Nestor de Villa

Acting

Nestor de Villa

Born — Died

1928-07-06 — 2004-02-21

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Gines Francisco Soriano (July 6, 1928 – February 21, 2004), known professionally as Nestor de Villa, was a Filipino actor frequently cast in musical films. He was a gifted dancer, often paired with frequent on-screen partner Nida Blanca in both film and television. His dancing talent led some people to call him the "Fred Astaire of the Philippines", though the same moniker had also been given to Bayani Casimiro.

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 9 titles

Like Father, Like Son poster
9.0

Two families with different characters swap lives to realize that all they need is a healthy balance of being book-smart and being street-smart.

Like Father, Like Son

1985

The Daughters of Waray and Biday poster
9.0

Susie (Snooky) and Amy (Maricel) play the daughters of Ilocano Manang Biday and Visayan Inday Waray, characters made famous by 1950s movie queens Gloria Romero and Nida Blanca. Follows 1954 film Waray-waray.

The Daughters of Waray and Biday

1984

Cross My Heart poster
6.5

A story of four people in love and how they come together.

Cross My Heart

1982

An Indivisible Heaven poster
6.7

Noel struggles to accept his father's remarriage to Agnes and the arrival of his step-sister, Melody. The two grow up harboring a bitter hatred for each other. When their parents die, Noel becomes Melody's legal guardian, much to her dismay. Later, each now married, the two become business partners and eventually grow closer.

An Indivisible Heaven

1985

Where Will the Morning Come? poster
8.3

After years of trying to have a son, a couple finally decides to adopt one. While Shayne their only child is receptive at first, she finds herself getting increasingly jealous of Joel who has become the couple's center of attention. Shayne realizes that her adopted brother is no threat at all when he demonstrates his affection for her. But just when harmony is restored in the family, tragedy strikes during a beach excursion.

Where Will the Morning Come?

1983

Paalam... Bukas Ang Kasal Ko poster
NR

Charo and Raffy are lovers when she starts seeing another man, Paul. Charo knows what she is doing is wrong. Enraged, one-night Raffy not finding Charo, drives his car to look for her. He met an accident and died instantly. Raffy's family blames Charo for their son's early demise. To save face, Charo avoids Paul. After all, it's her infidelity that drove Raffy crazy.

Paalam... Bukas Ang Kasal Ko

1986

Mother Dear poster
7.0

This film probes into the minds and hearts of illegitimate children and their mothers.

Mother Dear

1982

Forgive and Forget poster
8.0

Long separated husband and wife Nelly and and Nelson who are famous actors are being brought back together by their only daughter Sandra with the help of Auntie Irene and grandmother Beatriz.

Forgive and Forget

1982

The Dirty Princess poster
10.0

This comedy-romance fantasy is essentially a contemporary, Filipino adaptation of the Cinderella story.

The Dirty Princess

1987

1960s · 13 titles

Yeba!!! Chi! Qui! Cha! poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yeba!!! Chi! Qui! Cha!

1963

No artwork available
8.0

You name it this picture's got it thrilling action, hilarious comedy, suspenseful horror, musical entertainment, heartwarming romance.

Mabilis... Paa at Kamay

1964

Footsteps without a Trace poster
9.0

A bloodthirsty killer is stalking a woman. But who is the maniac?

Footsteps without a Trace

1961

Pitong Gabi sa Paris poster
10.0

Alex Torres, a lawyer and part-time detective sent to Paris after the death of Alejandro Sarmiento to locate the heir to a 3 million peso inheritance. What should have been a straightforward search slowly pulls him into a small, restless world of jazz bars, runaways, and even unexpected love. Unbeknownst to him, Lili Gamboa was sent to watch his every move, though the assignment doesn’t stay simple once feelings start to get involved.

Pitong Gabi sa Paris

1961

Kung Ako'y Mahal Mo poster
7.0

Ramon is wrongfully imprisoned after killing a man who was attempting to rape a woman he witnessed while driving down a dark highway. That woman, Lydia, fails to testify in his defense and Ramon vows to never forgive that person ever again. Their fates become intertwined after both fall in love with each other, unbeknownst to their past accident.

Kung Ako'y Mahal Mo

1960

Dahlia poster
NR

A Story of boy meets girl

Dahlia

1960

Wow Na Wow!! poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wow Na Wow!!

1966

Lawiswis Kawayan poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lawiswis Kawayan

1960

Walang Sisihan poster
9.0

A newlywed couple's misadventures.

