Menggie Cobarrubias

Acting

Menggie Cobarrubias

Born — Died

1951-08-10 — 2020-03-26

Place of birth

Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Known for

Jollitown poster
NR

Jollitown is a children's television program from the Philippines produced by Jollibee, airing every Sunday mornings. The timing was chosen to highlight Jollibee’s 30th anniversary. Jollibee and his friends Yum, Twirlie, Hetty, and Popo are the stars of the show. The show left GMA Network on November 14, 2010. Jollitown moved to ABS-CBN and premiered its 4th season on July 17, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. The new season's concept is based on Time traveling. Season 5 started on July 22, 2012 based on Phippine traveling. Jollitown returns on GMA Network as The Jollitown Kids Show every Saturday starting July 20, 2013.

Jollitown

2008

No artwork available
NR

Pinakamamahal is a daytime drama series on GMA Network. It can be watched after Daisy Siete.It is produced by TAPE Inc.. It ends November 3, 2006.

Pinakamamahal

2006

My Daddy Dearest poster
NR

My Daddy Dearest is a Filipino drama-comedy series created and written by Denoy Navarro - Punio, under the helm of Don Michael Perez and produced by GMA Network. This series headlines Ogie Alcasid in the title role, with Jolina Magdangal-Escueta and Milkcah Wynne Nacion. The series premiered on June 11, 2012 replacing Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis on GMA early primetime block and June 13, 2012 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. Originally titled as Bongga Ka Tay! but was later changed to My Daddy Dearest. Inspired on Sebastián Ortega's hit telenovela, Lalola, the series centers on Bong, played by Ogie Alcasid and his daughter Daisy, played by Milkcah Wynne Nacion. They've never been so close to each other and Bong, being a single parent and has no idea on how to raise his daughter all by himself. Daisy tried her best to get her dad's attention but because of one certain wish, everything goes beyond their imagination which changes Daisy's dad into a woman. The series concluded on August 17, 2012 and replaced by Korean family drama, Smile, DongHae on its timeslot. It ran for 10 weeks with 50 episodes overall.

My Daddy Dearest

2012

No artwork available
6.0

E.S.P. is a horror Philippine drama by GMA Network starring Iza Calzado. The series premiered on February 7, 2008 and ended on May 8 of the same year. The show has a similarity of 2 American hit suspense series Ghost Whisperer and Medium.

E.S.P.

2008

Beauty and the Bestie poster
4.2

For an important case, a policeman needs the help of his former best friend to impersonate the daughter of a foreign dignitary in a beauty pageant.

Beauty and the Bestie

2015

Sukob poster
5.7

Sandy and Dale, both Overseas Workers in Dubai, are busy preparing for their wedding. Upon reaching her home, Sandy learns from her mother, Daisy, what happened to her friend, Helen. A short time after Helen's father died, Helen proceeded with her wedding. A few weeks after the wedding, Helen's husband dies in a plane crash. As Helen goes to the crash site, she dies in a bus accident. A few weeks later, Helen's mother suddenly disappears inside her house. Their bodies have never been recovered. Sandy proceeds with her own wedding. During the ceremony, she suffers from nosebleed and starts seeing glimpses of a ghostly flower girl.

Sukob

2006

Film credits

2010s · 31 titles

Beauty and the Bestie poster
4.2

For an important case, a policeman needs the help of his former best friend to impersonate the daughter of a foreign dignitary in a beauty pageant.

Beauty and the Bestie

2015

The Baggage poster
10.0

Raped and pregnant, an OFW rids herself of unwanted baggage on the flight back home.

The Baggage

2017

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery poster
7.8

Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

2016

Class of 2018 poster
6.0

When Section Zamora contracts a mysterious virus during a field trip, they are quarantined by the military in an abandoned facility. Students Ada, RJ, Princess, and Migs fight for their survival as they deal with the dangers of the infectious virus and politics among untrustworthy classmates.

Class of 2018

2018

100 Poems for Stella poster
7.1

Throughout his four years in college, Fidel, a stuttering student, tries to finish 100 poems dedicated to Stella, an aspiring but frustrated rock star, to win her heart.

