Celso Ad. Castillo

Directing

Celso Ad. Castillo

Filippine

Celso Adolfo Castillo (September 12, 1943 – November 26, 2012) was a Filipino film director and screenwriter renowned for his provocative storytelling and bold cinematic style. Often hailed as the "Messiah of Philippine Cinema". Castillo's work traversed genres, from action epics to psychological horror, leaving an indelible mark on the Filipino film industry.

Acting credits

Sampung Ahas ni Eva poster
4.3

On a remote island, a plane wreck leaves a woman alone with ten men who are willing to kill to fulfill their desires for her.

Sampung Ahas ni Eva

1984

Seksi: Pantasya at Pelikula poster
1.0

A documentary on the rise and fall and recent return of sexy movies in Philippine cinema. Featuring interviews from the sexy movie icons of the past and the rising sexy stars of the present.

Seksi: Pantasya at Pelikula

2024

Borrowed Face poster
8.5

Alicia is an unattractive woman who is transformed into a beauty by a plastic surgeon. She soon realizes that beauty is not all that matters in this world.

Borrowed Face

1992

Dos Ekis poster
3.8

Charisse lives in a boarding house owned by Vivian Sales but drops by her grandfather once in a while. The narrative goes on in this scenario and eventually leaps from drama to action when the lead characters, Charisse and Benito, get entangled with Bunny and the godfather-like character, Dodi.

Dos Ekis

2001

Aliw-iw poster
NR

The story of an indigenous Igorot woman who traverses the complex path of life to the playful line of destiny.

Aliw-iw

1979

The New King poster
8.2

Dan Alvaro plays Addon, the quintessential Filipino anti-hero, the bastard son of a corrupt police officer who purposely meddles in the very dirty political war between the governor and a town mayor in an unnamed province.

The New King

1986

Itlog poster
5.3

A film with Diana Zubiri.

Itlog

2002

The Legend of Julian Makabayan poster
7.0

Celso Ad. Castillo's film about villagers retelling the story of their hero and the revolt he waged in the countryside.

The Legend of Julian Makabayan

1979

Engkwentro poster
5.5

Two teenage brothers are attempting to escape an unnamed city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor. They must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run from rival gang leaders and the state's murderous vigilantes.

Engkwentro

2009

Burlesque Queen poster
6.5

To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.

Burlesque Queen

1977

No artwork available
8.0

Owners of an old dance studio's and veterans in vodaville. Failure to reach their dreams of becoming a famous dancing duo, poured all the desired gain sole son Sonny. Due to the inherited skills from parents, became a dance instructor in their studio.

Totoy Boogie

1980

Rotonda poster
10.0

Beginning at the break of dawn and ending the next morning, the story, set around a rugged city intersection, follows the path of a marked one-thousand-peso bill as it transfers from one character to another, returning to its originator in the end, blood-tainted. The money leads us to each of the five offbeat characters, all in desperate need of their soul's redemption: a disillusioned tabloid reporter planning to commit suicide in a motel, a nightclub dancer con prostitute who has avowed to give her kid sister a better life, a fallen henchman resurfacing to score big time, a chronic runaway teenage girl held captive as sex slave by a cop, and a long-suffering son bearing a sadomasochistic relationship with his brutish, half-paralyzed father who behaves like a mad dictator in his wheelchair.

Rotonda

2006

Virgin People 3 poster
6.8

Virgin People 3

Virgin People 3

2002

Behind the camera

Virgin People poster
5.1

Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.

Virgin People

1984

Virgin People poster
5.1

Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.

Virgin People

1984

Sampung Ahas ni Eva poster
4.3

On a remote island, a plane wreck leaves a woman alone with ten men who are willing to kill to fulfill their desires for her.

Sampung Ahas ni Eva

1984

Clown poster
9.0

St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.

Clown

1986

Clown poster
9.0

St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.

Clown

1986

Virgin People 2 poster
9.0

Virgin People 2

Virgin People 2

1996

Uhaw na Dagat poster
9.0

Sisters live in a remote island when a group of sideshow performers washes ashore.

Uhaw na Dagat

1981

Summer Rains poster
7.3

A young co-ed falls in love with her first-degree cousin, who stays with her family while studying in Manila. Their forbidden affair, which they keep secret from their family, is revealed when she becomes pregnant. For the scandalized family, abortion is the only solution left, which the two lovers resist.

Summer Rains

1975

Summer Rains poster
7.3

A young co-ed falls in love with her first-degree cousin, who stays with her family while studying in Manila. Their forbidden affair, which they keep secret from their family, is revealed when she becomes pregnant. For the scandalized family, abortion is the only solution left, which the two lovers resist.

Summer Rains

1975

No artwork available
8.0

THIS IS A SEX-DRAMA FROM THE DIRECTOR WHO STARTED THE "WET LOOK".

Mga Lihim ng Kalapati

1987

Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko poster
8.0

In his numerous incarnations, Pedro Penduko is an ordinary human being with no superpowers. He is, however, resourceful and quick-witted in battling evil forces. He is aided by a magical amulet.

Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko

1973

Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko poster
8.0

In his numerous incarnations, Pedro Penduko is an ordinary human being with no superpowers. He is, however, resourceful and quick-witted in battling evil forces. He is aided by a magical amulet.

Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko

1973

Isla poster
3.8

Isla, a island maiden who has all the males, including her father, lusting after her. Her dream was to leave her primitive surroundings and find another life in the big city. However, it would not be easy. To be able to escape, she must use her body to pay off all the men who would help her.

Isla

1985

Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen poster
7.0

An adaptation of the same title serialized in Pilipino Komiks.

Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen

1972

Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen poster
7.0

An adaptation of the same title serialized in Pilipino Komiks.

Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen

1972

Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa poster
4.3

A strange but beautiful young woman washed ashore on an island becomes the desire of all men. Her presence causes jealousy, intrigue, and a series of deaths in the town.

Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa

1996

Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa poster
4.3

A strange but beautiful young woman washed ashore on an island becomes the desire of all men. Her presence causes jealousy, intrigue, and a series of deaths in the town.

Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa

1996

Paradise Inn poster
4.6

Paradise Inn is more than a watering hole, a gambling den cum-brothel frequented by the menfolk. It is a notorious landmark. Ester Paraiso, a retired prostitute, runs the place with help from her own daughter, Daria, whom she is preparing for the job, and from influential politicos. Her daughter, however, decides to run away but is later spurned by her suitor and his offer of a respectable life. Even the timely arrival of a two-beat magician, Rey, who hastily proposes marriage, fails to prevent the escalating tension as the mother-daughter conflict takes its worst turn culminating in the characters' fiery destruction.

Paradise Inn

1985

Nympha poster
4.3

A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.

Nympha

2003

Nympha poster
4.3

A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.

Nympha

2003

Nympha poster
4.3

A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.

Nympha

2003

Dr. Yes poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dr. Yes

1965

Blasting Bullets poster
9.0

When his mother and father are murdered by the evil Don Benito, farm boy and amateur gunsmith Daniel sets off on a quest to exact bloody justice.

Blasting Bullets

1985

Kill Barbara With Panic poster
7.8

Barbara has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen. Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death.

Kill Barbara With Panic

1974