
Directing
Dan Villegas
Place of birth
Quezon City, Philippines
Known for
Directing
Credits
46 titles
Dan Villegas is a director, producer, and cinematographer. He worked as a cinematographer in music videos for bands such as Parokya ni Edgar, Callalily, Sandwich, and Spongecola in his initial years. He won the Balanghai Trophy for Best Cinematography twice from the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival for the films Huling Pasada and his directorial debut film, Mayohan. He won the Best Director award at the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival for his movie, English Only, Please.
Known for
NRA Philippine game show created by ABS-CBN Studios & 3NITHINK.
Rainbow Rumble
2024
10.0RR has always been in love with his best friend, Janine. But she's infatuated with Kenzo, the star of her own fan fiction. When he finds a way for Janine to meet Kenzo, will he risk his own happiness just for her to have her own happiness?
Almost Us
2026
6.5A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.
Fan Girl
2020
5.1When a young missionary uncovers his late father's long-held secret, he travels from the Philippines to Spain in search of his dad's forbidden love.
I Wish You Had Told Me
2025
8.4Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her dream.
Sunshine
2025
NRActress Eugene Domingo plays a fictionalized version of herself as an actress who really wants to be a director. Unfortunately, she encounters the most enormous stumbling block of all: her ego.
The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut)
2019
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
4.1A young woman finds work on a wealthy couple’s farm, but is asked to provide the ultimate service: to serve as a surrogate mother. As her pregnancy progresses, the husband’s growing sexual attachment intensifies.
Kahalili
2023
NRBased on the life of Edgar Jopson, a young man from an affluent family, who became an underground activist and confronted President Ferdinand Marcos and his regime of terror.
EDJOP
2026
7.3After her boyfriend breaks up with her, Hana, an underpaid graphic artist, reinvents herself as Kitty K-7, the newest camgirl of the alter world.
Kitty K7
2023
7.2When an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.
The Missing
2023
Series credits
Behind the camera
10.0RR has always been in love with his best friend, Janine. But she's infatuated with Kenzo, the star of her own fan fiction. When he finds a way for Janine to meet Kenzo, will he risk his own happiness just for her to have her own happiness?
Almost Us
2026
6.5A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.
Fan Girl
2020
5.1When a young missionary uncovers his late father's long-held secret, he travels from the Philippines to Spain in search of his dad's forbidden love.
I Wish You Had Told Me
2025
8.4Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her dream.
Sunshine
2025
7.7Lisang’s soul is trapped in purgatory due to her bad behavior. Once again, her name is picked and reconsidered. Will she be able to make it this time?
Heaven's Waiting
2018
7.7Lisang’s soul is trapped in purgatory due to her bad behavior. Once again, her name is picked and reconsidered. Will she be able to make it this time?
Heaven's Waiting
2018
6.1Former college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect as adults — reminiscing of their shared past, and revisiting what could've been their future.
Alone/Together
2019
NRDivorced salaryman Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the realization that he has nothing to live for. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina migrant worker who appears to sense his sadness, urges him to see his situation in a new way. A former nightclub entertainer, Minerva now works as a caregiver to provide for her only child in the Philippines. When Yoji discovers the decomposing corpse of his neighbor, an old man whose name he does not know, the death is ruled a kodokushi, or the lonely death. Unwilling to meet the same fate, Yoji throws caution to the wind to follow Minerva to Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
Diamonds in the Sand
2025
4.4After realizing that prostitutes are not entitled to the best part of love making, two sex workers form a screwy relationship as "cuddle partners" only to realize that they want something more.
Cuddle Weather
2019
4.0An introspective journey of a Filipino daughter attending the funeral of her estranged OFW father in a city in Japan that is rebuilding from the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami.
This Place
2026
7.4A story about two people who met and fell in love. Niño, a sales agent who's bent on attaining stability and Anj, a self-taught cook who dreams of working in a high-end restaurant someday.
How to Be Yours
2016
6.6After being dumped by their respective lovers, Jake and Tintin cross paths at a resort and discover they have much in common.
Always Be My Maybe
2016
6.2A woman struggling to meet airline baggage requirements meets a man who comes to her aid. They form a friendship that helps them mend each other's hearts.
That Thing Called Tadhana
2015
8.010-year old Meng loves one thing: Patintero. The only hitch is that she’s terrible at it and her reputation has earned her the title of the neighborhood “patalo” (loser). But in the continuing struggle against the high school team that has one-sidedly claimed the territory of the local sari-sari store, Meng forms an unlikely team of fellow losers to finally challenge these high schoolers in the biggest game of their lives.
Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo
2015
8.2The love story, shown through the perspective of different genders, paints how a real relationship works. It eschews the narrative for emotions and established that love knows no gender when it pains or soothes, when it hurts and heals.