100 Poems for Stella

2017

Waiting for Sunset poster
9.0

An old unmarried couple broke the monotony of their daily lives when the woman’s estranged husband reached out to them, seeking reconciliation and forgiveness.

Waiting for Sunset

2018

Ex With Benefits poster
4.7

Even after their break-up, a couple can't get enough of each other.

Ex With Benefits

2015

Signal Rock poster
6.0

Intoy was left to take care of his parents when his sister Vicky leaves to work overseas. Eventually, like many women in the island, Vicky married a foreigner thinking it will solve all her family’s problems. Living in a remote area, Intoy can only get in touch with his sister by scrambling atop strange rock formations on the island.

Signal Rock

2018

Last Fool Show poster
5.5

A romantic comedy about a woman who turns to her ex for inspiration for a movie she's writing.

Last Fool Show

2019

Tinik poster
1.0

This is a sober and impartial study of homosexuality through the story of a middle-aged gay couturier and his attempts at keeping his dignity amidst the dilemmas and problems brought upon by his homosexuality.

Tinik

2013

Mater Dolorosa poster
6.5

A woman runs her criminal syndicate all the while taking care of her family.

Mater Dolorosa

2012

Crazy Beautiful You poster
6.9

Jackie, an undisciplined 19-year-old girl, is sent to a medical mission camp by her father. Soon, she begins to change when she meets Kiko, who exposes her to a different side of life.

Crazy Beautiful You

2015

Echorsis poster
5.0

A young hustler takes advantage of the love of a gay man, and pays consequences for it in the form of a demonic possession.

Echorsis

2016

Tuhog poster
6.0

Due to a road rage incident between two buses, an accident occurs which puts the lives of its passengers in jeopardy. But the ones greatly affected by such event are a middle-aged woman named Fiesta, an old and retired family patriarch Tonio, and a lad named Caloy. These three people are pierced through a single steel bar – a dangerous situation that even their doctors find hard to solve. But even before this unfortunate circumstance, these three have their share of ill-fated lives.

Tuhog

2013

Where I Am King poster
6.0

A grandfather is on the brink of bankruptcy and brings his grandchildren back to the community that made nd shaped him, only to find that the place is no longer the same.

Where I Am King

2014

Finding You poster
5.0

Love in the time of hyperthymesia.

Finding You

2019

Bato poster
6.2

The dramatization of the life of General Ronald dela Rosa.

Bato

2019

Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli poster
5.0

Decades before the rise of liberalism in Spanish-era colonial Philippines, a young charismatic preacher leads a movement for equality and religious freedom for his fellow native Filipinos. He is hailed as the Christ of the Tagalogs, but is sentenced to death for heresy by both Church and State.

Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli

2016

The Mall, The Merrier poster
5.0

After the death of their parents, two estranged sisters must come together to save their family mall from ending up on evil hands.

The Mall, The Merrier

2019

Chain Mail poster
3.8

A usual chain mail is forwarded to a group of people. Some pass it while others ignore. One dies and is followed by series of sudden and unexplainable deaths of others. Soon after, a revelation begins to unfold, the chain mail is cursed and so she has to find the origin and mystery behind to stop the misfortunes it may cause to anyone who fails to pass it before another life perish again. Sandra also suspects Anne is behind the tragic incidents that happened to their friends. Will she break the curse before it's too late or will she become one of the victims?

Chain Mail

2015

Burgos poster
NR

Burgos depicts a mother's search for her desaparecido. Ms. Lorna Tolentino plays Editha Burgos, mother of missing activist-farmer Jonas Burgos played by Rocco Nacino. The deeply religious Edith is a member of the House of Prayer, the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.

Burgos

2013

Bubog poster
NR

A depiction of Philippines war on drugs.

Bubog

2017

Maledicto poster
5.0

When Fr. Xavi is put on the case as a last resort, she sees one last chance to find help for the girl. With the aid of his keen observation skills, his rigorous learning, a heady clairvoyant assistant and perhaps a little faith, the cynical Fr. Xavi must find the means to confront a gripping darkness bigger than himself, and in doing so find some measure of purpose and redemption.