Walang Sisihan

1961

Wala Kang Kapantay poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Wala Kang Kapantay

1960

Jam Session poster
7.0

4 big stars and your favorite combos do the TWIST, the FLY, and the PACHANGA in the MOST JOYOUS MUSICAL COMEDY!

Jam Session

1962

Unos sa Laot poster
NR

After returning from a business trip to Japan, a young executive plans for his upcoming marriage. However, he discovers that during his absence, his fiancé Dolores has fallen in love with his brother, Fred. He breaks off the engagement and marries Julie, an orphan girl who was raised with his family. Fred and Dolores marry, but one day during an argument with her husband, Dolores has an accident and dies. Ramon blames his brother for her death, and begins to make plans to kill him.

Unos sa Laot

1960

Limbo Rock poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Limbo Rock

1963

1950s · 25 titles

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

Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba poster
10.0

Lamberto Avellana's adaptation of the Solomon and Sheba mythos.

Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba

1952

Ang Ibong Adarna poster
9.0

In this retelling by Manuel Conde, this film follows the in search of three princes for a mythical bird, the Ibong Adarna, not only for the cure to the ailing king.

Ang Ibong Adarna

1955

Talusaling poster
7.5

An experienced archer meets a rich man who helps her settle in the city.

Talusaling

1955

Singsing na Tanso poster
NR

A fantasy story about a man who acquires a copper ring that grants three wishes.

Singsing na Tanso

1954

No artwork available
8.0

A comedy-musical movie of Nestor de Villa and Nida Blanca’s love team. It depicts the family extended family culture and grown-up children providing for the family needs. Its satirist approach makes it effective in its attempts to criticize the most abused Filipino traits of family ties.

Ikaw Kasi

1955

Sebya, Mahal Kita poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sebya, Mahal Kita

1957

No artwork available
9.0

Directed by by Tony Arnaldo

Tenyente Carlos Blanco

1952

Austerity Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Austerity Love

1958

Casa Grande poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Casa Grande

1958

Anak ni Waray poster
9.0

Your favourite love team plus the Philippines' newest heart-throb and the scree's most seductive siren.

Anak ni Waray

1958

Waray-Waray poster
5.5

A young woman takes up a job as a cook in a wealthy couple's residence. Her employer, an elderly man is infatuated with her, much to the dismay of his arrogant wife.

Waray-Waray

1954

Handang Matodas poster
10.0

When a daredevil taxi driver meets a pampered heiress... what a fracas!

Handang Matodas

1956

Hijo de Familia poster
9.0

A story about a son and his rich overbearing widow mother who's a vocal coach, one day he finds love in his mother's student.

Hijo de Familia

1953

Kalyehera poster
8.0

A story about Nora a rich young woman from the province who made a vow along with another friend to go the metro and pretend to be beggars to raise money for their church. On their way there on the train they met Ernesto a rich young man who falls in love with Nora oblivious of her vow.

Kalyehera

1957

Darling Ko poster
10.0

A marriage story of a young couple.

Darling Ko

1955

Squatters poster
7.0

A story about a grandfather who is a landowner and a granddaughter who's an aspiring writer who pretends to be squatters to know why the people are disgruntled with them.

Squatters

1953

1-2-3 poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

1-2-3

1955

Dalawang Pag-ibig poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dalawang Pag-ibig

1953

Tumbalik Na Daigdig poster
7.0

A story about a young architect and his friend who goes to the province to build a church Upon their arrival they notice something peculiar, it seems that the place was primarily inhabited by women they soon learn that it was due to most men enlisted and perished in the war. Lacking the manpower to build the church he started to hire women as construction workers, he then meets this particular woman.

Tumbalik Na Daigdig

1953

Chinita poster
NR

It all started when Nestor and Lou became fascinated by the slits in the skirts of Luz and Angie from then on it is a merry chase that ends at the altar for all four.

Chinita

1959

Rodrigo de Villa poster
10.0

A battle starts with invasion of Turkey to the Castille. Queen Isabella of Castille and Lozano betray King Alfonso and decide to help Turkey. Attacked from the external and internal sides, King Alfonso and his loyal swordsman Rodrigo de Villa are arrested, while Lozano and Isabella become the king and queen of Castille.

Rodrigo de Villa

1952

Big Shot poster
NR

An actress Chrisy gets tired of her onscreen partner, so the studio made a nationwide search for a new lead actor. One day Robert gets scouted by Chrisy the only problem is Robert is already in love with Trining a woman from his province.

Big Shot

1956

Wala Kang Paki poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wala Kang Paki

1958

Luneta poster
9.0

A story about a tomboyish girl who sells street foods and a vagrant boy who met each other at Luneta.

Luneta

1954

Series credits