Changing Partners
2017
8.2The love story, shown through the perspective of different genders, paints how a real relationship works. It eschews the narrative for emotions and established that love knows no gender when it pains or soothes, when it hurts and heals.
Changing Partners
2017
4.0Joma believes that a "life charm" would help him win money for his debts. He then accidentally meets Diane who gives him luck after they’ve been close to each other. Everything goes well for both of them until they discover their luck will disappear if one of them falls for the other.
Luck at First $ight
2017
6.5A woman plots to take down the billionaire responsible for her daughter's death. She decides to attend his lavish party disguised as a charming wealthy donor.
Uninvited
2024
6.5A woman plots to take down the billionaire responsible for her daughter's death. She decides to attend his lavish party disguised as a charming wealthy donor.
Uninvited
2024
5.5Mia, a celebrated writer of romantic-comedy films, is at a turning point in her life which makes it difficult for her to believe that love could last. Everything comes to a head when Ethan returns, only for her to find out that he has become a cynic of lasting love because she broke his heart.
#WalangForever
2015
4.3It’s time to get kilig to the bones with Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsey who play to strangers who met, fell in love fast, and have to decide after three years where their relationship is really going. Will they give up on love or continue to make it last? All of You is sure to make you fall in love over and over again.
All of You
2017
4.3It’s time to get kilig to the bones with Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsey who play to strangers who met, fell in love fast, and have to decide after three years where their relationship is really going. Will they give up on love or continue to make it last? All of You is sure to make you fall in love over and over again.
All of You
2017
7.3After her boyfriend breaks up with her, Hana, an underpaid graphic artist, reinvents herself as Kitty K-7, the newest camgirl of the alter world.
Kitty K7
2023
7.9The story of young lovers who try to build a life together until career opportunities send them to a different country where their relationship gets tested.
Never Not Love You
2018
6.0A story about an aspiring professional singer and a rock singer who collaborates in a song. As they work on their song, they start to develop feelings for each other.
The Breakup Playlist
2015
NRAn official entry to the 52nd Metro Manila Film Festival.
A Perfect Marriage
2026
7.0A story of a family's breakdown in the midst of a demonic attack. Dennis, a reporter, accidentally invites the ilawod which is a water spirit into his home where it attaches to his son, Ben.
Ilawod
2017
NRThe debut short film by Dan Villegas.
Lost
2010
6.5An awkward 6-footer teen is forced to learn and play volleyball half-heartedly when the Catholic school she transferred to did not have a basketball team. Everything changes when she meets their star player.
Rookie
2023
8.6After a chance encounter, Pia and Nix instantly hit it off. Natural conversations eventually develop into deep attraction. Despite their wounds from previous relationships, both decide to take a chance on each other. But when their love blossoms into a relationship, their differences will test their love and will make them question: Are they ready for love when they're still carrying baggage from their past?
Exes Baggage
2018
A rising basketball star faces ruin when the price of fixing games pulls him into the brutal core of Manila's betting empire.
Amateur
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6.0Joy travels to Valletta, Malta, to reunite with her ex-partner Ced, aiming to ask him to walk their daughter down the aisle, as per her request. However, their complicated past and unresolved issues lead to comedic and heartfelt moments as they navigate their rekindled interactions.
Ex Ex Lovers
2025
NRAn unlikely friendship forms between two people who get stuck in traffic.
Stop. Steady. Sayaw.
2016
NRBased on a short story by Ricky Lee
Nang Mapagod si Kamatayan
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7.0A Filipino-American man hires a translator to help translate a letter he wrote for the woman that broke his heart.
English Only, Please
2014
7.0A Filipino-American man hires a translator to help translate a letter he wrote for the woman that broke his heart.
English Only, Please
2014
7.2When an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.
The Missing
2023
NRA collection of OPM singer-songwriter Zack Tabudlo's most personal experiences. Those experiences are put into stories, stories put into songs, and songs brought to life through a series of fourteen music videos with different narratives about love, heartbreak, happiness, and loneliness. Collectively, these are narratives that demand the viewer to feel, to confront, and to heal.
Zack Tabudlo: Episode
2021
NRA collection of OPM singer-songwriter Zack Tabudlo's most personal experiences. Those experiences are put into stories, stories put into songs, and songs brought to life through a series of fourteen music videos with different narratives about love, heartbreak, happiness, and loneliness. Collectively, these are narratives that demand the viewer to feel, to confront, and to heal.
Zack Tabudlo: Episode
2021
NRSet in Infanta, Quezon, the story follows 15-year-old orphan Niño as he joins preparations for the town’s month-long Mayohan celebration and its culminating event, the pasayaw. Grieving the loss of his parents and navigating adolescence, Niño becomes drawn to Lilibeth, 19, the pasayaw’s elected president, who is struggling with the pressures surrounding the festivities. As gender, generational, and class divides emerge, the two form an unlikely partnership in search of belonging, growth, and acceptance.
Mayohan
2011
