Evelyn Vargas

Acting

Evelyn Vargas

Acting credits

The Affair poster
2.4

An ex-seminarian slash communist runs a hotel in Baguio. He then meets a handsome upcoming lawyer. A once-a-year trip to Baguio by the lawyer and conversations with the hotel owner develop into an affair which encompasses decades of socio-political changes in the country.

The Affair

2010

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan poster
8.0

A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan

1993

Alabang Girls poster
3.3

Four city boys rich in experience but undeniably penniless, meet rich and pretty girls from an upscale suburb. With nothing but a sense of humor and confidence, they try their luck to get the hearts of these Alabang Girls.

Alabang Girls

1992

Chassis poster
3.8

Single mother Nora lives with her daughter Sarah on a cardboard groundsheet and hammock tied to the undercarriage of a semitrailer in the parking lot of a Manila cargo terminal. Deep in debt and receiving little help from her husband, Nora has nothing to live for except for Sarah. Living in a community suffering from abject poverty, Nora sifts through trash and spends time with Vilma, a happily single shopkeeper, and Minda, whose truck-driver husband disappeared a month ago presumably to live with another woman. With no other viable options to support her daughter, Nora turns to prostitution.

Chassis

2010

Mag-Toning Muna Tayo poster
8.0

An impotent husband, a fierce choreographer, and a dastardly host of a paranormal investigation show stay at a house up in Baguio City.

Mag-Toning Muna Tayo

1981

This Is My Country poster
7.1

A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.

This Is My Country

1984

Oo na... Mahal na Kung Mahal poster
6.2

A Filipino coming-of-age film directed by Johnny Manahan.

Oo na... Mahal na Kung Mahal

1999

Home Sic Home poster
6.0

Berto is secretly in love with his neighbor Melanie, who hates him because of her constant unpleasant encounters with him. One day, Berto’s son’s petition to send him in the US has been approved, while Melanie also gets a visa to the US and plans to work as a teacher abroad. Meanwhile, Berto’s friend Robin also wins a ticket to fly abroad, so Berto and Robin fly together. Melanie always hates the times she bumps with Berto, who is intentionally snooping her. But on a particular day, Berto and Robin saves Melanie from the hands of sexual abusers who try to make a move on her. Melanie begins to appreciate Berto in a different light. The two became closer to each other when they were pressed in a situation that would send Melanie home, and would risk the life of Berto’s grandson. Melanie and Berto pretend as couple and the US immigration’s constant checking makes them stay closer than ever.

Home Sic Home

1995

From What Is Before poster
7.9

The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad, and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under Martial Law.

From What Is Before

2014

Baby Tsina poster
10.0

A woman develops feelings for a gang leader and is subsequently jailed for murder. While in prison, she undergoes a transformation, eventually leading her fellow inmates in a movement for penal system reform. Seven years later, she is declared innocent. Based on the true story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, also known as Baby Tsina.

Baby Tsina

1984

Magdusa Ka! poster
7.2

An illegitimate daughter of a maid is welcomed by her rich father to live with him in the mansion. But her life becomes a nightmare when her new grandmother learns of her unplanned pregnancy.

Magdusa Ka!

1986

ABNKKBSNPLAKo?! poster
6.3

The childhood memories of the author, from his earliest days as a student until his first few years at work.

ABNKKBSNPLAKo?!

2014

No artwork available
7.5

During World War II, the "dark years" in the Philippine history, Tacing is a woman involved in different love affairs which resulted in endless trials and tribulations.

You Cannot Trample Me

1984

Working Girls poster
6.5

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

Working Girls

1984

Vagabond Woman poster
8.0

Remedios, born and raised in poverty, is an ambitious young woman vows to rise above her origins.

Vagabond Woman

1988

Jack & Jill poster
4.0

When the old man became ill Jack took over her father's job of chauffeuring for a handsome millionaire whose rather eccentric mother had decided to adopt Jill so she could fulfill her dream of having a daughter. But Jill was really Jack's sister or brother.

Jack & Jill

1987

Shoot That Ball poster
7.0

Three brothers, Pidiong, Manoy and Tinggoy, who live in a small town in the province, were lucky enough to receive a scholarship program from ASO (Agricultural School of the Orient). Hopeful that this could be the start of their family's better future, Pidiong, Manoy, and Tinggoy went to the city only to find out that the school they'll be going to is not at all what they had expected.

Shoot That Ball

1987

Mahirap Maging Pogi poster
7.0

Pording Pogi is sought after by every woman in their neighborhood. Running away from all the girls who are dying to be his wife, he decides to look for his cousin Dodong Boogie in Manila.

Mahirap Maging Pogi

1992

Kumander Gringa poster
1.0

A story about Kumander Gringa a renegade army colonel who launched an unsuccessful mutiny against the leadership of Philippines president Corazon Aquino.

Kumander Gringa

1987

Working Boys poster
7.5

The trio, plus a young man, runs a business that repairs everything, especially appliances.

Working Boys

1985

Mater Dolorosa poster
6.5

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

Mater Dolorosa

2012

Bagets poster
5.7

Experiencing the forbidden. Experiencing rejection. Hating your parents. Hating the world around you. Discovering what's hot. Discovering what's cool. Discovering your first true love. Discovering who you are. Growing up can be such a wild time. But not when you've got the best guys to hang out with. Five chaste young men immerse themselves in the superficialities and superfluity of adolescence over the course of their last year in high school. But as they make their gradual transition from boyhood to manhood, they realize it is their formidable bond that stands as the real deal.

Bagets

1984

No artwork available
9.5

A strong-willed matriarch and her family leave their fishing village for Manila after an oil spill.

Lucia

1992

Katabi Ko'y Mamaw poster
10.0

A 1990 Filipino comedy film by Mike Relon Makiling.

Katabi Ko'y Mamaw

1990

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