Maledicto

2019

Barber's Tales poster
7.8

In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation.

Barber's Tales

2014

Ordinary People poster
6.0

Ordinary People is a family portrait of Jane, 16, and her boyfriend, Aries, who live on their own in the chaotic streets of Manila. Surviving as pickpockets, the lives of the young couple change when they suddenly become teenage parents. But not even a month into parenthood, their child is stolen from them. In order to retrieve the child, the young couple is forced to take desperate measures.

Ordinary People

2016

Sana Dati poster
7.0

Andrea Gonzaga is about to marry a man she doesn’t love when a mysterious guest arrives and suddenly reminds her of the man she truly loves.

Sana Dati

2013

Just a Stranger poster
3.5

A story of a woman and a man, half of her age being in love with each other despite the fact that they are both tied with someone else.

Just a Stranger

2019

Whistleblower poster
NR

Inspired by the much-publicized travails of Benhur Luy and Janet Lim Napoles, the film opens with a police operation that leads to the recovery of a certain Zeny Roblado who has been unduly detained by her boss Lorna Valera. From there, Zeny spills whatever she knows of Lorna's shady operations to Teresa, a journalist.

Whistleblower

2016

Kapatiran poster
NR

A story focusing on a elite law school fraternity, it follows a week in the lives of a neophyte, a master, and a lawyer alumnus, and crosses the lines of money, power and connections within Manila’s society.

Kapatiran

2015

T.P.O.: Temporary Protection Order poster
4.8

Miguel is an abusive husband to Teresa, a former town-beauty queen. They have an eight-year old son, JR. Their small family lives with Miguel’s parents. The family is shattered by the vicious cycle of domestic abuse. After a night of beating, Teresa, goaded by a friend, seeks TPO (Temporary Protection Order) from the court. TPO is a legal remedy that a woman can avail of under Republic Act 9262 (Violence Against Women and Children Law) to protect her and her child against anyone harming them. Teresa is granted the TPO against Miguel. But in this legal tug-of-war of familial rights, their son ,JR, is ignored. Until, he shows aggression in school.But Miguel’s parents coax Miguel to file for Child Custody.

T.P.O.: Temporary Protection Order

2016

The PreNup poster
NR

Wendy and Sean meet on an airplane en route to New York. In a matter of days, they decide to get married.

The PreNup

2015

2000s · 12 titles

Sukob poster
5.7

Sandy and Dale, both Overseas Workers in Dubai, are busy preparing for their wedding. Upon reaching her home, Sandy learns from her mother, Daisy, what happened to her friend, Helen. A short time after Helen's father died, Helen proceeded with her wedding. A few weeks after the wedding, Helen's husband dies in a plane crash. As Helen goes to the crash site, she dies in a bus accident. A few weeks later, Helen's mother suddenly disappears inside her house. Their bodies have never been recovered. Sandy proceeds with her own wedding. During the ceremony, she suffers from nosebleed and starts seeing glimpses of a ghostly flower girl.

Sukob

2006

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita poster
6.4

Inya, a heroine of the Philippine resistance against the Japanese during World War II, recalls events involving her husband Edilberto and their childhood friend Ignacio, a transvestite who, masquerading as a woman also named Inya, becomes the lover of the local Japanese commander, Ichiru, and is caught between a duty to be a spy for his country and friends and his reluctant but growing love for Ichiru.

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita

2004

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 poster
5.0

Just like the seven previous SR&R franchise, this has three episodes-"13/F," about a children's party held in a forbidden floor; "Yaya" is about a naughty kid who discovers that her new nanny is a vampire; and "LRT" is about a freak accident in which people find themselves trapped in an LRT coach, chased by a monster.

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8

2006

The Son of Brocka poster
NR

It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker.

The Son of Brocka

2005

You Guess… I Bust! poster
9.0

Inspector Randy Tuazon and psychic Paula team up to solve a mysterious murder case years after defeating a Satanic cult led by Remo Torres.

You Guess… I Bust!

