Anghel
1958
10.0The 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
10.0Director 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
9.0Rudil 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
8.0A 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
NRThe three movie queens of Sampaguita Pictures lead a star-studded adaptation of the popular CBN program.
Kahapon Lamang
1959
10.0The story of a love you will not easily forger and the song that will make you remember.
Sonata
1957
8.5A 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
10.0The 2nd anniversary presentation of Vera-Perez Productions
Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak
1959
9.0Bankruptcy 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Pitong Pagsisisi
1959
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Kamandag
1959
9.0Virgilio '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
10.0The 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
7.0Earthly love or the love of god? which must one choose in order to live in his shadow?
Anino Ni Bathala
1958