2002

Larger Than Life poster
4.6

A mother and her daughter—who are both victims of incest-rape perpetrated by the same man now languishing in jail—are approached by a couple of filmmakers with an offer to produce a movie based on the two women’s true story. They hesitate on the idea at first but agree eventually for the sum of money they will be paid in exchange for selling the rights to the material. When the finished film is finally shown in theaters, they proceed to the city all the way from their hometown to catch the screening. They are elated at the prospect of seeing the larger-than-life versions of themselves. But as the motion picture gradually unfolds before their very eyes, they instead go through another harrowing experience of a lifetime.

Larger Than Life

2001

Deathrow poster
7.2

A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.

Deathrow

2000

Let the Love Begin poster
7.0

Their paths always cross but they never seem to meet. Eric is a very smart young man. Though he doesn't have the financial capabilities, he is strong-willed to succeed. He even takes a job as the school's janitor to work his way through night school. He finds inspiration in Pia, the most beautiful and wealthiest girl in their school. But all Eric could do is become Pia's "savior." When will Pia realize that Eric is more than her knight in shining armor? Maybe only them can they let the love begin.

Let the Love Begin

2005

Ping Lacson: Super Cop poster
10.0

Based on the life story of director general Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson as the spotlight is put on the general as he handles controversial cases.

Ping Lacson: Super Cop

2000

Manila poster
6.4

A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug addict who tries to rebuild his sense of self and reconnect with the people around him. For the "Night" segment, Pascual portrays the role of Philip, who works as a bodyguard for a mayor's son. The bodyguard believes that his boss considers him as part of the family but after a shooting incident, he realizes his real worth to his boss. As he struggles to hide, he is slowly consumed by the claws of darkness lurking the city.

Manila

2009

Paano Kita Iibigin poster
4.3

Fired from her job and evicted from her apartment, Martee (Regine Velasquez) brings herself and her asthmatic son to Zambales for a vacation. In a dilapidated resort, owned by Lance (Piolo Pascual), Martee finds work as a manager whose duties entails plans on how to increase the resort’s clientele. At first, Martee finds difficulty adjusting to the slower provincial lifestyle, but eventually she finds the laid-back pace more favorable.

Paano Kita Iibigin

2007

Diskarte poster
8.0

An ex-marine used by police in a drug bust. He escapes a rub-out, and goes after the group who double-crossed him.

Diskarte

2002

1990s · 10 titles

A Plea to God poster
5.3

A nun is ostracized by her superiors after a brutal encounter with a rapist leaves her pregnant.

A Plea to God

1991

Coming of Age poster
7.0

How can these five teenage friends Lester Carmona, Ram Barredo, G-Boy Velasco, Homer Arandia, and Hans Tolentino overcome the pressures and challenges of growing up? Lester, who craves for the love and attention of his parents, keeps on doing his rebellious stints for him to feel less neglected and unwanted. Ram is having second thoughts on pursuing his relationship with his girlfriend Maya because of the latter's father who sets too many prohibitions. Meanwhile, their friend G-Boy forces himself to like Mae in order to keep up with the trend and also to forget his older brother's girlfriend Sammy, to whom he is really attracted to. Homer, on the other hand, has a female childhood friend Raqui, who is secretly in love with him.

Coming of Age

1998

Batang PX poster
8.2

Former nightclub singer Tessie is a single mother living with her son Christopher, a teenager who longs to meet his American soldier father. But when Christopher's wish comes true, the reunion is not at all what he expected. Meanwhile, although she has a long history of choosing bad boyfriends, Tessie firmly believes that Danny, a car salesman, is the right man for her.

Batang PX

1997

Calvento Files: The Movie poster
7.0

This movie has two episodes depicted from investigative crime show. Each episode speaks of grotesque deaths, betrayal, and the family members of the victims’ pursuit for justice. Episode 1 : Balintuwad It is the story of an epileptic fifteen-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and later on drowned to death by a group of unknown men. As the rape-slay case comes to close, investigation reveals that the suspects are schoolteachers, who are expected to enhance a good future for children. Episode 2: Inay, May Momo, A young mother and her daughter’s nightmare begin when the husband is man-slaughtered by the mother’s other lover. The widowed wife files criminal case to imprison to killer however instead of surrendering the murderer chases down the mother and her distraught daughter to make them drop the charges against him.

Calvento Files: The Movie

1997

Sa Kabila ng Lahat poster
6.0

Famous TV commentator Maia Robles finds herself caught between having an affair with a politician and reporting on social issues, especially corruption.

Sa Kabila ng Lahat

1991

Cedie poster
8.0

An Earl disowns his son James for marrying Annie, a middle-class woman. The couple leaves England to start a life in New York with their son newborn child Cedie.

Cedie

1996

Lea's Story poster
9.0

A fiercely independent and unflinchingly candid woman connected with a women's crisis and survival center has to raise her two kids with different fathers. Her first husband has left her when their career options failed to converge. She is now stuck in an extramarital arrangement with another man who cannot bring himself to respect and commit to their quite unorthodox relationship.

Lea's Story

1998

When Forever Ends poster
10.0

A young man achieves success as a singer, affecting everyone around him.

When Forever Ends

1990

Minsan Lamang Magmamahal poster
8.0

A single mom struggles to raise her son.

Minsan Lamang Magmamahal

1997

Jumping Over Thorns poster
9.0

Luksong Tinik shows how Beth Pineda, a loving single mother involved in illegal activities as courier for a fake passport syndicate, is dragged into a media frenzy. She gets caught between the truth, too much deadly information and the manipulative media. Like the game of luksong tinik (jumping over thorns), her situation becomes more dangerous as the leaps get higher.

Jumping Over Thorns

1999

1970s · 4 titles

Series credits

Jollitown poster
NR

Jollitown is a children's television program from the Philippines produced by Jollibee, airing every Sunday mornings. The timing was chosen to highlight Jollibee’s 30th anniversary. Jollibee and his friends Yum, Twirlie, Hetty, and Popo are the stars of the show. The show left GMA Network on November 14, 2010. Jollitown moved to ABS-CBN and premiered its 4th season on July 17, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. The new season's concept is based on Time traveling. Season 5 started on July 22, 2012 based on Phippine traveling. Jollitown returns on GMA Network as The Jollitown Kids Show every Saturday starting July 20, 2013.

Jollitown

2008

No artwork available
NR

Pinakamamahal is a daytime drama series on GMA Network. It can be watched after Daisy Siete.It is produced by TAPE Inc.. It ends November 3, 2006.

Pinakamamahal

2006

My Daddy Dearest poster
NR

My Daddy Dearest is a Filipino drama-comedy series created and written by Denoy Navarro - Punio, under the helm of Don Michael Perez and produced by GMA Network. This series headlines Ogie Alcasid in the title role, with Jolina Magdangal-Escueta and Milkcah Wynne Nacion. The series premiered on June 11, 2012 replacing Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis on GMA early primetime block and June 13, 2012 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. Originally titled as Bongga Ka Tay! but was later changed to My Daddy Dearest. Inspired on Sebastián Ortega's hit telenovela, Lalola, the series centers on Bong, played by Ogie Alcasid and his daughter Daisy, played by Milkcah Wynne Nacion. They've never been so close to each other and Bong, being a single parent and has no idea on how to raise his daughter all by himself. Daisy tried her best to get her dad's attention but because of one certain wish, everything goes beyond their imagination which changes Daisy's dad into a woman. The series concluded on August 17, 2012 and replaced by Korean family drama, Smile, DongHae on its timeslot. It ran for 10 weeks with 50 episodes overall.

My Daddy Dearest

2012

No artwork available
6.0

E.S.P. is a horror Philippine drama by GMA Network starring Iza Calzado. The series premiered on February 7, 2008 and ended on May 8 of the same year. The show has a similarity of 2 American hit suspense series Ghost Whisperer and Medium.

E.S.P.

2008

No artwork available
NR

Cristy dreams of Maruja and Gabriel as she uses her paranormal abilities to help troubled spirits. Unbeknownst to her, she and her sister's fiancé are the reincarnated souls of the ill-fated lovers.

Komiks Presents: Nasaan ka Maruja?

2009